The Type 2 Dimension/Flag Current mapping filters source rows based on user-defined comparisons and inserts both new and changed dimensions into the target. Changes are tracked in the target table by flagging the current version of each dimension and versioning the primary key. In the Type 2 Dimension/Flag Current target, the current version of a dimension has a current flag set to 1 and the highest incremented primary key.

Use the Type 2 Dimension/Flag Current mapping to update a slowly changing dimension table when you want to keep a full history of dimension data in the table, with the most current data flagged. Versioned primary keys track the order of changes to each dimension.

When you use this option, the Designer creates two additional fields in the target: