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A seven-page guide to dimensional modeling in Microsoft Fabric: facts, dimensions, keys, relationships, and warehouse practices that support Power BI reporting.

PDF · 7 pages · Published April 2025

PHOENIX DATAWORKS / FIELD GUIDE

Master Data
Modeling

in Microsoft Fabric

What you’ll learn

A practical foundation for your next warehouse.

  • Fact and dimension table design
  • Kimball dimensional modeling principles
  • Keys and relationships for analytical queries
  • Fabric warehouse practices and Power BI integration
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Inside the guide

Give every measure a clear context.

The guide explains how fact tables capture measurable events while dimensions describe those events. For sales reporting, product and date dimensions provide the context around each transaction.

Product dimensionSales fact
Quantity · amount
Date dimension

Illustration of a pattern discussed in the guide. The PDF covers dimensions, keys, relationships, and modeling practices.

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Page two of the guide: introduction and fundamentals of dimensional modeling, including fact and dimension tables.
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