What are the different types of Type2 dimension maping?



What are the different types of Type2 dimension maping?..

Answer / swetha

source will gets inserted in target along with a new
version number. And newly added dimension in source will
inserted into target with a primary key.

Type2 Dimension/Flag current Maping: This maping is also
used for slowly changing dimensions.In addition it creates a
flag value for changed or new dimension.

Flag indiactes the dimension is new or newlyupdated.Recent
dimensions will gets saved with cuurent flag value 1. And
updated dimensions r saved with the value 0.

Type2 Dimension/Effective Date Range Maping: This is also
one flavour of Type2 maping used for slowly changing
dimensions. This maping also inserts both new and changed
dimensions in to the target. And changes r tracked by the
effective date range for each version of each dimension.

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