Schema Conventions

The following conventions are used throughout the schema:

  • Table Prefixes: All tables in the warehouse schema are prefixed with ccdw to organize the tables into a model representing the Commerce Cloud Data Warehouse.
  • Table Types:
    • Dimensions (dim_ prefix): These tables represent business context.
    • Facts (fact_ prefix): These tables represent details about a measured business process.
    • Aggregates (aggr_ prefix): These tables represent aggregate data about a business process and support quick access to commonly used business questions.
  • Currency Prefixes:
    • lcl_: Monetary values in the tendered currency
    • std_: Monetary values converted to a common reporting currency, as configured in Reports & Dashboards administration settings in Business Manager
  • Time Prefixes:
    • utc_: Columns representing Universal Time Coordinated time