Top "Data-warehouse" questions

A data warehouse (DW) is a database specifically structured/designed to aid in querying, analyzing and reporting (generating reports out of) of current and historical data.

How to extract data from Google Analytics and build a data warehouse (webhouse) from it?

I have click stream data such as referring URL, top landing pages, top exit pages and metrics such as page …

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MERGE - conditional "WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE"

The highlights in the image below shows the logic I want to implement. I realize the syntax is incorrect. Is …

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Database - fact table and dimension table

When reading a book for business objects, I came across the term- fact table and dimension table. Is this the …

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Is it good practice to have foreign keys in a datawarehouse (relationships)?

I think the question is clear enough. Some of the columns in my datawarehouse table could have a relationship to …

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What is Multi Dimension OLAP CUBE and give example cube with more than 3 dimensions

As I am new to SSAS, have been reading an article on Multi-Dimension OLAP Cube and struggling to understand Cube …

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What does "incremental load" mean?

I regularly see the expression 'incremental loading' when reading articles What does is really (technically) mean? What does it implies ? …

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Why primary key is (not) required on fact table in dimensional modelling?

I have heard a few references that pk is not required on fact table. I believe every single table should …

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Should OLAP databases be denormalized for read performance?

I always thought that databases should be denormalized for read performance, as it is done for OLAP database design, and …

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Handling multiple fact tables in Qlikview

I have a PostgreSQL database containing various education data such school-level test scores and enrollment figures. I need to separate …

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SSIS - OLE DB Destination - Table or Views load vs. Fast-load

From what I've read: Table or Views data access mode commits each row at a time as a transaction. Thus, …

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