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Question:  What are the various methods of getting incremental records or delta records from the source systems?



July 07, 2005 07:23:18 #2
 Kesavan,H.   Member Since: Visitor    Total Comments: N/A 

RE: What are the various methods of getting incremental records or delta records from the source systems
 
One foolproof method is to maintain a field called 'Last Extraction Date' and then impose a condition in the code saying 'current_extraction_date > last_extraction_date'.
     

 

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