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Chapter 4 Slow Changing Dimensions

The document discusses four types of Slow Changing Dimensions (SCD) used in data warehousing: Type 1, which overwrites existing values and loses historical data; Type 2, which adds new rows to maintain history but increases table size; Type 3, which adds columns for current and historical values but complicates tracking changes; and Hybrid SCD, which combines elements of Type 2 and Type 3 to preserve historical accuracy while allowing for current reporting.

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Chapter 4 Slow Changing Dimensions

The document discusses four types of Slow Changing Dimensions (SCD) used in data warehousing: Type 1, which overwrites existing values and loses historical data; Type 2, which adds new rows to maintain history but increases table size; Type 3, which adds columns for current and historical values but complicates tracking changes; and Hybrid SCD, which combines elements of Type 2 and Type 3 to preserve historical accuracy while allowing for current reporting.

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CHAPTER 4.

SLOW CHANGING
DIMENSIONS
TYPE 1 SLOW CHANGING DIMENSIONS

• Overwrite the preexisting value with


the current assigenment

• Advantage : fast and easy

• Disadvantage : lose all history of


attribute changes with beat the goal of
data warehouse

• Type 1 SCD appropriate if the attribute


change is a correction and no value in
keeping the old description which need
Example of Type 1
user input to determine the value of SCD
retaining the old attribute value.
TYPE 2 SLOW CHANGING DIMENSIONS

• Add a dimensions row

• Use surrogate key as unique identifier

• Advantage : a new dimension row


automatically partitions history in the
Example of Type 2
fact table SCD
• Disadvantage : since Type 2 SCD
spawns new dimension rows, its
bound to accelerated dimension table
growth
TYPE 3 SLOW CHANGING DIMENSIONS

• Add a dimensions column

• Advantage : allow us to see new and


historical fact data by either the new
or prior attribute values
Example of Type 3
• Disadvantage : hard to track impact SCD
of numerous unpredictable changes
HYBRID SLOW CHANGING DIMENSION

• Use when historical accuracy


surrounding unpredictable attribute
changes need to be preserve while
supporting the ability to report
hisrotical data according to current
value
Example of Hybrid SCD
• A new row issued to capture the Technique
change (type 2) and a new columnd
added to track the current assignment
(type 3) where subsequent changes
are handled as a type 1 response

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