Three Cadences, One Output

Concepts covered: paMultiCadenceOrchestration, paFreshnessJoin

A real orchestration design rarely has one schedule. The example below builds a single downstream table that is fed by three sources, each on its own cadence. The shape is common in production: a daily executive table that combines streaming events, hourly Stripe data, and once-a-day Salesforce CRM. Designing this correctly requires every concept from the previous sections. The Sources and Their Cadences The Downstream Table The downstream is mart.daily_revenue_by_account, a single table that the executive dashboard reads. One row per account per day, with columns for total events, total revenue, and account-level metadata from CRM. The freshness bar is 'available by 6am Pacific each morning'. Three sources at three cadences must produce this one table on time, every day, without time-offs

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