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Certified Project Designer Cpd

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






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






3. OLAP retains data ________






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Template - Filter - View of a Report






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






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






14. Simple - Derived






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






16. Descriptive data that provides context for Facts.






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






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






19. Compound - Homogeneous - Heterogeneous






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






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






22. Extraction - transformation - loading






23. Grid View - Graph View - Grid/Graph View - SQL View






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






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






26. Used to dynamically alter the contents of a report. With prompts - you can determine at run-time the objects you want to retreive for a report and filtering conditions.






27. Tables - Facts - Attributes - Hierarchies






28. You can _____________ in the Architect Graphical Interface.






29. Store info on relationships between 2 or more tables (attributes) - like an Index table.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Primary keys






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






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






39. 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






40. All report-level options overwrite ___________.






41. Subtotals reflect accumulations at selected attribute levels






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






43. 3 Ways: - Metric Value: Qualifies on a Metric value - Rank: Qualifies on a numeric rank of Metric values - Percent: Qualifies on the % of a Metric value being ranked






44. Level of OLAP integration






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






46. Define browsing attributes - Set entry-points - Set element display - Define attribute filters - Configure for drilling - Define the sort order for browsing - Define the sort order for drilling






47. 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






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






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






50. The Attribute Form maps to the same column name in multiple tables