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Facts

Columns in the RMD table with facts

Column name Column description Column type Required column
Group A text field to specify the high-level category the fact belongs to (e.g., "Finance", "Marketing", "Sales", etc.) Text No
Block A text field for grouping facts by functional blocks within a group (e.g., "Expenses", "Revenue", "KPI", etc.) Text No
Fact name A text field for the business name of the fact Text Yes
Fact description A text field for a short description of the fact's purpose and meaning Text No
Original source type A text field for the type of source system (e.g., "Database", "CRM", "ERP", "API", "File") Text No
Original source A text field to specify the particular instance of the data source (e.g., "PostgreSQL Prod", "Microsoft Dynamics 365") Text No
Original object A text field to specify the name of the object in the source system (e.g., table name and field name or API method and parameter name) Text No
Source data type An automatically populated field with data type obtained from the data source for the field in Connected source (e.g. "text", "int4", "uuid", "numeric(15, 3)", etc.) Text Yes
Fact type A dropdown list to select the fact's type, which indicates whether the fact requires additional transformations ("Primary" – the fact directly corresponds to a specific field in the database; "Derived" – the fact is calculated based on other primary facts; "Constant" – a specified fixed value is used for the fact) Select Yes
Formula A text field for entering the calculation formula (relevant for derived and constant facts) Formula Yes
Connected source A dropdown list to select the exact database table column (field) from which the values for this fact are taken (relevant for primary facts) Select from DB Yes
Report for verification A link or name of the report used to validate the quality and accuracy of the data Text Yes
Comment A text field for additional comments and notes about fact's usage Text Yes
Status A dropdown list to select the fact's status (e.g., "In progress", "Active", "Archived", etc.) Select No
Relevance A checkbox to indicate if the fact is currently relevant Checkbox No
Required A checkbox to mark whether the fact is mandatory Checkbox No
Visibility A checkbox to indicate whether the fact's values will be displayed in reports Checkbox No
Responsible for the data A text field to specify the role, employee, or department responsible for the provision, quality, and accuracy of the fact data Text No