<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
warehouse	I-General_Concept
automation	I-General_Concept
(	O
DWA	O
)	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
accelerating	O
and	O
automating	O
the	O
data	O
warehouse	O
development	O
cycles	O
,	O
while	O
assuring	O
quality	O
and	O
consistency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DWA	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
provide	O
automation	B-Application
of	O
the	O
entire	O
lifecycle	O
of	O
a	O
data	O
warehouse	O
,	O
from	O
source	O
system	O
analysis	O
to	O
testing	O
to	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
warehouse	I-General_Concept
automation	I-General_Concept
primarily	O
focuses	O
on	O
automation	B-Application
of	O
each	O
and	O
every	O
step	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
lifecycle	O
of	O
a	O
data	O
warehouse	O
,	O
thus	O
reducing	O
the	O
efforts	O
required	O
in	O
managing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
warehouse	I-General_Concept
automation	I-General_Concept
works	O
on	O
the	O
principles	O
of	O
design	O
patterns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comprises	O
a	O
central	O
repository	O
of	O
design	O
patterns	O
,	O
which	O
encapsulate	O
architectural	O
standards	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
best	O
practices	O
for	O
data	O
design	O
,	O
data	O
management	O
,	O
data	B-General_Concept
integration	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
data	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
an	O
analyst	O
firm	O
has	O
published	O
a	O
guide	O
Which	O
Data	B-General_Concept
Warehouse	I-General_Concept
Automation	I-General_Concept
Tool	O
is	O
Right	O
for	O
You	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
warehouse	I-General_Concept
automation	I-General_Concept
can	O
provide	O
advantages	O
like	O
source	O
data	O
exploration	O
,	O
warehouse	O
data	O
models	O
,	O
ETL	O
generation	O
,	O
test	O
automation	B-Application
,	O
metadata	O
management	O
,	O
managed	O
deployment	O
,	O
scheduling	O
,	O
change	O
impact	O
analysis	O
and	O
easier	O
maintenance	O
and	O
modification	O
of	O
the	O
data	O
warehouse	O
.	O
</s>
