06-table-documentation

Gold layer table documentation requires dual-purpose descriptions that serve business users and technical systems like Genie. You achieve this by enforcing standardized naming conventions for keys, measures, and flags alongside comprehensive column descriptions.

Documenting surrogate keys in dimensional modeling requires explicit metadata explaining the key generation patterns for technical users. This ensures the surrogate key logic is transparent and discoverable alongside the standard dimensional table documentation.

Creating metadata requirements for SCD Type 2 dimensions involves applying specific documentation patterns for slowly changing dimensions. This standardizes how historical changes are tracked and described within the Gold layer table metadata.

YAML schema consultation directly supports data governance for dimensional models by defining essential table properties. This pattern enforces comprehensive metadata requirements, ensuring all Gold layer tables meet standardized governance and performance criteria.

Yes, you can standardize naming conventions for keys and measures in a Gold layer data model. This is achieved by enforcing consistent naming rules across all tables and columns, which improves data discoverability and prevents confusion.

You need dual-purpose descriptions for data modeling metadata when serving both business analysts and technical systems like LLMs. This approach prevents data confusion and improves discoverability by making column meanings clear to both humans and Genie.