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Certified Project Designer Cpd

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Enables you to search for a specific Object or group of Objects that meet a certain criteria.






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






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






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






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






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






7. All Attributes must have an _______.






8. Data is read-only - Data is aligned by business subject - Data formatting is uniform - Data is long-term data (2-5+ years)






9. Enables you to specify the order in which the data in a report for a particular row/column appears; ascending or descending






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 1 - List info from the data source 2 - Identify facts 3 - Identify attributes 4 - Determine direct attribute relationships 5 - Organize hierarchies






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






18. Level of OLAP integration






19. View Filters are saved with the _____________.






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Columns - Tables






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






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






28. You can e-mail reports by going to _____






29. Simple - Derived






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






31. An environment in which the MSTR Desktop connects directly to the Metadata database.






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






33. Data is read/write - Data is assigned by application - Data formatting may not be uniform - Data may be limited to recent/current data






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






35. ID columns - Description columns - Fact columns






36. The Attribute Form Expression that maps to multiple columns from the same table. May also contain an operator (aggregation).






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A shortcut to an existing Object in a Project






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






45. OLAP retains data ________






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






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






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






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






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