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Relate a dimension table to a fact table in a multistar

Source: R/multistar_relate_dimension.R
relate_dimension.Rd

Adding a dimension to a multistar can only relate to a fact table. You can then relate to other fact tables in the multistar using this function. The name of the fact table and its foreign key must be indicated. The referential integrity of the instances of the facts is checked.

Usage

relate_dimension(ms, dimension_name = NULL, fact_name = NULL, fact_key = NULL)

# S3 method for multistar
relate_dimension(ms, dimension_name = NULL, fact_name = NULL, fact_key = NULL)

Arguments

ms

A multistar object.

dimension_name

A string, name of dimension table.

fact_name

A string, name of fact table.

fact_key

A string, name of the dimension foreign key.

Value

A multistar.

See also

Other multistar functions: add_dimension(), add_facts(), multistar()

Examples


ms <- multistar() |>
  add_facts(
    fact_name = "mrs_age",
    fact_table = mrs_fact_age,
    measures = "n_deaths",
    nrow_agg = "count"
  ) |>
  add_facts(
    fact_name = "mrs_cause",
    fact_table = mrs_fact_cause,
    measures = c("pneumonia_and_influenza_deaths", "other_deaths"),
    nrow_agg = "nrow_agg"
  ) |>
  add_dimension(
    dimension_name = "where",
    dimension_table = mrs_where,
    dimension_key = "where_pk",
    fact_name = "mrs_age",
    fact_key = "where_fk"
  ) |>
  add_dimension(
    dimension_name = "when",
    dimension_table = mrs_when,
    dimension_key = "when_pk",
    fact_name = "mrs_age",
    fact_key = "when_fk",
    key_as_data = TRUE
  ) |>
  add_dimension(
    dimension_name = "who",
    dimension_table = mrs_who,
    dimension_key = "who_pk",
    fact_name = "mrs_age",
    fact_key = "who_fk"
  ) |>
  relate_dimension(dimension_name = "where",
                   fact_name = "mrs_cause",
                   fact_key = "where_fk") |>
  relate_dimension(dimension_name = "when",
                   fact_name = "mrs_cause",
                   fact_key = "when_fk")