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What is the purpose of the Unit of Work (UOW) link in Flow.BI?
What is the purpose of the Unit of Work (UOW) link in Flow.BI?
- To speed up the data warehouse processing
- To guarantee capturing the unit of work of the source entity (correct)
- To ensure data consistency by separating business keys
- To allow for easy splitting of relationships into multiple links
Why does Flow.BI always keep all business keys (BKs) from the source table in one link?
Why does Flow.BI always keep all business keys (BKs) from the source table in one link?
- To prevent data inconsistencies and guarantee the unit of work (correct)
- To simplify the data modeling process
- To allow for parallel processing of data
- To reduce storage space in the data warehouse
In the context of the UOW link, what does 'splitting a link' refer to?
In the context of the UOW link, what does 'splitting a link' refer to?
- Creating redundant links for the same source table
- Distributing data across multiple data warehouses
- Removing unnecessary data from the data warehouse
- Separating business keys that must remain together (correct)
Why does Flow.BI not split links and instead recommends adding splits in the Business Vault?
Why does Flow.BI not split links and instead recommends adding splits in the Business Vault?
What is the consequence of splitting a relationship into multiple links according to the text?
What is the consequence of splitting a relationship into multiple links according to the text?
True or false: Splitting a link in Data Vault is encouraged to improve data consistency?
True or false: Splitting a link in Data Vault is encouraged to improve data consistency?
True or false: Flow.BI always generates one UOW link per source table that spans across all hub references?
True or false: Flow.BI always generates one UOW link per source table that spans across all hub references?
True or false: The UOW link is created to guarantee capturing the unit of work of the source entity?
True or false: The UOW link is created to guarantee capturing the unit of work of the source entity?
True or false: It is possible to drop the rule for generating the UOW link in Flow.BI model?
True or false: It is possible to drop the rule for generating the UOW link in Flow.BI model?
True or false: Adding splits in the Business Vault is recommended in Flow.BI model for managing data consistency?
True or false: Adding splits in the Business Vault is recommended in Flow.BI model for managing data consistency?
Match the following Data Vault concepts with their descriptions:
Match the following Data Vault concepts with their descriptions: