we step into the world of an educational institution in this chapter. We’ll first look at the applicant student pipeline as an accumulating snapshot. When we introduced the accumulating snapshot-grained fact table in Chapter 5, we used an order fulfillment pipeline to illustrate the concept. In this chapter, rather than watching orders move through various states prior to completion, the accumulating snapshot is used to monitor prospective student applicants as they move through standard admissions milestones. The other primary concept discussed in this chapter is the factless fact table. We’ll explore several case study illustrations drawn from education to further elaborate on these special fact tables, and we will discuss the analysis of events that didn’t occur.