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Certified Project Designer Cpd

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1. Needed to create other application objects - like reports or documents - such as templates - filters - metrics - etc.






2. A development environment to create BI applications - allowing users to edit the Metadata database






3. Simple - Derived






4. Facts are _____ in the data-warehouse. In MSTR - you created fact schema objects which reference those facts stored in the warehouse






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






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






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






8. You can _____________ in the Architect Graphical Interface.






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






10. Homogeneous - Heterogeneous






11. A simplified version of Desktop - providing interactive "slice-&-dice" capabilities






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






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






14. Used to create or edit complex attributes - facts - hierarchies - and logical tables






15. Based on facts or attributes - Place at least 1 aggregation inside of another - Include 1 or more level definitions - May include 1 or more conditions - May include 1 or more transformations






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

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






18. If you need to ____________ based on a specific Attribute Form - that form should be its own attribute.






19. A shortcut to an existing Object in a Project






20. Tables that contain fact data and attribute ID columns that describe the level at which the fact values are recorded






21. Facts - Attributes - Hierarchies






22. Simple - Compound - Nested - Derived






23. ID columns - Description columns - Fact columns






24. It creates the System Hierarchy - when you define Attributes and their corresponding relationships






25. Used to dynamically alter the contents of a report. With prompts - you can determine at run-time the objects you want to retreive for a report and filtering conditions.






26. Extraction - transformation - loading






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






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






29. Must have a one-to-one relationship with all other forms.






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






31. The default entry-points.






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






33. Schema Objects - Application Objects - Configuration Objects






34. Prompts to specify the level of a metric. They are not placed directly on a report - but rather embeded in a metric.






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






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






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






38. Enables you to format report values based on a condition - such as highlights - font colors - etc.






39. Level of OLTP integration






40. To define the level of aggregation for a specific metric - Used for qualifications






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






42. More storage - Complex SQL - Simple ETL






43. A diagram that shows the information you want to analyze in a project and how that information is related. It depicts the flow of data in an organization. It is not based on the physical structure of the data-warehouse. Used by the MSTR Engine to gen






44. Fact Creation Wizard: Used to create simple - homogeneous facts - Fact Editor: Used to create derived - heterogeneous facts






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






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






47. The Attribute Form maps to different column names in multiple tables






48. Up: To see data at a higher-level attribute of the same hierarchy - Down: To see data at a lower-level attribute of the same hierarchy - Other Directions: To see data at any level of any hierarchy






49. 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






50. 1 - Quick Sort: Only accessible from Grid view 2 - Advanced Sort: Available in Grid or Graph views