45 lines
2.7 KiB
XML
45 lines
2.7 KiB
XML
<contexts>
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<context id="scdDialog" title="SCD Dialog">
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<description>Scd Dialog</description>
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</context>
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<context id="unused" title="Unused fields">
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<description>Unused fields are coming from the previous component by auto propagation.</description>
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</context>
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<context id="surrogateKey" title="Surrogate key">
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<description>Select the column where the generated surrogate key will be stored. A surrogate key can be generated based on a method selected on the Creation list.
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Select the method to be used for the key generation:
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input field: key is provided in an input field.
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routine: you can access the basic functions through Ctrl+ Space bar combination.
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table max +1: the maximum value from the SCD table is incremented to create a surrogate key.
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sequence/identity: auto-incremental key.</description>
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</context>
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<context id="sourceKey" title="Source key">
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<description>Select one or more columns to be used as key, to ensure the unicity of incoming data.</description>
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</context>
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<context id="type0" title="Use SCD Type 0 fields">
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<description>Use type 0</description>
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</context>
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<context id="type1" title="Use SCD Type 1 fields">
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<description>Use the type 1 if change tracking is not necessary. SCD Type 1 should be used for typos corrections for example. Select the columns of the schema, that will be checked for changes.</description>
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</context>
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<context id="type2" title="Use SCD Type 2 fields">
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<description>Use type 2 if changes need to be tracked down. SCD Type 2 should be used to trace updates for example. Select the columns of the schema, that will be
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checked for changes. Start date: Adds a column to your SCD schema to hold the start date. You can select one of the input schema column as Start Date in the SCD table.
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End Date: Adds a column to your SCD schema to hold the end date value for the record. When the record is currently active, the End date show a null
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value or you can select Fixed Year value and fill in with a fictive year to avoid having a null value in the End date field.
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Log Active Status: Adds a column to your SCD schema to hold the true or false status value. This column helps to spot easily the active record.
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Log versions: Adds a column to your SCD schema to hold the version number of the record.</description>
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</context>
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<context id="type3" title="Use SCD Type 3 fields">
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<description>Use type 3 when you want to keep track of the previous value of a changing column Current value field: Select the column where the
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changing value is tracked down. Previous value field: Select the column where the previous value should be stored.</description>
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</context>
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</contexts>
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