RE: single clustered tables

I'm going with the Kimball-ian definition of a DW showing changes over time (temporal). You don't want to go back and update historical data - unless you're Enron <grin> - as this will skew results and trend analysis.

Scott Shafer
San Antonio, TX
210-581-6217

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> From: Tim Gorman [SMTP:Tim_at_SageLogix.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 4:20 PM
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> Subject: Re: single clustered tables
>
> Not true. Many folks think a data warehouse is "read only". There is a
> huge difference between being "designed to optimize reading" and being
> "read-only"...
>
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>
> > Objection 1) Most Oracle docs recommend: don't store data in
> > clusters
> > if it's going to be updated frequently. Updating clustered tables is
> > bad.
> >
> > If its being updated, its not a true data warehouse.
> >
> > Scott Shafer
> > San Antonio, TX
> > 210-581-6217
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bill Becker [SMTP:beckerb_at_mfldclin.edu]
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 3:22 PM
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> > > Subject: single clustered tables
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Env: Oracle 8.1.6 on Solaris 2.7
> > >
> > > Someone has suggested the following idea, and I'm wondering
> > > if this is good/bad. Any comments, pro or con, are appreciated.
> > >
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