title: Fact Table With Non-Measure Data
body: <p>In the model below, description is a free text field that describes why a employee was absent.</p>
  
  <p>Can this description field be in the fact table and considered a degenerate dimension?</p>
  
  <p>The value will mostly be used in listing reports or for dashboards where word clouds are used.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/hdY3U.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/hdY3U.png" alt="Model"></a></p>