Exercise – creating Facts

In this exercise you will learn to create Facts. Take the following steps:

  1. Open your newly created MicroStrategy Essentials project then import the Table MNTH_CATEGORY_SLS and update the Schema (hint: use the Warehouse Catalog). You can refer to the previous table exercise if you get stuck.
  2. Go to the Facts folder (under Schema Objects) and right-click New | Fact.

The Fact Editor has two windows. The inner one is the Fact Expression editor while the outer one is the Fact Editor, shown as follows:

Fact Expression editor ad Fact Editor
  1. In the Expression editor, make sure the Source table dropdown shows the MNTH_CATEGORY_SLS ...

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