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

Null value for dates
All of my dimension tables have a value -1 that means there was no match to then dimension table. I try to put in some value such as "Unknown" or "Not available". Any suggestions for the -1 row in a Date dimension? Should I use some future date suc