Which statement best describes Stage Tables?

• A. Stage Tables store the cube's metadata only.
• B. Stage Tables are used to store data outside the cube for staging before processing.
• C. Stage Tables store data inside the cube.
• D. Stage Tables are deprecated.

Answer: (B)

Stage Tables serve as a staging area for data outside the cube, used to hold and prepare data before it is processed and loaded into the cube. This setup lets you perform cleansing, validation, and transformation without touching the cube directly, which helps manage large data loads and catch errors early. They are not for the cube's metadata, they do not store data inside the cube, and they are a supported part of the data loading process rather than deprecated.