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November 11, 2005 22:36:34	#4
amar	Member Since: September 2005 Total Comments: 1
RE: What is surrogate key ? where we use it expalin wi...
A surrogate key to a datawarehouse is what a primary key is for an OLTP source. It is used to uniquely identify a record in dimension tables. it provides the solution for the critical col., problem.amar