Pro Programmer: Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD)

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD)

Slowly Changing Dimensions: This transformation co-ordinates the updating and inserting of records in data warehouse dimension tables. It manages the tracking of attribute history in dimensional data warehouses. 3 important types:

Type 0-Fixed: It cannot be changed.

Type 1-Changing: It indicates that the changes in the attribute must be replaced.

Type 2-Historical: Tracks the history by creating a new record.

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