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Certified Project Designer Cpd

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1. Primary keys






2. Made up of attributes - facts - metrics - etc. that make up the Metadata. All project info is stored in the Metadata.






3. A connection to the Metadata database. It's also the highest icon in the folder list window of Desktop.






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






5. Groupings of directly related attributes. Also commonly known as "dimensions".






6. View Filters are saved with the _____________.






7. The logical associations between attributes that exist based on a business rule






8. AND - OR - OR NOT - AND NOT






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






10. Top menu > View > Page-by - Drag-&-Drop categories onto the Page-by field window - Right-click a category and "move" to Page-by field






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






12. Reduced number of JOINS in the generated SQL






13. All Attributes must have an _______.






14. A condition data must meet in order to be included in a report. Does affect the SQL.






15. Facts associated to different column names in 2 or more tables






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






17. Level of OLTP integration






18. A feature that enables users to delivers reports to the history list - cache or mobile






19. OnLine Transaction Processing - Organized by workflow per application - uses real-time - write and update - evenly distributed transactional data






20. Metrics that perform multiple aggregations; one calculation inside of another.






21. Enables you to further narrow down a report view - using only those objects in the report without altering the SQL of the report query. They are executed after-the-fact.






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






23. Allow you to interact with the BI system - logically organize data to analyze complex relationships






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






25. Descriptive data that provides context for Facts.






26. OLTP data storage measure






27. 1 - List info from the data source 2 - Identify facts 3 - Identify attributes 4 - Determine direct attribute relationships 5 - Organize hierarchies






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






29. Attribute Creation Wizard - Attribute Editor






30. Combining 1 or more metric objects with 1 or more mathematical operations or constants. May include simple - nested or other compound metrics.






31. Creating multiple attributes quickly. Used during the initial project creation.






32. User reporting requirements - Query performance - Data volume - DB Maintenance






33. Normalized: No data redundancy - Moderately Denormalized: Some data redundancy with shared Table Keys - Completely Denormalized: Lots of data redundancy with shared Table Keys and description columns






34. Create attribute ID form - Create attribute description forms - Select lookup table(s) - Create attribute relationships






35. Metrics aggregate on the lowest-level attribute __________.






36. Formula - Level (Dimensionality) - Conditionality - Transformation






37. The intersection between a data-warehouse - Metadata repository and a user community. It contains objects such as reports - filters - templates and metrics.






38. The actual column name for a fact. Every fact must have at least 1 expression.






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






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






41. Direct: A parent > child relationship - Indirect: 2 or more attributes are related only through a fact or set of facts






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






43. Used to "fine-tune" your Project






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






45. To change the display of a report - including alignments - fonts - borders and backgrounds. You can format report headers - values or both.






46. Using the Prompt Generation Wizard - Inside the Report Editor






47. Columns - Tables






48. A method of organizing the appearance of report results in a Grid report based on a criteria






49. To see data at completely different levels - other than that of the original Grid or Graph






50. The Attribute Form maps to the same column name in multiple tables







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