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Certified Project Designer Cpd

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Simple - Compound - Nested - Derived






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






3. Create the Project Source - Create the Database Instance






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






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






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






7. Schema Objects - Application Objects - Configuration Objects






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






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






10. Prompts to select a single value on which to qualify a date - number or text string.






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






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






13. Reduced number of JOINS in the generated SQL






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






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






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






17. OLTP data storage measure






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






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






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






21. Grid View - Graph View - Grid/Graph View - SQL View






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






23. Level of OLTP integration






24. 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.






25. Descriptive data that provides context for Facts.






26. If you need to ____________ based on a specific Attribute Form - that form should be its own attribute.






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






28. 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.






29. All report-level options overwrite ___________.






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






31. Must have Subtotals enabled - or you won't see any data for higher-level attributes






32. 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






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






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






35. Primary keys






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






37. Used to "fine-tune" your Project






38. Simple - Derived






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






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






41. A subset of a report that users can manipulate without altering the SQL

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






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






44. View Filters can only ___________.






45. Used to create or edit complex attributes - facts - hierarchies - and logical tables






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






47. Combining 1 or more metric objects with 1 or more mathematical operations or constants. May include simple - nested or other compound metrics.






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






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






50. Template - Filter - View of a Report