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Certified Project Designer Cpd

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Grid View - Graph View - Grid/Graph View - SQL View






2. Design View - Grid View - Graph View - Grid/Graph VIew - SQL View






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






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






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






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






7. More storage - Complex SQL - Simple ETL






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






9. OLAP retains data ________






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






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






12. View Filters are saved with the _____________.






13. The unique values of an attribute obtained from the data-warehouse






14. 1 - Form definition 2 - Form general info 3 - Form category 4 - Form format






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






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






17. Simple - Derived






18. Attributes must be homogeneous - Attributes can only have simple form expressions - No more than 2 attribute forms (usually an ID and primary description)






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






20. OLAP data storage measure






21. All report-level options overwrite ___________.






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






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






24. A shortcut to an existing Object in a Project






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






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

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






28. Enables you to rearrange the columns and rows in a report.






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






30. Compound - Homogeneous - Heterogeneous






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






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






33. Descriptive data that provides context for Facts.






34. Tables - Facts - Attributes - Hierarchies






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






36. View Filters can only ___________.






37. roject Creation Assistant - Schema Object Editor - Architect Graphical Interface






38. It contains the ID column of the parent attribute






39. Reduced number of JOINS in the generated SQL






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






41. Define the analytical calculations to perform on the data-warehouse. Made up of Facts.






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






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






44. Homogeneous - Heterogeneous






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






46. A detailed - graphical representation of the physical structure of a database. Usually based on a logical data model.






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






48. OLAP Services does not add any ______ to the report query.






49. 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






50. Metrics you create within a report using only those objects in the report.