Astera Data Stack
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  • Welcome to Astera Data Stack Documentation
  • RELEASE NOTES
    • Astera 10.5 - Release Notes
    • Astera 10.4 - Release Notes
    • Astera 10.3 - Release Notes
    • Astera 10.2 – Release Notes
    • Astera 10.1 - Additional Notes
    • Astera 10.1 - Release Notes
    • Astera 10.0 - Release Notes
  • SETTING UP
    • System Requirements
    • Product Architecture
    • Migrating from Astera 9 to Astera 10
    • Migrating from Astera 7.x to Astera 10
    • Installing Client and Server Applications
    • Connecting to an Astera Server using the Client
    • How to Connect to a Different Astera Server from the Client
    • How to Build a Cluster Database and Create Repository
    • Repository Upgrade Utility in Astera
    • How to Login from the Client
    • How to Verify Admin Email
    • Licensing in Astera
    • How to Supply a License Key Without Prompting the User
    • Install Manager
    • User Roles and Access Control
    • Offline Activation of Astera
    • Setting Up R in Astera
    • Silent Installation
  • DATAFLOWS
    • What are Dataflows?
    • Sources
    • Transformations
    • Destinations
    • Data Logging and Profiling
    • Database Write Strategies
    • Text Processors
    • Data Warehouse
    • Testing and Diagnostics
    • Visualization
    • EDI
  • WORKFLOWS
    • What are Workflows?
    • Creating Workflows in Astera
    • Decision
    • EDI Acknowledgment
    • File System
    • File Transfer
    • Or
    • Run Dataflow
    • Run Program
    • Run SQL File
    • Run SQL Script
    • Run Workflow
    • Send Mail
    • Workflows with a Dynamic Destination Path
    • Customizing Workflows With Parameters
    • GPG-Integrated File Decryption in Astera
    • AS2
  • Subflows
    • Using Subflows in Astera
  • DATA MODEL
    • Creating a Data Warehousing Project
    • Data Models
    • Dimensional Modelling
      • Introducing Dimensional Models
      • Converting a Data Model to a Dimensional Model
      • Build Dimensional Model
      • Fact Entities
      • Dimension Entities
      • Placeholder Dimension for Early Arriving Facts and Late Arriving Dimensions
      • Date and Time Dimension
      • Aggregates in Dimensional Modeling
      • Verifying a Dimensional Model
    • Data Vaults
    • Documentation
    • Deployment and Usage
  • REPORT MODEL
    • User Guide
    • Report Model Interface
    • Use Cases
    • Auto Generate Layout
    • AI Powered Data Extraction
    • Optical Character Recognition
    • Exporting Options
    • Miscellaneous
  • API Flow
    • API Publishing
    • API Consumption
  • Project Management and Scheduling
    • Project Management
    • Job Scheduling
    • Configuring Multiple Servers to the Same Repository (Load Balancing)
    • Purging the Database Repository
  • Data Governance
    • Deployment of Assets in Astera Data Stack
    • Logging In
    • Tags
    • Modifying Asset Details
    • Data Discoverability
    • Data Profile
    • Data Quality
    • Scheduler
    • Access Management
  • Functions
    • Introducing Function Transformations
    • Custom Functions
    • Logical
    • Conversion
    • Math
    • Financial
    • String
    • Date Time
    • Files
    • Date Time With Offset
    • GUID
    • Encoding
    • Regular Expressions
    • TimeSpan
    • Matching
    • Processes
  • USE CASES
    • End-to-End Use Cases
  • CONNECTORS
    • Setting Up IBM DB2/iSeries Connectivity in Astera
    • Connecting to SAP HANA Database
    • Connecting to MariaDB Database
    • Connecting to Salesforce Database
    • Connecting to Salesforce – Legacy Database
    • Connecting to Vertica Database
    • Connecting to Snowflake Database
    • Connecting to Amazon Redshift Database
    • Connecting to Amazon Aurora Database
    • Connecting to Google Cloud SQL in Astera
    • Connecting to MySQL Database
    • Connecting to PostgreSQL in Astera
    • Connecting to Netezza Database
    • Connecting to Oracle Database
    • Connecting to Microsoft Azure Databases
    • Amazon S3 Bucket Storage in Astera
    • Connecting to Amazon RDS Databases
    • Microsoft Azure Blob Storage in Astera
    • ODBC Connector
    • Microsoft Dynamics CRM
    • Connection Details for Azure Data Lake Gen 2 and Azure Blob Storage
    • Configuring Azure Data Lake Gen 2
    • Connecting to Microsoft Message Queue
    • Connecting to Google BigQuery
    • Azure SQL Server Configuration Prerequisites
    • Connecting to Microsoft Azure SQL Server
    • Connecting to Microsoft SharePoint in Astera
  • Incremental Loading
    • Trigger Based CDC
    • Incremental CDC
  • MISCELLANEOUS
    • Using Dynamic Layout & Template Mapping in Astera
    • Synonym Dictionary File
    • SmartMatch Feature
    • Role-Based Access Control in Astera
    • Updating Your License in Astera
    • Using Output Variables in Astera
    • Parameterization
    • Connection Vault
    • Safe Mode
    • Context Information
    • Using the Data Source Browser in Astera
    • Pushdown Mode
    • Optimization Scenarios
    • Using Microsoft’s Modern Authentication Method in Email Source Object
    • Shared Actions
    • Data Formats
    • AI Automapper
    • Resource Catalog
    • Cloud Deployment
    • GIT In Astera Data Stack
    • Astera Best Practices
    • Setting Up a Custom EDI Repository
  • FAQs
    • Installation
    • Sources
    • Destinations
    • Transformations
    • Workflows
    • Scheduler
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  1. DATA MODEL

Dimensional Modelling

Introducing Dimensional ModelsConverting a Data Model to a Dimensional ModelBuild Dimensional ModelFact EntitiesDimension EntitiesPlaceholder Dimension for Early Arriving Facts and Late Arriving DimensionsDate and Time DimensionAggregates in Dimensional ModelingVerifying a Dimensional Model
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