sql-server-samples/samples/databases/contoso-data-warehouse/readme.md

# Contoso Retail Data Warehouse

Loads data from a public Azure Storage Blob into the Contoso Retail Data Warehouse schema in Azure SQL Data Warehouse. 

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### Contents

[About this sample](#about-this-sample)<br/>
[Before you begin](#before-you-begin)<br/>
[Run this sample](#run-this-sample)<br/>
[Sample details](#sample-details)<br/>
[Disclaimers](#disclaimers)<br/>
[Related links](#related-links)<br/>


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## About this sample

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1. **Applies to:** Azure SQL Data Warehouse
1. **Key features:**
1. **Workload:** data warehouse
1. **Programming Language:** T-SQL
1. **Authors:** jrj;barbkess
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## Before you begin

To run this sample, you need the following prerequisites.

**Software prerequisites:**

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2. Visual Studio 2015 (or higher) with the latest SSDT installed

**Azure prerequisites:**

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1. A database in Azure SQL Data Warehouse 

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## Run this sample

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1. From Visual Studio, open the SQL Server Object Explorer and connect to your SQL Data Warehouse database.

2. Open a new query window and run the T-SQL code from there.
 

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## Sample details

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## Disclaimers
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## Related Links
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