We have our entire source structures defined in the Warehouse Builder. But before we can do anything with them, we need to design what our target data warehouse structure is going to look like. When we have that figured out, we can start mapping data from the source to the target. So, let's design our target structure. First, we're going to take a look at some design topics related to a data warehouse that are different from what we would use if we were designing a regular relational database. We'll then discuss what our design will look like, and after that we'll be ready to move right into creating that design using the Warehouse Builder in the next chapter.
The specific topics we'll discuss in this chapter include the following:
Data warehouse design
Dimensional design
Cube and dimensions
Dimensional Model Implementation
Relational (star schema)
Multidimensional (OLAP)
Designing the ACME data warehouse
Identifying dimensions
Designing the cube
Data Warehouse...