Data Warehouse Bus Matrix

Dimension 1
Dimension 2
etc.
Business Process Fact Table Granularity Facts
Table Name :
Table Type : Dimension
Table Description :
Tar

Unknown
Column Name Description Member Example Values Data Type Size
BlankDimKey Surrogate primary key -1 1, 2, 3, … int
NKBlankDimID Business key from source system
(aka natural key) -1 nvarchar 10
Attribute1 Always describe your columns Unknown Attribute nvarchar 50
Attribute2 Always describe your columns Unknown Attribute nvarchar 50
Attribute3 Always describe your columns Unknown Attribute nvarchar 50
 Target Source

Source Field Source

Key FK To Null Default Value Source System Source Table Name Data Type
PK N

N
N
N
FK N
Table Name :
Table Type : Fact
Table Description :
T

Unknown
Column Name Description Member Example Values Data Type Size
Dim1Key Key to Dim1 -1 1, 2, 3, … int
Dim2Key Key to Dim2 -1 int
Fact1 Always describe your columns int
Fact2 Always describe your columns float
Fact3 Always describe your columns money
 Target Source

Source Field Source

Key FK To Null Default Value Source System Source Table Name Data Type
FK Dim1.Dim1Key N
FK Dim2.Dim2Key N
Y
Y
Y