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Certified Project Designer Cpd

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1. Simple - Compound - Nested - Derived






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






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






4. Used to modify a Report






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






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






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






8. Cube analysis - Derived elements - In-memory OLAP with use of report objects - View filters - Derived metrics






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






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






11. Source Systems - ETL Processes - Data-Warehouse - Metadata - MSTR Applications






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






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






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






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






16. ID columns - Description columns - Fact columns






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






18. How users can share comments for reports to other users






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






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






21. Subtotals reflect accumulations at selected attribute levels






22. Attributes - Metrics - Hierachies - Consolidations - Custom Groups - Object Prompts






23. More storage - Complex SQL - Simple ETL






24. OLAP retains data ________






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






26. Compound - Homogeneous - Heterogeneous






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






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






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






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






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






32. It contains the ID and DESC columns of all higher-level attributes






33. All Attributes must have an _______.






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






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






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






37. Columns - Tables






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Level of OLAP integration






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






47. Display: On a report or in Data Explorer - Sorting: Sort report data using attribute forms - Qualifications: To filter on the elements of any attribute form






48. Folder List - Object Viewer - Shortcut Bar






49. 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






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