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Public schema map

The public schema is a snowflake schema.

The public schema is a snowflake schema. The following graphic illustrates the public schema and its relationships with tables in the online_sales and store schemas.

The subsequent subsections describe database tables.

1 - inventory_fact

This table contains information about each product in inventory.

This table contains information about each product in inventory.

Column Name Data Type NULLs
date_key INTEGER No
product_key INTEGER No
product_version INTEGER No
warehouse_key INTEGER No
qty_in_stock INTEGER No

2 - customer_dimension

This table contains information about all the retail chain’s customers.

This table contains information about all the retail chain’s customers.

Column Name Data Type NULLs
customer_key INTEGER No
customer_type VARCHAR(16) Yes
customer_name VARCHAR(256) Yes
customer_gender VARCHAR(8) Yes
title VARCHAR(8) Yes
household_id INTEGER Yes
customer_address VARCHAR(256) Yes
customer_city VARCHAR(64) Yes
customer_state CHAR(2) Yes
customer_region VARCHAR(64) Yes
marital_status VARCHAR(32) Yes
customer_age INTEGER Yes
number_of_children INTEGER Yes
annual_income INTEGER Yes
occupation VARCHAR(64) Yes
largest_bill_amount INTEGER Yes
store_membership_card INTEGER Yes
customer_since DATE Yes
deal_stage VARCHAR(32) Yes
deal_size INTEGER Yes
last_deal_update DATE Yes

3 - date_dimension

This table contains information about dates.

This table contains information about dates. It is generated from a file containing correct date/time data.

Column Name Data Type NULLs
date_key INTEGER No
date DATE Yes
full_date_description VARCHAR(18) Yes
day_of_week VARCHAR(9) Yes
day_number_in_calendar_month INTEGER Yes
day_number_in_calendar_year INTEGER Yes
day_number_in_fiscal_month INTEGER Yes
day_number_in_fiscal_year INTEGER Yes
last_day_in_week_indicator INTEGER Yes
last_day_in_month_indicator INTEGER Yes
calendar_week_number_in_year INTEGER Yes
calendar_month_name VARCHAR(9) Yes
calendar_month_number_in_year INTEGER Yes
calendar_year_month CHAR(7) Yes
calendar_quarter INTEGER Yes
calendar_year_quarter CHAR(7) Yes
calendar_half_year INTEGER Yes
calendar_year INTEGER Yes
holiday_indicator VARCHAR(10) Yes
weekday_indicator CHAR(7) Yes
selling_season VARCHAR(32) Yes

4 - employee_dimension

This table contains information about all the people who work for the retail chain.

This table contains information about all the people who work for the retail chain.

Column Name Data Type NULLs
employee_key INTEGER No
employee_gender VARCHAR(8) Yes
courtesy_title VARCHAR(8) Yes
employee_first_name VARCHAR(64) Yes
employee_middle_initial VARCHAR(8) Yes
employee_last_name VARCHAR(64) Yes
employee_age INTEGER Yes
hire_date DATE Yes
employee_street_address VARCHAR(256) Yes
employee_city VARCHAR(64) Yes
employee_state CHAR(2) Yes
employee_region CHAR(32) Yes
job_title VARCHAR(64) Yes
reports_to INTEGER Yes
salaried_flag INTEGER Yes
annual_salary INTEGER Yes
hourly_rate FLOAT Yes
vacation_days INTEGER Yes

5 - product_dimension

This table describes all products sold by the department store chain.

This table describes all products sold by the department store chain.

Column Name Data Type NULLs
product_key INTEGER No
product_version INTEGER No
product_description VARCHAR(128) Yes
sku_number CHAR(32) Yes
category_description CHAR(32) Yes
department_description CHAR(32) Yes
package_type_description CHAR(32) Yes
package_size CHAR(32) Yes
fat_content INTEGER Yes
diet_type CHAR(32) Yes
weight INTEGER Yes
weight_units_of_measure CHAR(32) Yes
shelf_width INTEGER Yes
shelf_height INTEGER Yes
shelf_depth INTEGER Yes
product_price INTEGER Yes
product_cost INTEGER Yes
lowest_competitor_price INTEGER Yes
highest_competitor_price INTEGER Yes
average_competitor_price INTEGER Yes
discontinued_flag INTEGER Yes

6 - promotion_dimension

This table describes every promotion ever done by the retail chain.

This table describes every promotion ever done by the retail chain.

Column Name Data Type NULLs
promotion_key INTEGER No
promotion_name VARCHAR(128) Yes
price_reduction_type VARCHAR(32) Yes
promotion_media_type VARCHAR(32) Yes
ad_type VARCHAR(32) Yes
display_type VARCHAR(32) Yes
coupon_type VARCHAR(32) Yes
ad_media_name VARCHAR(32) Yes
display_provider VARCHAR(128) Yes
promotion_cost INTEGER Yes
promotion_begin_date DATE Yes
promotion_end_date DATE Yes

7 - shipping_dimension

This table contains information about shipping companies that the retail chain uses.

This table contains information about shipping companies that the retail chain uses.

Column Name Data Type NULLs
shipping_key INTEGER No
ship_type CHAR(30) Yes
ship_mode CHAR(10) Yes
ship_carrier CHAR(20) Yes

8 - vendor_dimension

This table contains information about each vendor that provides products sold through the retail chain.

This table contains information about each vendor that provides products sold through the retail chain.

Column Name Data Type NULLs
vendor_key INTEGER No
vendor_name VARCHAR(64) Yes
vendor_address VARCHAR(64) Yes
vendor_city VARCHAR(64) Yes
vendor_state CHAR(2) Yes
vendor_region VARCHAR(32) Yes
deal_size INTEGER Yes
last_deal_update DATE Yes

9 - warehouse_dimension

This table provides information about each of the chain’s warehouses.

This table provides information about each of the chain’s warehouses.

Column Name Data Type NULLs
warehouse_key INTEGER No
warehouse_name VARCHAR(20) Yes
warehouse_address VARCHAR(256) Yes
warehouse_city VARCHAR(60) Yes
warehouse_state CHAR(2) Yes
warehouse_region VARCHAR(32) Yes