What is the use of surrogate key stage?

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What is the use of surrogate key stage?..

Answer / shar

Here are Uses:
1.We can generate sequence Numbers.
2.This will act as alternative to primary key.
3.we can pass the values with parameters.
4.we can pass the parameters at run time.
5.parameterization is possible.

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What is the use of surrogate key stage?..

Answer / vinod upputuri

Surrogate Key Stage is used to generate the Surrogate Key.

the main purpose of the Surrogate key is to maintain the
complete history in the dimension tables.

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