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Certified Project Designer Cpd

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






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






3. It contains links to specific folders in the Folder List






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






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






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






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






8. Tables - Facts - Attributes - Hierarchies






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






10. Enables "indented" grouping of related attributes. Useful for displaying a report at different levels quickly.






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






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






13. Simple - Derived






14. Used to limit a possibly overwhelming set of potential prompt answers






15. Attribute Creation Wizard - Attribute Editor






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






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






18. A shortcut to an existing Object in a Project






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






20. OLTP retains data ________






21. Attribute Qualification: A condition an attribute element must meet - Set Qualification: To restrict report results based on a Metric - Shortcut to a Report: A resultset of an existing report - Shortcut to a Filter: To use 1 or more existing filters






22. AND - OR - OR NOT - AND NOT






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






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






25. You can _____________ in the Architect Graphical Interface.






26. Template - Filter - View of a Report






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Enables you to further narrow down a report view - using only those objects in the report without altering the SQL of the report query. They are executed after-the-fact.






36. Provide convenient paths for browsing attribute data - as defined by the user. They don't follow the logical model. May not consist of directly related attributes.






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






38. Less storage - Simple SQL - Complex ETL






39. What tool do you use to create the Metadata shell?






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






41. Enables you to search for a specific Object or group of Objects that meet a certain criteria.






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






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






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






45. A full-featured version that enables Report Developers to design complex and sophisticated reports and documents






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






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






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






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






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