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Certified Project Designer Cpd

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1. Folder List - Object Viewer - Shortcut Bar






2. An add-on product to the Intelligence Server to greatly enhance the type of analysis you can perform






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






4. OnLine Analytical Processing - Organized by dimension and business subject - uses batch loaded - reporting - read-only - spiked usage (based on time of data-warehouse loading)






5. User management - Security profiles - Server parameters - like report length - idle time and report prioritization






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






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






8. Schema Objects - Application Objects - Configuration Objects






9. An environment in which the MSTR Desktop connects to the MSTR Intelligence Server (or iServer) - which connects to the Metadata database.






10. Extraction - transformation - loading






11. It contains the ID column of all higher-level attributes






12. You must select "Other directions" when drilling attributes while viewing a report






13. You can _____________ in the Architect Graphical Interface.






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






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






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






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






18. User requirements - Existing source data - Technical and performance considerations






19. History folder: To retrieve scheduled reports - MyPersonal Objects: Objects you create - visible only to you - Public Objects: Objects that can be viewed by all - Schema Objects: Objects that represent the logical data model (facts - attributes and h






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






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






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






23. A Project Source can house ________ . A single Metadata can be used by multiple Projects.






24. Graph Properties - accessible under Top Menu > Graph > Preferences from Graph View






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






26. Facts - Attributes - Hierarchies






27. Reduced number of JOINS in the generated SQL






28. Columns - Tables






29. Create an empty Metadata database - Create the Metadata DSN connection - Create the Metadata shell






30. Level of OLAP integration






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






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






33. The Attribute Form Expression that maps to a single column - no matter the number of tables






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






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






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






37. Compound - Homogeneous - Heterogeneous






38. Enables you to select and display subsets of a report as separate pages.






39. Enables users to gather business insight through data analysis. It is a request for specific - formatted data from a data-warehouse.






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






41. Include 1 or more aggregate functions - Based on 1 or more facts or attributes - Include a specified level at which they are calculated - May include conditions - May include transformations






42. Objects that map directly back to the data-warehouse. Can be used directly or used to build objects pulled onto reports






43. A condition data must meet - created "on-the-fly" - in order to be included in a report. Does not affect the SQL.






44. Create the Project Source - Create the Database Instance






45. OLAP retains data ________






46. A shortcut to an existing Object in a Project






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






48. OLAP data storage measure






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






50. 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