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Certified Project Designer Cpd

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Up: To see data at a higher-level attribute of the same hierarchy - Down: To see data at a lower-level attribute of the same hierarchy - Other Directions: To see data at any level of any hierarchy






2. Level of OLAP integration






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Create the Project Source - Create the Database Instance






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






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






12. Compound - Homogeneous - Heterogeneous






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






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






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






16. AND - OR - OR NOT - AND NOT






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






18. OLTP data storage measure






19. Columns - Tables






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






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






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






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






24. Folder List - Object Viewer - Shortcut Bar






25. Create an empty Metadata database - Create the Metadata DSN connection - Create the Metadata shell






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






27. 1 - Quick Sort: Only accessible from Grid view 2 - Advanced Sort: Available in Grid or Graph views






28. An environment in which the MSTR Desktop connects to the MSTR Intelligence Server (or iServer) - which connects to the Metadata database.






29. Objects that map directly back to the data-warehouse. Can be used directly or used to build objects pulled onto reports






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






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






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






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






34. Descriptive data that provides context for Facts.






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






36. All Attributes must have an _______.






37. 1 - List info from the data source 2 - Identify facts 3 - Identify attributes 4 - Determine direct attribute relationships 5 - Organize hierarchies






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. Simple - Compound - Nested - Derived






42. Metrics aggregate on the lowest-level attribute __________.






43. You can _____________ in the Architect Graphical Interface.






44. Primary keys






45. The logical associations between attributes that exist based on a business rule






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






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






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






49. It contains the ID column of the parent attribute






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