Poll: Foreign Key Constraints

Do you create foreign key constraints between dimensions and facts in your relational star schemas?

I don't want to bias the results in any way, so I won't post my opinion just yet. But a recent discussion got me thinking about the following question and I'm interested to hear what other peoples approaches are.

Follow this link to get to the online poll

Feel free to post comments if you want to explain the reasons for your answer.

This article is part of the GWB Archives. Original Author: Darren Gosbell

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