Disclosed is a data processing system, a data processing
system-implemented method and an article of manufacture for providing
general user availability while integrity processing of rolled-in data is
deferred and performed incrementally. The data processing system includes
a data warehouse administration module for administering a data warehouse
to include a table dividable into portions for containing rows of
rolled-in data, a first and a second delimiter delimiting the start and
the end respectively of each portion, a metadata element having an entry
corresponding to the start and end delimiters delimiting each portion, a
third delimiter for delimiting, between the first delimiter and the third
delimiter, a sub-portion of the portion, and an operations management
module having operation mechanisms for performing operations on the data
warehouse responsive to the delimiters.