Chapter 12

Loading the Data Vault

Abstract

The Data Vault layer is loaded from the data in the staging area. This chapter describes loading techniques using SSIS and T-SQL for loading hubs, links, and satellites, as well as advanced tables. It is fairly simple to transfer these concepts from Microsoft SQL Server to other BI toolkits. The chapter also discusses how to (soft) delete data from hubs and links and how to deal with missing data. It also covers how to load reference tables and ends with a discussion about truncating the staging area, which completes the loading process. The authors provide some modifications of the standard templates that are helpful when dealing with large amounts of data.

Keywords

staging area
loading techniques
SSIS ...

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