Hi Arun
..facts and attributes are schema objects
..metrics and filters both of them under public objects
microstrategy mainly three types
1) configuration objects: these objects are based on admin part (creating users etc)
2) schema objects: these objects handled by architect
schema objects are
attributes
facts
hierarchies
transformations
tables etc
3) public objects: these objects related to report developer
public objects are
report
filters metrics prompts consolidations custom groups autostyles documents dashboards
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facts that contains numeric values
attributes created by fact tables
attribute it contains its id desc forms
attributes examples
year Qtr month week day
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metrics it contains 4 types
formula(default)
level or dimensionality
condition
transformations
metrics created on facts(revenue ex fact)
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filters are restrict the data
filter conditions are
add an attribute qualification
add a set qualification
report as a filter
filter as areport