1. The Data Warehouse and Design

2. Beginning with Operational Data
Integration System
Scientific Databases
World
Wide
Web
Personal
Databases

3. Data/Process Models and the Architected Environment
There are two types of model for the information systems environment
Data models
Process models
Function decomposition
Context-level zero diagram
Data flow diagram
Structure chart
State transition diagram
HIPO chart
Pseudocode

4. The Data Warehouse and Data Models
The data warehouse data model
The midlevel data model
The physical data model

5. The Data Model and Iterative Development
The reason why iterative development is important :
The industry track record of success strongly suggest it
The end user is unable to articulate requirements until the first iteration is done.
Management will not make a full commitment until actual results are tangible and obvious
Visible results must be seen quickly

6. Normalization / Denormalization
Normalization ? Why ?
Denormalization? Why ?
The different between normalization and denormalization
Example

7. Meta Data
Meta data ?
Typically items the meta data store tracks are as follows :
Structure of data as known to the programmer
Structure of data as known to the DSS analyst
Source data feeding the data warehouse
Transformation of data as it passes into the data warehouse
Data model
Relationship between the data model and the data warehouse
History of extracts

8. Cyclicity of Data-The Wrinkle of time
Example

9. Complexity of Transformation and Integration
What make complexity in transformation and integration
How to solve that problem.

10. Triggering the Data Warehouse Record
Events
Components of the Snapshot
Some Examples

11. Profile Records
Profile Records ?
Example

12. Managing Volume How to managing volume of data
Why must managing volume of data

13. Creating Multiple Profile Records
How to create multiple profile records
Example

14. Going from the Data Warehouse to the Operational Environment
What the different between the operational environment and the data warehouse environment

15. Direct Access of Data Warehouse Data
What is direct access of data warehouse data
Example

16. Indirect Access of Data Warehouse Data
What is indirect access of data warehouse
Example

17. Indirect Use of Data Warehouse Data
What is indirect use of data warehouse data
Example

18. Star Joins What is star joins ? Why using star joins ?
How to use star joins ?
Example

19. Supporting the ODS
What is ODS
Different between level 1,2,3 and 4