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Challenge #80: Slowly Changing Dimensions

daniel_ferreira
Asteroide

Follow my solution attached...

jwlong91
Asteroide

Such a cool challenge!

JonM
Asteroide

Having implemented slowly changing dimension in other programs, Alteryx has made this quite simple.

Tom_Pilgrem
Asteroide

Got a bit stuck on this one so had a sneaky peek to help me out! Good exercise and learnt how to handle some new things such as if people/customers are current or not. 

Wouter
Asteroide

My solution:

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Ruud
Bola de fuego

Didn't want to use a join if we don't need one.

akshatoz
Meteoro

Are you generating surrogate keys?

StevenBetts
Asteroide

Here's my solution!

 

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danilang
19 - Altair
19 - Altair

A suitable Padewan challenge, this was.  No Fear, could I sense within it

 

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yoDan

Aster
Meteoro
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I must be complicating issues...Will take a look at what others do.

 

Also, there seems to be a discrepancy here. In the solution provided inside start file, Bob's record is erased from archieve, but in the solution file, it is retained with a current flag of Y.

 

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