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Question:  explain in detail about
type 1,
type 2(SCD),
type 3 ?




March 03, 2006 06:20:58 #5
 ravi kumar guturi   Member Since: Visitor    Total Comments: N/A 

RE: explain in detail about type 1, typ...
 

SCD means If the data in the dimension is happen to change very rarely,

Mainly SCD 3 types

1)SCD-1:HERE THE PREVIOUS DATA OVERWRITE BY CURRENT DATA

MEANS HERE ONLY MAINTAIN CURRENT DATA.

2)SCD-2: HERE JUST ADD THE ADDITIONAL RECORDS

IN SCD2 3 TYPES1)VERSIONING2)FLAGVALUE3)EFFECT DATE RANGE

VERSIONING: MEANS HERE JUST SEND THE UPDATED RECORDS TO THE TARGET ALONG WITH VERSION NUMBER.

NEW RECORDS WILL BE SENDING TO THE TARGET ALONG WITH PRIMARY KEY

FLAGVALUE:HERE UPDATED RECORDS SEND TO THE TARGET ALONG WITH 0

AND RECENT RECORDS SEND TO THE TARGET ALONG WITH 1

EFFECTIVE DATE RANGE:MEANS HERE TRACKS THE BOTH PREVIOUS AND CURRENT DATA

3)SCD-3: HERE MAINTAINS JUST PREVIOUS AND CURRENT DATA.

     

 

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