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Certified Project Designer Cpd

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ID columns - Description columns - Fact columns






2. Seach for - Object name - Object ID - Object location - Object date range - Object type - Object owner






3. All report-level options overwrite ___________.






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






5. Normalized: No data redundancy - Moderately Denormalized: Some data redundancy with shared Table Keys - Completely Denormalized: Lots of data redundancy with shared Table Keys and description columns






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






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






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






9. 1 - Quick Sort: Only accessible from Grid view 2 - Advanced Sort: Available in Grid or Graph views






10. Schema Objects - Application Objects - Configuration Objects






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






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






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






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






15. Descriptive data that provides context for Facts.






16. Create the Project Source - Create the Database Instance






17. Prompts to select filtering criteria from hierarchies - attributes - attribute element lists - and metrics.






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






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






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






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






22. OLTP retains data ________






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






24. A method of organizing the appearance of report results in a Grid report based on a criteria






25. 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






26. Creating multiple attributes quickly. Used during the initial project creation.






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






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






29. Used to modify a Report






30. Level of OLTP integration






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






32. Direct: 2-tier - Server: 3-tier






33. 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






34. May include 1 or more functions as operators - Based on the attributes and metrics in the Report Objects window - May be Simple or Compound






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






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






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






38. 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






39. SUM - AVG - Standard Deviation - Moving Average - Correlation - U-tiling






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






41. Tables - Facts - Attributes - Hierarchies






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






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






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






45. Fact Creation Wizard: Used to create simple - homogeneous facts - Fact Editor: Used to create derived - heterogeneous facts






46. You can save your auto-style from the Top Menu > Grid > Save AutoStyle As...






47. Template - Filter - View of a Report






48. Desktop (2 versions: Designer and Analyst) - Architect - Administrative Functions






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






50. Homogeneous - Heterogeneous