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I have 2 tables one containing historical data using type 2 SCD (Slowly changing dimensions) called DimBrand and another containing just the latest dimension data called LatestDimBrand. Using the merge function I will insert new records from LatestDimBrand into DimBrand, I will archive (apply an end date) to any DimBrand records which do not appear in the latest data, and finally enter a new record and archive the old record for any Brands which may have changed.

DimBrand (the target of our Inserts, Updates, Deletes) and DimLatestBrand (the source for Inserts,Updates,Deletes):

Here is complete merge statement;

INSERT #DimBrand    ([BrandCode],[BrandName],[StartDate])
SELECT                 [BrandCode],[BrandName],getdate()                                    
FROM                (
                    MERGE #DimBrand AS Target
                    USING    (
                            SELECT    [BrandCode],[BrandName],[StartDate],[EndDate]                       
                            FROM    #LatestDimBrand
                            ) AS Source
                    ON     (Target.[BrandCode] = Source.[BrandCode])    
                    -------------------------------                       
                    WHEN MATCHED AND Target.[BrandName] <> Source.[BrandName]
                        THEN
                        UPDATE SET Target.[EndDate] = getdate()
                    -------------------------------
                    WHEN NOT MATCHED BY TARGET 
                        THEN
                        INSERT ( 
                                [BrandCode]                        
                                ,[BrandName]                    
                                ,[StartDate]              
                                ,[EndDate]                                            
                        )
                        VALUES (      
                                Source.[BrandCode], 
                                Source.[BrandName], 
                                Source.[StartDate],
                                Source.[EndDate]   
                        )
                    -------------------------------
                    WHEN NOT MATCHED BY SOURCE 
                        THEN 
                        UPDATE SET Target.[EndDate] = getdate()
                    -------------------------------
                    OUTPUT $Action, Source.*
                    ) As i([Action],[BrandCode],[BrandName],[StartDate],[EndDate])
                    -------------------------------
WHERE                [Action] = 'UPDATE'
AND                    BrandCode IS NOT NULL

Resources

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/statements/merge-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver15

https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/2883/using-the-sql-server-merge-statement-to-process-type-2-slowly-changing-dimensions/

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