Techniques for Updating existing fact records

Updating a Fact Table

I currently working on an Accounting Datamart which the dims and facts are loaded daily. I have recently had a request to update the data after its been loaded. The best way for me to explain this is to give an example. The data is loaded daily, so

Updating Fact Table : Best practice

Hi, Ssystem used : Windows 2003 srv SQL Server 2005 STD for the OLTP SQL Server 2005 Ent for the DW with - SSIS for the ETL - SSAS for the cube ASP.NET control to display the OLAP for the user I know theres is not "one size fits

How long should -1 dummy records exist in fact tables?

Dear Kimball Group, we are using the Kimball BUS Architecture method with SQL Server 2005, SSIS, SSAS, ProClarity, PPS, and MOSS. I am at a clients site that is using Full Refresh process for building 3 data marts so far every night. We are trying to

Updating Periodic Snapshot Fact Tables

What are the best practices for maintaining periodic snapshot fact tables if the atomic data that created them is modified? We have a couple periodic snapshot tables that capture new inventory and new revenue at the end of every month. Sometimes the

Duplicating a field in more than one fact table.

Question about dimensional modeling. Scenario: I have a dimension called: 1. Dim_Application And two fact tables: 1. Fact_ApplicationStatus 2. Fact_ApplicationConsolidation Now the Dim_Application consists all the applications

Questionnaire for medical record entries

Good afternoon, I am currently working on a data warehouse in the health care sector and I currently facing this problem: The aim of this warehouse is to have an overview of a cancer therapy. So, I have created the following fact table

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Fact table with multiple date ?

Hi, I am modling a fact table for prisoners inscription in order to track historical changes. An admission is the hole stay comprise of one or many inscriptions usually separated by transferts between institutions. In the transactionnal system, it

Transactional detail fact table w/complimentary snapshot table. How do the two play together?

Take a detail daily banking transaction table with standard credit and debit level transactions. I want to build the accompanying snapshot that would present the higher level rollups of these lower transactions: There are about 250 daily transaction

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