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Certified Project Designer Cpd

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. User management - Security profiles - Server parameters - like report length - idle time and report prioritization






2. Columns - Tables






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






4. Groupings of directly related attributes. Also commonly known as "dimensions".






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






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






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






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






9. Compound - Homogeneous - Heterogeneous






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






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






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






13. Include 1 or more aggregate functions - Based on 1 or more facts or attributes - Include a specified level at which they are calculated - May include conditions - May include transformations






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






15. Homogeneous - Heterogeneous






16. Enables you to further narrow down a report view - using only those objects in the report without altering the SQL of the report query. They are executed after-the-fact.






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






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






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






20. Enables users to gather business insight through data analysis. It is a request for specific - formatted data from a data-warehouse.






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. MS Excel - MS Word - MS Access - PDF - HTML - Plain text






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






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






29. Template - Filter - View of a Report






30. 1 - Quick Sort: Only accessible from Grid view 2 - Advanced Sort: Available in Grid or Graph views






31. OLAP data storage measure






32. Enables you to format report values based on a condition - such as highlights - font colors - etc.






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






34. A simplified version of Desktop - providing interactive "slice-&-dice" capabilities






35. All report-level options overwrite ___________.






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






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






38. 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






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






40. View Filters can only ___________.






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






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






43. Tables - Facts - Attributes - Hierarchies






44. Simple - Derived






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






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






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






48. Reduced number of JOINS in the generated SQL






49. 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






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