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DP-203 · Question #132

You need to implement a Type 3 slowly changing dimension (SCD) for product category data in an Azure Synapse Analytics dedicated SQL pool. You have a table that was created by using the following…

The correct answer is B. [CurrentProductCategory] [nvarchar] (100) NOT NULL, E. [OriginalProductCategory] [nvarchar] (100) NOT NULL. A Type 3 SCD supports storing two versions of a dimension member as separate columns. The table includes a column for the current value of a member plus either the original or previous value of the member. So Type 3 uses additional columns to track one key instance of history…

Submitted by takeshi77· Mar 30, 2026Design and implement data storage

Question

You need to implement a Type 3 slowly changing dimension (SCD) for product category data in an Azure Synapse Analytics dedicated SQL pool. You have a table that was created by using the following Transact-SQL statement. Which two columns should you add to the table? Each correct answer presents part of the solution. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

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Options

  • A[EffectiveStartDate] [datetime] NOT NULL,
  • B[CurrentProductCategory] [nvarchar] (100) NOT NULL,
  • C[EffectiveEndDate] [datetime] NULL,
  • D[ProductCategory] [nvarchar] (100) NOT NULL,
  • E[OriginalProductCategory] [nvarchar] (100) NOT NULL,

How the community answered

(66 responses)
  • A
    14% (9)
  • B
    76% (50)
  • C
    8% (5)
  • D
    3% (2)

Explanation

A Type 3 SCD supports storing two versions of a dimension member as separate columns. The table includes a column for the current value of a member plus either the original or previous value of the member. So Type 3 uses additional columns to track one key instance of history, rather than storing additional rows to track each change like in a Type 2 SCD. This type of tracking may be used for one or two columns in a dimension table. It is not common to use it for many members of the same table. It is often used in combination with Type 1 or Type https://k21academy.com/microsoft-azure/azure-data-engineer-dp203-q-a-day-2-live-session-

Topics

#Type 3 SCD#slowly changing dimension#Synapse dedicated SQL pool#data warehouse modeling

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