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Loading dimensions with data

A dimension is an entity that describes your business; customers and products are examples of dimensions. A dimension table, no surprises here, is a table that contains information about one or more dimensions. In this section, you will learn to load dimension tables, that is, fill dimension tables with data. The following are the topics covered:

Learning the basics of dimensions
Loading a time dimension
Loading slowly changing dimensions
Loading other kinds of dimensions

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