Partitioning Large MS SQL-Server FACT table

Large Dimension table compared to fact table?

I may be misguided in my attempt to make a dimensional model here, but I will explain the scenario. We provide a value add service in the supply chain business...in this case by depicting a scorecard of the accuracy of vendors' product sizing

Database Partitioning and Dimensions without the distribution key

We are upgrading our data warehouse platform, and now have the option to partition the database across CPUs as well as partitioning tables themselves. For database partitioning, there is a performance impact if the data from tables to be joined is not

Large Fact Table and Maintaining Periodic Snapshot: Practice

I would like some opinions with my approach here. I am trying to replace an overkill lift and load ETL process that basically replicated the entire universe of dataset every period instead of doing just Delta Load. In this delta approach, I have a stage

character data in a fact table?

I just changed companies. i was accustomed to pure star schemas with fact tables containing only foreign keys to dimension tables and number measures that could be aggregated (sum, average, min, max). At my new job, I find dims with foreign keys

Partitioning Strategy for Fact and Dims in Oracle/DB2/Sybase

Please specify the partition strategy you follow in your organization for facts and dims in Ora/Sybase/Db2 Thanks, bi_at_nj

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

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

Montly Snapshot views with transactional Fact table w/SCD2

I am a new at working with Dimensional Database design. I am struggling with something that probley is real easy to do, but just can't find documentation that will explain it. I want to create a monthly snapshot view of my transactional Fact table with

Combination of SCD2, partial snowflake, Effective and end dates in fact table

We are creating dataware housing for multitanant based systems for HR module. Requirement ?Able to report on historical data for any given data time. Active employees headcount till given date. (as of that day) Onhire and termination based on perticula

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

Volume and Weight in Same Fact Table

Is it appropriate to include two facts that are not of the same type? In my example, I may need to have both Volume (Gallons) and Weight (Pounds) in the same fact table. I am building a DW around products that we recycle, these products can be Oil or

100 reasons why Madeleine was not abducted

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