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.

Subtract two dates in Microsoft SQL Server

I want to subtract 2 dates in MS SQL Server. Example: Current date Last used date '2016-03-30' '2015…

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How to calculate Azure SQL Data Warehouse DWU?

I am analyzing Azure SQL DW and I came across the term DWU (Data warehouse units). The link on Azure …

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How to write these two queries for a simple data warehouse, using ANSI SQL?

I am writing a simple data warehouse that will allow me to query the table to observe periodic (say weekly) …

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'SQL1024N A database connection does not exist. SQLSTATE=08003' error while executing 'db2 -x' command through command stage in Datastage 9.1

I'm getting 'SQL1024N A database connection does not exist. SQLSTATE=08003' error, while executing 'db2 -x' command through execute …

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alternatives to jpivot?

JPivot, even with all it's functionality, seems a bit outdated... last version at http://sourceforge.net/projects/jpivot/ is from 2008…

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How to create a data model for invoices in a large data warehouse?

I am creating a data model for customer invoices in a large data warehouse. The following shows the fields on …

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open source business intelligence solutions

which open source business intelligence solution would you recommend? All I need is to build some cubes and let the …

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SQL/SSIS DataWareHouse Fact table loading, best practices?

I am building my first datawarehouse in SQL 2008/SSIS and I am looking for some best practices around loading the …

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Database warehouse design: fact tables and dimension tables

I am building a poor man's data warehouse using a RDBMS. I have identified the key 'attributes' to be recorded …

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Informatica writes rejected rows into a bad file, how to avoid that?

I have developed an Informatica PowerDesigner 9.1 ETL Job which uses lookup and an update transform to detect if the target …

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