Foreign Keys and the query optimizer in SQL Server 2K8

Foreign Key Constraints

Hi What is the norm in data warehouses when implementing FK constraints, is it beneficial to create them or not have them at all (SQL Server 2008) Regards Tim

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Multivalued Dimension, bridge table, and constraints using SQL Server 2005

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SQL Server 2008 Date data type as dimension key

We are getting ready to migrate from Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to 2008. Currently we use an integer (in YYYYMMDD format) as the SK on our date dimension table. I am very tempted to start using the new 3-byte Date data type (which stores only the date

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