calculate CRC before or after transformation on data?

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calculate CRC before or after transformation on data?

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Hi!

Is it better to calculate CRC (used for catch changes in source database) before any transformations need to be done on source data, after or doesn't matter?

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Post by chulett »

If you are trying to compare source fields that are transformed before going into your target, to make an apples-to-apples comparison you'll need to do your initial transforms and then do the CRC check.

Otherwise they'll always be different. :wink:
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