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Dimension Table Target: WDT_RETENTION_TIME

Description Retention Time Dimension table uses institution defined rules to identify the like and sequential academic periods for tracking retention headcounts and rates.

Target Column Business Definition Database Data Type Source Name Source Column Local Source Local Target Star Name
ACADEMIC_PERIOD Represents an academic period or a portion of the academic year. Academic periods may divide the year into terms, quarters or some other portion of time. This is usually set up to track the academic data like enrollment to a more finite level than the academic year. VARCHAR2(63)

STUDENT

ACADEMIC_PERIOD

NO

NO STUDENT, STUDENT PROGRESS
ACADEMIC_PERIOD_LD Long description defined in the cleansing process. VARCHAR2(255)

STUDENT

ACADEMIC_PERIOD_DESC

NO

NO STUDENT, STUDENT PROGRESS
ACADEMIC_PERIOD_SD Short description defined in the cleansing process. VARCHAR2(255)

STUDENT

ACADEMIC_PERIOD_DESC

NO

NO STUDENT, STUDENT PROGRESS
RETENTION_PERIOD_LIKE Identifies the academic periods that is the next like academic period for the academic period in this row using the last two characters of the academic period code to match like. For example Fall year 2 is a like for the Fall year 1. VARCHAR2(150)

ETL GENERATED

NA

NO

NO STUDENT, STUDENT PROGRESS
RETENTION_PERIOD_SEQUENTIAL Using the institution defined rules about academic periods that are sequential provides the specific sequential academic period for the academic period in this row. For example Fall is followed by Spring or Spring is followed by Fall. VARCHAR2(150)

ETL GENERATED

NA

NO

NO STUDENT, STUDENT PROGRESS
RETENTION_TIME_KEY Key for the retention time dimension. NUMBER

ETL_GENERATED

NA

NO

NO STUDENT PROGRESS
SYSTEM_LOAD_PROCESS Name of the transformation that created the row during the load activity process. VARCHAR2(30)

ETL GENERATED

ETL_GENERATED

NA

NA

NO

NO

NO STUDENT, STUDENT PROGRESS 

STUDENT PROGRESS

SYSTEM_LOAD_TMSTMP Most current date this record was created or updated. DATE

ETL GENERATED

ETL_GENERATED

NA

NA

NO

NO

NO STUDENT, STUDENT PROGRESS 

STUDENT PROGRESS



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