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한국어Surrogate key
Concept
A surrogate key is a system-generated unique identifier, often a sequential number, that is not derived from business data and is used to relate tables such as fact and dimension tables.
| Type | Concept |
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| Wikipedia | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrogate_key |
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- Mastering Power Query: Transforming Flat Data into a Star Schema
· Mirko Peters
Welcome back to the podcast companion blog! In today's post, we are diving deep into the technical mechanics of data modeling. If you have ever inherited a massive,…
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