Star Schema The Complete Reference

Learn the best practices of dimensional design. Star Schema: The Complete Reference offers in-depth coverage of design principles and their underlying rationales. Organized around design concepts and illustrated with detailed examples, this is a step-by-step guidebook for beginners and a comprehensive resource for experts.

Part I: Fundamentals; Chapter 1: Analytic Databases and Dimensional Design; Chapter 2: Data Warehouse Architectures; Chapter 3: Stars and Cubes; Part II: Multiple Stars; Chapter 4: A Fact Table for Each Process; Chapter 5: Conformed Dimensions; Part III: Dimension Design; Chapter 6: More on Dimension Tables; Chapter 7: Hierarchies and Snowflakes; Chapter 8: More Slow Change Techniques; Chapter 9: Multi-Value Dimensions and Bridges; Chapter 10: Recursive Hierarchies and Bridges;Part IV: Fact Table Design; Chapter 11: Transactions, Snapshots and Accumulating Snapshots; Chapter 12: Factless Fact Tables; Chapter 13: Type-Specific Stars; Part V: Performance; Chapter 14: Derived Schemas; Chapter 15: Aggregates; Part VI: Tools and Documentation; Chapter 16: Design and Business Intelligence; Chapter 17: Design and ETL; Chapter 18: How to Design and Document a Dimensional Model; Index