Timespan Fact Tables: Handling Historical Data in Data Warehousing

Explore the practical application of Timespan Fact Tables in this informative 19-minute talk from SQLBits. Delve into the structured approach of handling historical data within fact tables by capturing the timespan when each fact row was effective. Learn about adding row effective dates, row expiration dates, and current row indicators to fact tables, similar to the approach used for type 2 slowly changing dimensions. Gain insights into enabling a granular understanding of when facts come into play, change, or expire. Speaker Tino Zishiri, whose blog can be found at https://adatis.co.uk/author/tinozishiri/, shares valuable knowledge on this essential data warehousing concept.

Timespan Fact Tables