Well most of check the forums while procrastinating at work - so I thought we could use this as a support group/technical advice space...
I'll kick things off... Anyone have any tips on preparation work before you import a shark load of data into a new database (data prep, clean up, naming conventions etc)...
Plan, plan, plan. Import small sample data set. Verify. Plan some more. Sample some more. Re-plan. Re-test. Wait until after 4 on a Friday, start data import, go to a pub you don't normally go to and turn your phone off so they can't find you.
The world will still be there Monday morning even if the database isnt:)