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HR3038511
Helper I
1 year agoIncreased data size after new date column
Hi, we added a new date column (changeddate) to one table: The column increases the model size by quite a bit. Any ideas how to reduce the size for this date column? Thanks!
govind_021
Super User
1 year agoHey ,
Please Look for following points
- Remove the time portion from the column if not needed, keeping only the date.
- Convert the column to an integer format, such as YYYYMMDD, to save space.
- Change the data type to Date instead of DateTime if time values are unnecessary.
- Aggregate or summarize the data to a higher level, such as monthly or yearly, if detailed dates are not required.
- Archive older data into a separate dataset if it is less frequently accessed.
- Sort the column to improve VertiPaq compression efficiency.
Best Regards,
Govind Sapkade
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