The entity relationship model uses the associative entity to represent a(n) M:N or many-to-many relationship between two or more entities. Many-to-many dimensions are supported by Analysis Services, enabling more sophisticated analytics than what can be described by a traditional star schema.
All dimensions in a traditional star schema have a one-to-many link with a fact table. Each fact connects to one dimension member; many facts are related to a single dimension member.
By allowing a fact (like an account balance) to be associated with several members of the same dimension, many-to-many eliminates this modelling restriction (the balance of a joint account can be attributed to two or more owners of a joint account).
In terms of supporting the same kinds of scenarios, a many-to-many dimensional relationship in Analysis Services is conceptually identical to a many-to-many relationship in a relational model.
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