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version: 2

models:
  - name: fct_orders_placed
    description: >
      Placed order fact table for order-count analytics and funnel tie-ins. Grain: One row per sm_order_line_key. Date field: order_created_at_local_datetime. Critical filters: source_system for platform-specific order placement reporting; order_created_at_local_datetime for temporal analysis. Key joins: dim_orders via sm_order_key (many:1); dim_order_lines via sm_order_line_key (1:1).
    columns:
      - name: _synced_at
        description: >
          UTC timestamp when SourceMedium last synced the row. Freshness indicator only; not for time-series analysis.

      - name: order_created_at_local_datetime
        description: >
          Order created timestamp converted to reporting timezone (from order_created_at UTC).

      - name: order_id
        description: >
          Platform order identifier. Not globally unique across stores; pair with `smcid` and `source_system` when needed for scoping.

      - name: order_line_gross_sales
        description: >
          The number of items in an order multiplied by the price of those items.

      - name: order_line_id
        description: >
          The ID of the order line.

      - name: order_line_price
        description: >
          The price of the items purchased in an order.

      - name: order_line_quantity
        description: >
          The number of items that were originally purchased in an order.

      - name: product_variant_id
        description: >
          A unique identifier for the product variant generated by the source system.

      - name: sm_customer_key
        description: >
          Stable SourceMedium customer key. Unique per customer. Key joins: `dim_customers` (1:1); `dim_orders`/`obt_orders` (1:many). Platform caveat: TikTok Shop coverage may be limited.

      - name: sm_order_key
        description: >
          Stable SourceMedium order key. Unique per order. Key joins: `obt_order_lines` (1:many via `sm_order_key`); `dim_customers` (many:1 via `sm_customer_key`). Platform caveat: TikTok Shop coverage may be limited.

      - name: sm_order_line_key
        description: >
          Stable SourceMedium order line key. Unique per line. Key joins: `dim_order_lines` (1:1); `dim_orders` (many:1 via `sm_order_key`). Platform caveat: TikTok Shop coverage may be limited.

      - name: sm_product_key
        description: >
          Stable SourceMedium join key for products to related tables.

      - name: sm_product_variant_key
        description: >
          Stable SourceMedium join key for product variants to related tables.

      - name: sm_store_id
        description: >
          SourceMedium's unique store identifier. For Shopify stores, derived from the myshopify.com domain; for other platforms (Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart.com), uses platform-specific identifiers.

      - name: source_system
        description: >
          Originating platform for the record (e.g., Shopify, Amazon, TikTok Shop, Chargebee). Used for platform‑specific behavior and coverage.

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