SQL Server 2012 Integration Services Design Patterns

CHAPTER 13

Slowly Changing Dimensions

Processing Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCDs) is a common ETL operation when dealing with Data Warehouses. The SSIS Data Flow has a Slowly Changing Dimension Transform, which provides a wizard that outputs a set of transforms needed to handle the multiple steps of processing SCDs. While the built-in SCD Transform can be useful, it is not ideal for all data loading scenarios. This chapter describes how to make the most of the SCD Transform, and provides a couple of alternative patterns you can use.

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