Table

Overview

The Table page maintains a data warehouse table definition, including metadata, columns, references, scripts, dependencies, measures, and physical table settings.

Function

The top fields identify the table name, schema, type, friendly name, compression, description, inheritance, anonymization, historization, persisting, vault, primary-key, and OLAP behavior.

The Columns and Calculated columns grids maintain field definitions, business names, references, semantic settings, and descriptions.

Additional sections maintain pre/post scripts, dependencies, measures, identity-column settings, and actions to load existing definitions or create the table in the data warehouse.

Access

Open an existing table from the model navigation tree, from the Tables list, or by double-clicking a table object in the diagram.

How to access

Model -> Layers -> [layer] -> [schema] -> Tables -> [table] -> Edit table.

Toolbar

DWH -> Tables, then double-click a table row.

Diagram

[T] -> double-click.

Visual element

Table page

Screen overview

ID Property Description
1Table NameTechnical table name shown in the model.
2Table SchemaSchema that contains the table.
3Table TypeTable category used by the model.
4Friendly nameBusiness-friendly table name.
5Compression TypeCompression option for the table.
6DescriptionBusiness description or notes for the object.
7Anonymization check statementStatement used to validate anonymization handling.
8Hist of tableLinks the table to its historized table when applicable.
9Persist of tableLinks the table to its persisted table when applicable.
10Hub of tableLinks the table to a hub table when applicable.
11Satellite of tableLinks the table to a satellite table when applicable.
12Link of tableLinks the table to a link table when applicable.
13Has primary keyShows whether the table has a primary key.
14PK clusteredControls whether the primary key is clustered.
15Primary key namePrimary-key name used for the table.
16OLAP perspectivePerspective used for OLAP output.
17Inherit FriendlyNameInherits the friendly name from related metadata.
18Inherit DescriptionInherits the description from related metadata.
19Inherit Display FolderInherits the display folder from related metadata.
20Inherit all referencesInherits all reference metadata where supported.
21Is in-memory tableMarks the table as in-memory.
22Export to OLAPIncludes the table in OLAP output.
23Hidden in OLAPHides the table in OLAP output.
24OLAP CategoryOLAP category assigned to the table.
25ColumnsGrid of table columns.
26Add.colAdds a table column row.
27Column nameColumn name in the table.
28Data TypeColumn data type.
29NullableShows whether the column can be empty.
30DefaultDefault value for the column.
31OLAP ReferenceReference used for OLAP output.
32Default aggregateDefault aggregate for semantic output.
33DisplayFolderDisplay folder used in semantic output.
34Calculated columnsGrid of calculated column definitions.
35StatementExpression used by a calculated column.
36PersistedStores the calculated column value physically where supported.
37ScriptsPre/post script area for the table.
38DependenciesDependency view for table relationships.
39MeasuresGrid of measures exposed from the table.
40Measure nameBusiness name of the measure.
41AggregateAggregate behavior for the measure.
42Table DefinitionPhysical table definition area.
43Identity columnIdentity-column settings for the table.
44Load field definitions from existing tableReads existing table fields into the definition.
45Create in DWHCreates the table in the data warehouse.
46SaveSaves the current definition, refreshes the relevant navigation or list, and keeps the page consistent with the saved state.
47CancelLeaves the page without continuing the current edit.

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