1. User Guide
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  3. Results Area Load Batch

7.2 Results Area Load Batch

The Results Area Load Batch is a process in Data Foundation Cloud Service (DFCS) that facilitates the loading of fact results from the staging results area into the final results area for reporting purposes. This process ensures that the data is properly processed, organized, and available for consumption by downstream reporting applications.

  1. Loading Fact Results:
    • Fact results are essentially the processed data that is typically used for reporting, analytics, and business intelligence purposes.
    • These facts could include various financial and transactional data points, such as accounting entries, general ledger (GL) data, currency exchange rates, and so on.
    • The data in the staging area may be raw, intermediate, or partially processed, and the Results Area Load Batch is responsible for moving it into the final results area where it is aggregated, cleansed, and made ready for reporting.
  2. Run Surrogate Key:
    • The Run Surrogate Key is a unique identifier that allows for tracking and managing multiple load runs.
    • Since data loads may occur multiple times a day, the surrogate key helps to differentiate between different runs of the same type of fact data (e.g., accounting entries or GL data). This ensures that even if the data loads are similar, each load can be identified and handled independently.
    • The surrogate key is important for data traceability, ensuring that each batch can be traced back for auditing, version control, and historical analysis.
  3. Examples of Fact Loads:
    • Load Fact Accounting Entries: This process loads detailed accounting data, which includes financial transactions that affect accounts, such as debits, credits, account balances, and other related financial details.
    • Load Fact GL Data: Loads general ledger data, which is aggregated and provides a summarized view of financial transactions by categories such as account codes, periods, and balances.
    • Load Fact Currency Exchange Rates: Loads data regarding the exchange rates between different currencies, which are essential for converting financial amounts into consistent currency representations across different regions.
    • Load Fact Accounting Entries Header: This is the header-level data associated with accounting entries, which may include metadata such as transaction type, reference numbers, and other summary information.