Exam 645 IBM Cognos 10 BI Multidimensional Author

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1. Which of the following is true about a dimensional query? A. Uses relational functions to return the data. B. Defines the basic structure of the cell rollups. C. Contains tuples. D. Used to create a master-detail relationship. 2. Which statement about the default member is correct? A. The default member is typically the root member of the hierarchy. B. Each hierarchy has multiple default members, one for each level. C. The default member is usually displayed in the report. D. The default member can be specified by the report author. 3. What must be used as the parameter in the currentMember function? A. A member B. A level C. A dimension D. A hierarchy 4. A report runs, and displays a list box for the user to select multiple Retailers before proceeding. Why does a tree prompt not display? A. The following expression was used: set([sales_and_marketing].[Retailers].[Retailers].[Retailer name]->?Retailer?) B. The following expression was used: [sales_and_marketing].[Retailers].[Retailers]>?Retailer? C. The following expression was used: set([sales_and_marketing].[Retailers].[Retailers]>?Retailer?) D. The following expression was used: [sales_and_marketing].[Retailers].[Retailers].[Retailername]->?Retailer?

5. An author creates a report to show product lines that have a profit margin less than 40%. Which expression did the report author use in the rows of the crosstab?

A. filter(([Product line],[Profit Margin],[2007]) < .40). B. except([Product line],([Profit Margin],[2007]) < .40) C. tuple(([Product line],[Profit Margin],[2007]) < .40) D. filter([Product line],tuple([Profit Margin],[2007]) < .40)

ANSWERS: 1-C; 2-A; 3-D; 4-A; 5-D