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DWH Exercises List

You can navigate through the exercise by their level of difficulty. The order of the exercise are in the way recommended by the authors to achieve a maximum training benefit. You choose between the following types of exercises:

  • Dimensional Fact Modelling (dfm)

  • Aggregation Path Array (apa)

  • Logical Modelling (log)

Many Exercises are grouped into a case, which cover the three models (dfm, apa, log) within the same topic. You can search for these exercises according their level of difficulty:

You can look for Logical Modelling (log) exercises with specific characteristics using this overview.

Level Easy

No. dfm apa
 log
 Description Difficulty Dimensions Additivity (dfm)
1 dfm apa log Flying Airplanes easy 3 additive
2 dfm apa log Banking easy 3 additive
3 dfm     Library easy 3 additive
4 dfm     Courses easy 3 additive
5   apa   Delivery To A Plant easy 3  
6     log Warehouse easy 3  
7 dfm apa log Car sale easy 3 additive
8 dfm apa log Toll Road easy 3 additive
9 dfm apa log Sales Process easy 4 additive
10 dfm apa log Cost Center easy 4 additive
11 dfm apa log Supply easy 4 additive
12   apa   Analyzing Flight Utilization easy 4  
13 dfm apa log Writing Tests easy 4 non
14 dfm apa log Bus Maintenance easy 4 additive
15 dfm apa log Restaurant Order easy 4 semi
16 dfm apa log Workout easy 4 additive
17 dfm     Western College Enrollment easy 4 additive

Level Medium

No. dfm apa log
 Description Difficulty Dimensions Additivity (dfm)
18     log Cost Center Accounting medium 3  
19 dfm apa log Service Management medium 4 non
20 dfm apa log Freight Bookings medium 4 additive
21 dfm apa log Soccer Goal medium 4 additive
22 dfm apa log Travel Booking medium 4 additive
23 dfm apa log Travelling medium 4 semi
24 dfm apa log Paperboy medium 4 non
25 dfm apa log Cab Ride medium 4 non
26 dfm apa log Project Management medium 4 additive
27 dfm     General Hospital medium 4 additive
28   apa   Memorial Hospital medium 4  
29   apa   State University Enrollment medium 4  
30     log Miami University Enrollment medium 4  
31 dfm apa log Shipments medium 4 additive
32 dfm apa log Haircut medium 4 additive
33 dfm apa log Bus Tour medium 5 additive
34 dfm apa log Writing Articles medium 5 additive
35 dfm     Hertz Car Rental Service medium 5 additive
36   apa   Budget Rental Service medium 5  
37     log Sixt Car Rental Service medium 5  
38 dfm apa log Advertising Campaign medium 5 non
39   apa   Cassette medium 5  
40     log Compact Disc medium 5  
41     log Getting Mails at Home medium 5  
42 dfm apa log Betting medium 5 additive
43 dfm apa log Flyer medium 6 additive

Level Hard

No. dfm apa log
 Description Difficulty Dimensions Additivity (dfm)
44     log Tri-County Hospital hard 4  
45 dfm apa log Pizza Service hard 5 additive
46 dfm     Lecture at the Boston University hard 5 additive
47   apa   Lecture at the UCLA hard 5  
48     log Lecture at the MIT hard 5  
49 dfm     DVD hard 5 non
50 dfm     Getting Mails hard 5 semi
51   apa   Mails via a Webmail Tool hard 5  
52 dfm apa log At The Movies hard 5 semi
53 dfm     Opera by Giuseppe Verdi hard 6 additive
54   apa   Opera by Richard Wagner hard 6  
55     log Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart hard 6  
56 dfm apa log An Accident hard 6 non
57 dfm apa log E-Commerce hard 6 semi
58 dfm     Real Estate I hard 6 additive
59   apa   Real Estate II hard 6  
60     log Real Estate III hard 6  

Logical Modelling Exercises according specific Characteristics

The following exercises are listed in the overview above already, however you might look for an logical modelling exercise with specific characteristics.

No. log Description Difficulty Classic Star Schema Fact Constellation Schema Partitioned Dimension Tables Normalised Dimension Tables Snow-Flake Schema
1 log Flying Airplanes easy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2 log Banking easy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
6 log Warehouse easy Yes Yes Yes Yes -
7 log Car sale easy Yes Yes - Yes Yes
8 log Toll Road easy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
9 log Sales Process easy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
10 log Cost Center easy Yes - - - -
11 log Supply easy Yes Yes - Yes -
13 log Writing Tests easy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
14 log Bus Maintenance easy Yes Yes - Yes Yes
15 log Restaurant Order easy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
16 log Workout easy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
18 log Cost Center Accounting medium Yes Yes Yes Yes -
19 log Service Management medium Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
20 log Freight Bookings medium Yes Yes Yes - Yes
21 log Soccer Goal medium Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
22 log Travel Booking medium Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
23 log Travelling medium Yes Yes - Yes -
24 log Paperboy medium Yes Yes - Yes -
25 log Cab Ride medium Yes Yes Yes Yes -
26 log Project Management medium Yes Yes - - -
30 log Miami University Enrollment medium Yes - Yes Yes -
31 log Shipments medium Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
32 log Haircut medium Yes Yes - Yes -
33 log Bus Tour medium Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
34 log Writing Articles medium Yes Yes Yes - Yes
37 log Sixt Car Rental Service medium Yes Yes Yes - Yes
38 log Advertising Campaign medium Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
40 log Compact Disc medium Yes Yes - Yes Yes
41 log Getting Mails at Home medium Yes Yes - Yes Yes
42 log Betting medium Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
43 log Flyer medium Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
44 log Tri-County Hospital hard Yes Yes - Yes -
45 log Pizza Service hard Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
48 log Lecture at the MIT hard Yes Yes Yes - -
52 log At The Movies hard Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
55 log Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart hard Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
56 log An Accident hard Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
57 log E-Commerce hard Yes Yes Yes - -
60 log Real Estate III hard Yes Yes - Yes Yes