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Grumelo
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6 years ago

Too Many Date Tables

My data model is very huge. There are plenty of date fields. Only very few them are used in various report and agregations. (edit: for these fields the automated date table is perfect). Is there a ...
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Grumelo
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6 years ago

I was maybe not clear enough.

I don't want to to turn the automated date table off on every date fields, only on some of them.

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FrankAT
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6 years ago

Hi Grumelo 

a well formed data model needs only one calendar table. This calendar table should be marked as date table so all time and date intelligence functions works well. It is best practice to uncheck the automatic date table functionality as Greg_Deckler described.

If you need in some circumstances, build your own date hierarchy manually. A mixture of automatic date tables and a calendar table is not recommended.

 

With kind regards from the town where the legend of the 'Pied Piper of Hamelin' is at home
FrankAT (Proud to be a Datanaut)