The Type 0 method is passive. It manages dimensional changes and no action is performed. Values remain as they were at the time the dimension record was first inserted. In certain circumstances history is preserved with a Type 0. High order types are employed to guarantee the preservation of history whereas Type 0 provides the least or no control.
The most common types are I, II, and III.
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