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Periodic Snapshot Fact Table

A fact table that records the state of something at regular intervals, such as daily inventory or monthly account balances.

Definition

Periodic snapshots are dense, with a row for every entity in every period even if nothing changed, and they often contain semi-additive measures.

Exam tip

Regular-interval measurements of levels or balances = periodic snapshot.

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