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Certified Project Designer Cpd

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The Attribute Form maps to different column names in multiple tables






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






3. Compound - Homogeneous - Heterogeneous






4. Subtotals reflect accumulations at selected attribute levels






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






6. All report-level options overwrite ___________.






7. Create the Project Source - Create the Database Instance






8. Top menu > View > Page-by - Drag-&-Drop categories onto the Page-by field window - Right-click a category and "move" to Page-by field






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






10. Homogeneous - Heterogeneous






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






12. You can _____________ in the Architect Graphical Interface.






13. A condition data must meet - created "on-the-fly" - in order to be included in a report. Does not affect the SQL.






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






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






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






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






18. OLAP retains data ________






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






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






21. Using the Prompt Generation Wizard - Inside the Report Editor






22. Columns - Tables






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






24. View Filters can only ___________.






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






26. Used for - Initially populating the Metadata - Creating schema objects






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. A shortcut to an existing Object in a Project






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






35. Less storage - Simple SQL - Complex ETL






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






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






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






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






40. Enables you to select and display subsets of a report as separate pages.






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






42. AND - OR - OR NOT - AND NOT






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






44. Used to modify a Report






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






46. 1 - List info from the data source 2 - Identify facts 3 - Identify attributes 4 - Determine direct attribute relationships 5 - Organize hierarchies






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






48. Metrics that perform multiple aggregations; one calculation inside of another.






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






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