Best Practice Database Schema/user layout

mea0730 at 20h02
28
Jun
2010
Best Practice Database Schema/user layout

Just wanted to check to see how others have structured the typical data warehouse schema layout. I know much of this is based on the individual project requirments, but I just wanted to see how others have done it.

I was thinking about the following layout.

"DW" - Schema that owns the data warehouse reporting tables
"DWSTG" - Schema that owns
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