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Certified Project Designer Cpd

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1. Facts - Attributes - Hierarchies






2. Level of OLTP integration






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Facts are _____ in the data-warehouse. In MSTR - you created fact schema objects which reference those facts stored in the warehouse






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Simple - Compound - Nested - Derived






16. 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






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






18. Direct: A parent > child relationship - Indirect: 2 or more attributes are related only through a fact or set of facts






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Subtotals reflect accumulations at selected attribute levels






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






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






33. Data is read-only - Data is aligned by business subject - Data formatting is uniform - Data is long-term data (2-5+ years)






34. How users can share comments for reports to other users






35. A development environment to create BI applications - allowing users to edit the Metadata database






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






37. Grid View - Graph View - Grid/Graph View - SQL View






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






39. Used to "fine-tune" your Project






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






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






42. Top menu/dropdowns - Toolbar - Right-click popup menus






43. 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






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






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






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






47. Create the Project Source - Create the Database Instance






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






49. Schema Objects - Application Objects - Configuration Objects






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