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 # datavault4dbt by [Scalefree International GmbH](https://www.scalefree.com)
 
-<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/81677440/195860893-435b5faa-71f1-4e01-969d-3593a808daa8.png">
+[<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/81677440/195860893-435b5faa-71f1-4e01-969d-3593a808daa8.png">](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/)
 
 
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 ### Included Macros
-- Staging Area (For Hashing, prejoins and ghost records)
-- Hubs, Links & Satellites (allowing multiple deltas)
-- Non-Historized Links and Satellites
-- Multi-Active Satellites
-- Virtualized End-Dating (in Satellites)
-- Reference Hubs, - Satellites, and - Tables
-- PIT Tables
-  - Hook for Cleaning up PITs 
-- Snapshot Control
+- [Staging Area (For Hashing, prejoins and ghost records)](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/staging/)
+- [Hubs](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/hubs/standard-hub/), [Links](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/links/standard-link/) & [Satellites](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/satellites/standard-satellite/standard-satellite-v0/) (allowing multiple deltas)
+- [Non-Historized Links](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/links/non-historized-link/) and [Satellites](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/satellites/non-historized-satellite/)
+- [Multi-Active Satellites](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/satellites/multi-active-satellite/multi-active-satellite-v0/)
+- [Effectivity](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/satellites/effectivity-satellite/) and [Record Tracking Satellites](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/satellites/record-tracking-satellite/)
+- [Virtualized End-Dating (in Satellites)](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/satellites/standard-satellite/standard-satellite-v1/)
+- [Reference Hubs](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/reference-data/reference-hub/), [- Satellites](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/reference-data/reference-satellite/reference-satellite-v0/), and [- Tables](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/reference-data/reference-tables/)
+- [PIT Tables](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/business-vault/pit/)
+  - [Hook for Cleaning up PITs](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/business-vault/pit/hook-cleanup-pits/) 
+- Snapshot Control [Tables](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/business-vault/snapshot-control/snapshot-control-v0/) and [Views](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/macro-instructions/business-vault/snapshot-control/snapshot-control-v1/)
 
 ### Features
 With datavault4dbt you will get a lot of awesome features, including:
 - A Data Vault 2.0 implementation congruent to the original Data Vault 2.0 definition by Dan Linstedt
-- Ready for both Persistent Staging Areas and Transient Staging Areas, due to the allowance of multiple deltas in all macros, without losing any intermediate changes - Enforcing standards in naming conventions by implementing [global variables](https://github.com/ScalefreeCOM/datavault4dbt/wiki/Global-variables) for technical columns    
+- Ready for both Persistent Staging Areas and Transient Staging Areas, due to the allowance of multiple deltas in all macros, without losing any intermediate changes - Enforcing standards in naming conventions by implementing [global variables](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/general-usage-notes/global-variables/) for technical columns    
 - A fully auditable solution for a Data Warehouse
 - Creating a centralized, snapshot-based Business interface by using a centralized snapshot table supporting logarithmic logic
 - A modern insert-only approach that avoids updating data
@@ -36,11 +37,8 @@ To use the macros efficiently, there are a few prerequisites you need to provide
 <img src="https://www.getdbt.com/ui/img/logos/dbt-logo.svg" width=33% align=right>
 
 ### Resources:
+- Find technical information about the macros, examples, and more, on [the official datavault4dbt Website](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/)!
 - Learn more about dbt [in the docs](https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/introduction)
-- Check out [Discourse](https://discourse.getdbt.com/) for commonly asked questions and answers
-- Join the [chat](https://community.getdbt.com/) on Slack for live discussions and support
-- Check out [the blog](https://blog.getdbt.com/) for the latest news on dbt's development and best practices
-- Find [dbt events](https://events.getdbt.com) near you
 - Check out the [Scalefree-Blog](https://www.scalefree.com/blog/)
    - [Data-Vault 2.0 with dbt #1](https://www.scalefree.com/scalefree-newsletter/data-vault-2-0-with-dbt-part-1/)
    - [Data-Vault 2.0 with dbt #2](https://www.scalefree.com/scalefree-newsletter/data-vault-2-0-with-dbt-part-2/)
@@ -79,11 +77,11 @@ For further information on how to install packages in dbt, please visit the foll
 [https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/building-a-dbt-project/package-management](https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/building-a-dbt-project/package-management#how-do-i-add-a-package-to-my-project)
 
 ### Global variables
-datavault4dbt is highly customizable by using many global variables. Since they are applied on multiple levels, a high rate of standardization across your data vault 2.0 solution is guaranteed. The default values of those variables are set inside the packages `dbt_project.yml` and should be copied to your own `dbt_project.yml`. For an explanation of all global variables see [the wiki](https://github.com/ScalefreeCOM/datavault4dbt/wiki/Global-variables).
+datavault4dbt is highly customizable by using many global variables. Since they are applied on multiple levels, a high rate of standardization across your data vault 2.0 solution is guaranteed. The default values of those variables are set inside the packages `dbt_project.yml` and should be copied to your own `dbt_project.yml`. For an explanation of all global variables see [the docs](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/general-usage-notes/global-variables/).
 
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 ## Usage
-The datavault4dbt package provides macros for Staging and Creation of all DataVault-Entities you need, to build your own DataVault2.0 solution. The usage of the macros is well-explained in the documentation: https://github.com/ScalefreeCOM/datavault4dbt/wiki
+The datavault4dbt package provides macros for Staging and Creation of all DataVault-Entities you need, to build your own DataVault2.0 solution. The usage of the macros is well-explained in the [documentation]([url](https://www.datavault4dbt.com/documentation/)).
 
 ---
 ## Contributing

macros/supporting/ghost_record_per_datatype.sql

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 
 {%- if ghost_record_type == 'unknown' -%}
 
-        {%- if datatype == 'TIMESTAMP' or datatype == 'TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIMEZONE' %} {{- datavault4dbt.string_to_timestamp( timestamp_format , beginning_of_all_times) }} as "{{ column_name }}"
+        {%- if datatype == 'TIMESTAMP' or datatype == 'TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIMEZONE' %} {{- datavault4dbt.string_to_timestamp( timestamp_format , beginning_of_all_times) }} as {{ alias }}
         {%- elif datatype == 'DATE'-%} TO_DATE('{{ beginning_of_all_times_date }}', '{{ date_format }}' ) as {{ alias }}
         {%- elif datatype.upper().startswith('VARCHAR') -%}
             {%- if col_size is not none -%}
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 
 {%- elif ghost_record_type == 'error' -%}
 
-        {%- if datatype == 'TIMESTAMP' or datatype == 'TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE' %} {{- datavault4dbt.string_to_timestamp( timestamp_format , end_of_all_times) }} as "{{ column_name }}"
+        {%- if datatype == 'TIMESTAMP' or datatype == 'TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE' %} {{- datavault4dbt.string_to_timestamp( timestamp_format , end_of_all_times) }} as {{ alias }}
         {%- elif datatype == 'DATE'-%} TO_DATE('{{ end_of_all_times_date }}', '{{ date_format }}' ) as {{ alias }}
         {%- elif datatype.upper().startswith('VARCHAR') -%}
             {%- if col_size is not none -%}
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
 
 {%- if ghost_record_type == 'unknown' -%}
 
-        {%- if datatype in ['DATETIME', 'DATETIME2', 'DATETIMEOFFSET'] %} CONVERT({{ datatype }}, {{- datavault4dbt.string_to_timestamp( timestamp_format , beginning_of_all_times) }}) as "{{ column_name }}"
+        {%- if datatype in ['DATETIME', 'DATETIME2', 'DATETIMEOFFSET'] %} CONVERT({{ datatype }}, {{- datavault4dbt.string_to_timestamp( timestamp_format , beginning_of_all_times) }}) as "{{ alias }}"
         {%- elif 'CHAR' in datatype -%}
             {%- if col_size is not none -%}
                 {%- if (col_size | int) == -1 -%}
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 
 {%- elif ghost_record_type == 'error' -%}
 
-        {%- if datatype in ['DATETIME', 'DATETIME2', 'DATETIMEOFFSET'] %} CONVERT({{ datatype }}, {{- datavault4dbt.string_to_timestamp( timestamp_format , end_of_all_times) }}) as "{{ column_name }}"
+        {%- if datatype in ['DATETIME', 'DATETIME2', 'DATETIMEOFFSET'] %} CONVERT({{ datatype }}, {{- datavault4dbt.string_to_timestamp( timestamp_format , end_of_all_times) }}) as "{{ alias }}"
         {%- elif 'CHAR' in datatype -%}
             {%- if col_size is not none -%}
                 {%- if (col_size | int) == -1 -%}

macros/supporting/string_to_timestamp.sql

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 {%- endmacro -%}
 
 {%- macro exasol__string_to_timestamp(format, timestamp) -%}
-    TO_TIMESTAMP('{{ timestamp }}', '{{ format }}')
+   CAST(TO_TIMESTAMP('{{ timestamp }}', '{{ format }}') AS {{ datavault4dbt.timestamp_default_dtype() }})
 {%- endmacro -%}
 
 {%- macro snowflake__string_to_timestamp(format, timestamp) -%}