Slowly Changing Dimension table

Loading Fact Table with Type 2 Slowly Changing Dimension

I'm new to data warehousing .. sorry if this is a basic question. I have a type 2 slowly changing dimension already loaded and now I want to load a fact table. At least, I think it should be a fact table. A lot of the entities in the dimension table

Type 3 Slowly Changing Dimension

I am trying to find a best example / scenario where a type 3 scd would make more sense than a type 2. In my understanding type 3 can easily be derived from type 2. If anybody has used type 3 dimension instead of type 2, please let me know the scenario an

Rapidly Changing Dimension

Hello, I have a slowly changing dimension table with 105 attributes. About 85% of the attributes are type 1 and the remaining 15% are type 2. I have 4 fields that are type 2 that change a lot more frequently than the rest of the type 2 fields. On a

Slowly Changing Dimensions - Design Review (Need More Clarification)

Hello, Suppose I have following Fact and Dim table CustomerDim CustomerKey CustomerID CustomerNumber CustomerName CreditLimit - Slowly Changing, wants history IsAnnualMember - Slowly Changing, can be different from year to year or

Accumulating snapshot with SCD?

Is it common to update dimension keys within an accumulating snapshot fact table if it contains some slowly changing dimensions? Or is good practice to leave the keys alone and only use a more current key for new rows? My inclination is to leave the

SSIS SCD Component

We are using (or attempting to use) the Kimball Method SSIS Slowly Changing Dimension Component for SSIS from Todd McDermid (http://kimballscd.codeplex.com/). We have run into a few issues and would appreciate some advice if anyone has used this SSIS

Audit Dimension Help

Hello all. I'm at the stage now where im building the audit dimension for my warehouse. I am having a little trouble figuring out a few things though. How do you aggregate the data from the error event fact table into the audit dimension? Some records

Sparse dimensions, how to handle?

I've purchased the book "The Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit" and have reviewed it in order to build out a data warehouse solution I am currently designing. I am stuck in a spot that I don't seem to find any examples of , or am not abl

Changing the defaul rules to your own ( PunBB template)

Changing the default rules to your own Hello, Im posting this topic here because i cant post in the "tips&tricks" section. I saw some people complaing about that they cant delete the regular agreement when registering and that they

Dimension Design with Multiple Data Sources (ORACLE and SQL Server)

Hi All. We have a client that is currently migrating from a legacy SQL Server (6.5) based ERP to Oracle e-Business Suite. The old legacy system was distributed in both application and database, however the application and database structure was (almost

Changing Forum Coding.

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My themes are changing by themselves!

Recently I have heard many of these complaints... so here are the rules for using hitskin.com I believe the problem is within the hitskin service and cookie updates, as well as impatience of forumotion members. Symptoms: My forum changed color

Dimension loading sources

Hi all, It's about datawarehouse dimension loading : should i load dimension from a master data management referential or from the truth of my business application. In the first case, dimension will be cleaner than in the second case but it will not