Projects/Modeling + Warehouse Build
intermediate4 milestones · ~8 hours

Modeling +
Warehouse Build

Design a star schema for orders + subscriptions (grain statements, SCD Type II dims, partition/cluster keys with cost rationale) and implement it as commented DDL + dbt marts that run in a scratch schema.

What you'll learn

  • —Write grain statements every table is judged against
  • —Implement SCD Type II dims with validity windows
  • —Choose partition/cluster keys with a cost rationale
  • —Validate marts with grain + overlap + range checks

The 4 milestones

Each milestone is reviewed before you advance.

  1. 01

    Source audit + grain statements

    Profile sources; state the grain of every planned table.

  2. 02

    Dimension DDL with SCD Type II

    dim_customer with validity windows + overlap guard.

  3. 03

    Fact tables + partitioning rationale

    fact_orders + fact_subscription_events DDL with keys + cost note.

  4. 04

    Validation suite + README

    Grain/range/freshness checks green; portfolio README.

Reading & references

Modeling + warehouse brief
Setup Guide · Premium
Modeling starter: DDL + overlap-guard skeleton
Article · Premium
Modeling + warehouse rubric
Article · Premium

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