Question 230
A report shows inflated TotalRevenue after adding a one-to-many merge that multiplies transaction rows. What should be checked?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Verify merge joins and table grain before loading the inflated fact. Data preparation row multiplication can distort measures even when model relationships are valid.
Incorrect Answers
Order header as a lookup requires one row per OrderKey. That matters for “table but each key should identify one order” rather than the condition “Verify merge joins and table grain before loading”.
Without a filter path, category rows do not constrain the fact measure. This solves “the dimension is disconnected”; the stated issue is “Verify merge joins and table grain before loading”.
Slicer attributes must propagate filters to the measured fact. The deciding difference is “filter direction points the wrong way” versus “Verify merge joins and table grain before loading”.