Week 1: Data Modeling

Unit 3: Acquired Data Modeling

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Overview

Data First and Structure First

Uses ETL import workflow

Measures and Accounts

Primarily used enterprise analytics and planning

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When would you want to create a model?

You need a stable data structure

You know what kind of view you will need

You can use an Extract, Transform, Load (ETL)

workflow

You have a planning or enterprise analytics use case

You need repeatable import jobs or multiple import

jobs from different sources

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Getting started creating a model

You can create and manage models in the Modeler

module accessible from the navigation menu, at the
far left.

In the Modeler, you can:

▪ View/edit existing models
▪ Create new models via data first modeling
− from uploaded Microsoft Excel or CSV files
− from a data connection
▪ Create new models via structure first modeling

If you choose a data first modeling workflow, you

will create a classic model.

If you choose a structure first modeling workflow,

you can create a new model.
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Data first

To create a model from uploaded data, choose

▪ From a CSV or Excel file

To create a model from uploaded data, choose

▪ From a Data Source

Either option will start a data wrangling workflow

A classic account model will be created

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Structure first

To create a structure first model, choose

▪ Model

You will have the option to select whether you

wish to create a classic account model, or a
new model.

You will then enter the structure first modeling

environment.

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Orientation

Star Schema
Measures

Dimensions
Details

Current Fact Table Data

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Measures

Measures can be added from the + sign in the

navigation panel at the left.

Measure settings can be edited in the Details pane

▪ Data Type (type of number)
▪ Aggregation and Exception Aggregation
▪ Required Dimensions
▪ Unit and Currency Types
▪ Scaling Factors
▪ Decimal Places

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Dimensions

Dimensions can be added from the + sign in the

navigation panel at the left

Can be public or private to the model

Settings can be edited in the Details pane

▪ ID and Description
▪ Whether Data Access Control is enabled
▪ Hierarchies and settings (level and parent/child)
▪ Whether Currency is enabled
▪ Custom Properties
▪ Locking (for planning)

Selecting a dimension brings you to the

dimension modeler for that dimension
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Dimension modeler

The dimension modeler is accessible from

the Modeler module, to create and manage
both public and private dimensions.
Data can be added
▪ Manually
▪ Loaded (public dimensions only)

Metadata can be edited

▪ ID
▪ Description
▪ Currencies
▪ Parent/Child Hierarchies
▪ Custom Properties
▪ Per Member Data Access Control
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Import jobs

Import jobs are managed from Data Management

For each import job, the following is shown:
▪ Source
▪ Status of wrangling and mapping
▪ Whether the load job was executed
▪ Whether there are errors in wrangling
▪ Scheduling
▪ The detailed job execution history
− with information on import errors

Load jobs can be

▪ Re-wrangled
▪ Re-executed

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Import jobs mapping

After the wrangling step, import jobs have a mapping step

Here, the dataset created in wrangling is matched to the measures and dimensions of the model
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Demo

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Resources

▪ Help Documentation: Models

▪ Videos: Modeling Playlist

▪ User Community: Data Modeling and Wrangling

▪ User Community: Ask Questions on Data Modeling

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