Externally filled table

Overview

Externally filled table is a table type that represents a warehouse table populated outside the standard AnalyticsCreator load flow.

Function

Use this type when an external process owns data loading but the table must participate in AnalyticsCreator metadata and relationships. Selecting it is not populated by a standard import, historization, or persisting definition.

When to use

Choose Externally filled table when an external process owns data loading but the table must participate in AnalyticsCreator metadata and relationships.

Behavior in AnalyticsCreator

Area Behavior
Configuration Configure the table metadata and ensure the external process maintains the physical table.
Processing AnalyticsCreator can reference or generate dependent objects while the external process supplies the rows.
Output The table participates in the model without a standard AnalyticsCreator loading package.

Type-specific properties

Property Description
External owner Process or system responsible for loading the table.
Columns Table structure maintained in AnalyticsCreator.
References Relationships used by transformations and models.
Synchronization Coordination between external DDL or loads and AnalyticsCreator metadata.

Compatibility and limitations

AnalyticsCreator cannot guarantee data freshness or load consistency for externally controlled processes.

Relationships

Related entity Relationship
Table The table type defines the purpose and behavior of the table entity.
Schema The schema type and warehouse architecture influence which table types are normally used.
Package Import, historization, and persisting packages can populate specific table types.

Where to configure

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