what are the types of dimension tables

Answer Posted / nethaji

There are many dimension tables.
The commonly used are
Confirmed dimension,
Junk dimension,
Degenerated dimension,
Slowly changing dimension,
Rapidly changing dimension

The others are
Virtual dimension,
Regular dimension,
Casual dimension,
Shared dimension,
monster dimension.
These are used on certain condtions.

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