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Data Modelling

5 post(s) tagged with Data Modelling.

Keeping Historical Context in a Data Warehouse

Keeping Historical Context in a Data Warehouse

How to decide whether warehouse data should show the current view, retain earlier business context, or restate history when records arrive late or require correction.

Designing a Dimensional Model That Reflects the Business

Designing a Dimensional Model That Reflects the Business

A practical guide to selecting a business process, declaring the grain, identifying dimensions and facts, and designing analytical models that support valid decisions.

Designing an Analytics-Friendly Data Model

Designing an Analytics-Friendly Data Model

A practical dimensional-modelling case study that transforms AdventureWorks OLTP sales data into a validated star schema for analytical reporting.

Preparing Sales Data for Analysis with SQL

Preparing Sales Data for Analysis with SQL

A practical approach to building reusable SQL views over AdventureWorks2025, with consistent customer, order, product, geography, date, and financial definitions.

Understanding the Sales Data Landscape with SQL

Understanding the Sales Data Landscape with SQL

A practical exploration of the AdventureWorks2025 sales schema, from customers and orders to products, territories, and the different grains that shape reliable analysis.