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Question:  what is a derived table in data warehousing?



June 06, 2007 02:59:55 #7
 sunil   Member Since: Visitor    Total Comments: N/A 

RE: what is a derived table in data warehousing?
 
For Derived table, i am having one scenario.
My Database table is having following Column
-Empno
-Empname
-Managerno

my Report Requirement is like:
report should display Emp name and its corressponding manager name.

Based on this reqquirement, i need to design Universe.

My steps would be like this:
1.Looking at the requiement, i would go for Derived table, having name Manger.

Derived Table(Manager) would be having following syntax.

select distinct a.EmpNo,b.EmpName from Emp a,Emp b
where a.ManagerNo=b.EmpNo

2. Joining

2. Create class Manager and Object Manager Name, Source for this object would be
Derived_table.EmpName that is manager. EmpNo. Here EmpNo is coming from Derived table syntax.

Now my universe is ready.

As per the repoer requirement i can create report.

So Bottom line is Derived table plays a major role in this scenario.

     

 

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