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Certified Project Designer Cpd

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1. Must have Subtotals enabled - or you won't see any data for higher-level attributes






2. One that uses 2 or more columns as its ID






3. Facts associated to the same column name in 1 or more tables






4. Store info on relationships between 2 or more tables (attributes) - like an Index table.






5. Cannot be directly put onto a Report - must be aggregated in a Metric - which can be added to a Report






6. Enables you to lock column headers so that they always appear when scrolling






7. Prompts to select a single value on which to qualify a date - number or text string.






8. Store info about attributes - including IDs and any descriptions. Used for easier browsing.






9. Contains info that facilitates the transfer of data from the source systems to the data-warehouse






10. Simple: 1 fact to 1 column - Derived: 1 fact to an expression that combines multiple facts to create a derived expression






11. Simple: Single column unique identifier - Compound: 2 or more columns per unique identifier






12. Level of OLTP integration






13. More storage - Complex SQL - Simple ETL






14. What tool do you use to create the Metadata shell?






15. MS Excel - MS Word - MS Access - PDF - HTML - Plain text






16. Used to: - Create the Project - Select Project tables - Create basic Facts - Create basic Attributes and their relationships






17. Enables you to search for a specific Object or group of Objects that meet a certain criteria.






18. A subset of a report that users can manipulate without altering the SQL

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19. Grid View - Graph View - Grid/Graph View - SQL View






20. Simple - Compound - Nested - Derived






21. The Attribute Form Expression that maps to multiple columns from the same table. May also contain an operator (aggregation).






22. Used for - Initially populating the Metadata - Creating schema objects






23. Specifies a condition data must meet in order to be included in a report






24. Extraction - transformation - loading






25. Enables you to select which tables from the data-warehouse to store in the Metadata database






26. Direct: 2-tier - Server: 3-tier






27. They store the column data type - and must be changed when creating a derived fact expression with conflicting data types






28. An environment in which the MSTR Desktop connects directly to the Metadata database.






29. Attribute Creation Wizard - Attribute Editor






30. Seach for - Object name - Object ID - Object location - Object date range - Object type - Object owner






31. Schema Objects - Application Objects - Configuration Objects






32. Prompts to select objects to include in a report - such as attributes - metrics - custom groups - template objects - report filter objects - etc.






33. A new tool for project design tasks - used for fine-tuning a project after initial creation






34. Architect Graphical Interface _____________ - Does not support transformations or other advanced architect techniques - Does not auto-save






35. Reduced number of JOINS in the generated SQL






36. What tool do you use to create the Metadata DSN connection?






37. Provide convenient paths for browsing attribute data - as defined by the user. They don't follow the logical model. May not consist of directly related attributes.






38. You can save your auto-style from the Top Menu > Grid > Save AutoStyle As...






39. Filter definition prompts - Object prompts - Value prompts - Level prompts






40. The System Hierarchy is automatically updated whenever you make a change to an __________________.






41. A user interface for creating and maintaining a BI environment






42. Simple - Nested - Compound - Numeric Constants - Simple metrics with levels - conditions or transformations as part of their definition






43. Level of OLAP integration






44. Compound - Homogeneous - Heterogeneous






45. Specifies what info to retrieve from a data-warehouse - and how to display it






46. Columns - Tables






47. Right-click on the attribute - Double-click it - Click the drill icon from the Toolbar






48. Define browsing attributes - Set entry-points - Set element display - Define attribute filters - Configure for drilling - Define the sort order for browsing - Define the sort order for drilling






49. It contains the ID column of the parent attribute






50. Represent business performance. Typically numeric. Must be aggregated to produce a meaningful result. Are directly linked to columns in the data-warehouse.