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Introduction Cognizant Academy would be using the Blooms Taxonomy for categorizing and building Question banks to assess the sk cognitive domain involves knowledge and the development of intellectual skills. This includes the recall or recognition of s patterns, and concepts that serve in the development of intellectual abilities and skills. There are six major categories, wh starting from the simplest behavior to the most complex. The categories can be thought of as degrees of difficulties. That mastered before the next one can take place. Target Audience

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Benjamin Bloom created this taxonomy for categorizing level of abstraction of questions that commonly occur in education provides a useful structure in which to categorize test questions, based on which one can plan the skill assessment strate What are these Categories ? observation and recall of information knowledge of dates, events, places knowledge of major ideas Knowledge : Recall of data. mastery of subject matter

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Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

interpret facts, compare, contrast order, group, infer causes predict consequences Question Cues: Examples: Rewrites the principles of test writing. Explain in ones own words the steps for Translates an equation into a computer spreadsheet.

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Couse Name Test Type Module No.

Cognos CCP Module Name

Impromptu Series 7 Report Building

Impromptu Web Reports

PowerPlay Series 7 Transformer OLAP Modeling

Cognos PowerPlay Reports

Access Manager

Access Manager

PowerPlay Enterprise Server

Cognos EP Series 7 Upfront

Cognos EP Series 7 Visualizer

Topics Covered Just The Basics Catalog Creation Organizing Data Creating Basic Filters Creating Prompt Filters Customizing Data Crosstab Basics Functions Working with Frames Formatting Snapshots IWR Basics Report Administration Publishing Reports Server Administration Manage Queues and Reports Getting Started Planning the Transformer Model Data Sources in Transformer Building a Model The Time Dimension Relative Time Using Other Data Sources Working with Measures Allocated Measures Currency Conversion Alternate Drill Downs Customizing Dimensions Drill Through Customizing PowerCubes Optimizing PowerCubes Applying Security Reporter Mode Calculations Add value to report Subsets in Standard reports Special Features Automate and Distribute reports Data exploration for Client PowerPlay for Windows Quick Tour PowerPlay Fundamentals Tools for Investigation Data Exploration and Reporting Add Value to Your Exploration Data Analysis Calculations and Report Building Understand Access Manager and Its Capabilities

Configure Security Sources Set Up Basic Security Add User Classes, Users and Signons Use Access Manager with Cognos Applications Maintain Security PPES Architecture Security Integration with Access Manager Component Configurations Publish Cubes and Reports Explore Upfront Entries Publish to Upfront Examine Upfront Architecture Use Upfront - Server Administration Manipulate the Upfront Data Store Authenticate using Access Manager Learn about Corporate Dashboard Cognos Visualizer Architecture and Components Creation of Visualization Use of Deployment Manager

Question Access Manager supports Secure Socket Layer (SSL) security between Access Manager and the directory server. Why would you want to prevent users from accessing a PowerCube at certain times?

Option 1 FALSE A cube cannot be updated when it is being used

Option 2 TRUE

Option 3

Option 4

Option 5

Correct Answer 2 2

Denying All of the permission to above access it during certain times allows it to be updated TRUE

In Access Manager Administration, to merge the contents of one FALSE namespace to another you must export the source namespace to an .lae file and then import it into the target namespace. Prior to unpacking data in the target environment, you should back up namespace data using the: Access Manager Runtime configuration is stored on a user by user basis? On a Windows client machine, what does the key in the system tray (task bar) symbolize? .lae file FALSE

.dmp file TRUE

.cat file

.imr file

1 2

Windows Web server Common Logon Server An OS signon means that Cognos software will attempt to log on users without prompting them.

Access Manager Administration The type of signons used for authentication is determined by the namespace settings specified in Access Manager. The Trusted Signon Plugin Software Development Kit (SDK) is an extension of the basic signon used in Access Manager for authentication.

Which of the following statements is incorrect concerning signon A Basic types? signon means that Cognos software will prompt users for a password.

The namespace called "default" in Access Manager does not FALSE have to be set as the default namespace that the products will use for authentication. You can create a namespace with another name, and set that namespace as the Access Manager default namespace. Access Manager Administration is a Windows-based application FALSE that is used to create and modifies security objects, and define relationships among objects.

TRUE

TRUE

You automate the administrative tasks you perform in Access Manager Administration by using the Access Manager Batch Maintenance tool or the Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) automation tool. Permissions within Access Manager Administration determine whether members of a user class, can view, create, or delete users and user classes, and view, add, or remove connections to data sources and servers within Access Manager Administration. When configuring the Ticket Server, the default port number should be: In Access Manager Administration, using a public user class, allows you to limit privileges for the entire organization by using one user class. When importing a .lae file into a Directory Server namespace, they must both be the same version. You can specify the days and time periods when members of the current user class can access a namespace. In a web environment, where does Access Manager store the ticket ID on the client machine? Access Manager is a common security component for Cognos products. It verifies user credentials when you try to access a Cognos product secured with Access Manager. Access Manager Batch Maintenance can set values, but cannot return them. OLE can use Visual Basic, CognosScript or any programming tool that supports OLE automation. User classes represent a logical group of users who typically perform similar functions in an organization and have similar data access requirements. The timeout value for an Access Manager ticket is set where?

FALSE

TRUE

FALSE

TRUE

9000 FALSE

9010 TRUE

9005

389

2 1

FALSE FALSE In a session variable. FALSE

TRUE TRUE In a persistent In a session browser browser cookie. cookie. TRUE

1 2 3

FALSE FALSE FALSE

TRUE TRUE TRUE

1 2 2

In Cognos In Access In the cer3.ini Configuration Manager file. Manager. Administration.

In Windows-based (client) user authentication, which of the following statements is incorrect?

The logon information is verified against the Common Logon Server.

After a user is authenticated, the Common Logon Server stores session information that identifies the user to the Cognos client products.

Session information is stored locally on the user's computer and remains valid until the user has logged off the Common Logon Server or restarted their computer. 1389

The logon information is verified against the Security Directory Server, and the user is granted or denied access to the secured object. 9010

When configuring the data directory server for Windows application, the default port number should be: The Root User Class can be deleted. Access Manager maintains connection information for each data source, not the contents of the data source. Each user class that you create is a descendant of the Root User Class. Which statement best describes the method by which Cognos applications authenticate users?

389 FALSE FALSE FALSE OS signons take precedence over Basic signons.

395 TRUE TRUE TRUE Basic signons take precedence over OS signons.

1 1 2 2

Precedence need not be considered as Basic and OS signons may not be set simultaneously in the same namespace.

In Access Manager Administration you must use folders to FALSE organize users in the User's list. When using a directory server, you must create a namespace FALSE before you can create users and user classes, or before you can add signon information for application servers or data sources. In a networked environment, Cognos security information is usually stored in an LDAP (Light Weight Directory Access Protocol) directory server. FALSE

TRUE TRUE

2 2

TRUE

Access Manager cannot be used for

Creating Reports

Where does Access Manager store security information? Types of Security possible in Access Manager

Client Machine Role based Authorization Catalog Sort SQL Queries Personal Folders Inner Sort Equi-join

Administer groups of individuals/role s that can be applied to Cognos applications LDAP server Remote access security Drill Through Hide

Keep credentials valid for a determined amount of time (password management) OLAP Server Both

1 Tell the computer where to look for validating user credentials at runtime Powerplay Cubes None

2 3

Which of the following features is not present in Impromptu? Which formatting feature can you apply to Impromptu report objects? A catalog isolates the designer from database complexity from many except What one is not a Catalog type? What does a catalog not contain? Types of Join not possible in Impromptu? Which tab does not exist in Query box of the Impromptu? Which type of join is not supported by Impromptu? What does not qualify as a prompt type in Impromptu? What is extension of a impromptu catalog? Which one is the default user class in the Cognos? Shared Catalogs does not support Multiple Users is supported By Which is a type of COGNOS Report Cross product queries contain What is the OLAP Architecture of Cognos Impromptu

Hot Files Filter

Cube Group Cryptic Field Names Isolated Prompts Equi-join Distinct None of the above Catalog picklist .iqd Admin Muliple Users

4 2 2 4 3 1 4 4 4 3 2 3 3

Report Format Table Joins Shared Join Information outer Group Reflexive join Distributed Data Self Filter Complex join

Power Prompt Report picklist File Picklist .ppt .caa .cat Cognos Edit Folders All of the above Visualizer complex join ROLAP

Administrator Creator Running Reports Personal catalogs Powerplay no join DOLAP Edit reports Secured Catalogs Impromptu Reflexive join HOLAP

All of the Above Equi-join MOLAP

2 1 3

What are the components present in the component editor? Select an attribute of associated data items

Queries

Column Names duplicate data a page break is suppressed is generated

functions they are bolded

Values

1 1

When using Auto-group to create an Impromptu report, which two statements are true?

associated with more than one group Automatic Summary data The report can Items are summary data is associated contain detail grouped in the exists on the with each and summary order they report. grouping level. information. appear in the Query dialog's Data tab. Impromptu Report Catalog Iqd create a crosstab query with numeric detail data Powerplay create a crosstab query with numeric summary data None of the above

2,4

Which Component of Impromptu has the drill through feature You will produce incomplete results in a crosstab query if you:

3 3

create a create a crosstab crosstab query query with non- with nonnumeric detail numeric data summary data SignOn It points to the data (name, location, contents). Access Manager It controls the data that can be accessed by each class of catalog user.

Which of the following features is not present in Impromptu? What are the functions of a catalog?

User Class

3 4

It presents a All of the business view above of the information in the database.

The user wants to move an Impromptu report's summary value to another area on the report. What should the user do to prevent the value from changing? What do you select to enable frame name viewing? What is the correct expression to allow a user to provide many values for a prompt?

change Properties to None

change change change Association to Association to Dynamic None a report item options of a report item Report Properties Column1 in ( ?picklist prompt? ) snapshot

Frame Names Screen Layout Boundary Lines Column1 = ?type-in prompt? IQD Column1 = ( ?picklist prompt? ) HotFile Column1 in ( ?type-in prompt? ) template

4 4

If you want to store data with a report, in which format should you save the report?

Which one is not a Catalog Type Which two can be included in a catalog calculation? A report has the following four prompts defined in the prompt manager: Prompt1 is referenced only in a filter. Prompt2 is referenced only in a calculation. Prompt3 is referenced in both a filter expression and a calculation. Prompt4 has no reference outside the prompt manager. For which prompts are the users expected to supply values to execute the report?

Personal filters Prompt1, Prompt2, Prompt3, and Prompt4

Shared

Secured

Deployed summaries Prompt1, Prompt2, and Prompt3

4 2,3 4

report prompts functions Prompt1 and Prompt3 only as they are used in a filter Prompt2 and Prompt3 only as they are used in a calculation

When migrating a catalog from a test environment to a Qualify the production environment, the administrator modifies the existing tables less. database definition to point to the production database. If a user cannot connect from Impromptu but can connect using the specific database connection software, what is a possible solution? What are catalog conditions used for? sorting When is it necessary to generate a folder based on a database table? when adding new catalog calculations

Edit the database definition in the cognos.ini file. filtering

Edit the database definition in the impromptu.ini file calculating columns

Have the user access the network from his or her PC.

conditional formatting

2 3

when when when adding changing the database table new fields to names of table names change existing items catalog tables Governor Settings FALSE Calculations order in which grouping is done in the Database The ability of specify what information is available to users and how it is accessed. Conditions order in which grouping is done in the Query The ability to provide a single point of maintenance for the entire Impromptu environment. Report Prompts Catalog Conditions Report Prompts

An administrator must implement reusable filters for use in Report Filters creating reports. Which option can be used to implement this functionality? When we use a Catalog we retrive Data in the Database - TRUE TRUE or FALSE Which one is not an attribute of Catalog Columns Order of Grouping the Data determines ? order in which grouping is done in the report The ability to serve different user communities without having to modify the database

2 4 1

Catalogs benefit users and administrators. Which of the following is NOT a key benefit of a catalog?

The ability to make changes to the database to allow easier access to secure information.

When you group the data Group By is Done at which level

Report Level

Query Level Flexible processing

Which Client/Server Balancing option should you NOT use when Database both subtotals and grand totals are needed in a report header? Only

Database Level Limited Local Processing

None of the above Minimize Connection Time to the Database

2 1

What must be true in order to publish reports to Upfront from Impromptu?

IWR must be installed on the same machine as Impromptu

Web Server must be installed on the same machine as Impromptu

Reports must IWR must use be saved as the same HTML first security or Directory Server as Impromptu an equi-join between a database table and a HotFile a compound join between a database table and a snapshot

Which join is always performed locally?

a self-join on a a complex join database between table database tables

If you select Multiple Data item and Click Filter What will happen Report will filter data as per Selection What will loops in a join structure cause? Inconsistent result set The default namespace in Access Manager

Report will Report will not None of the throw an error allow to select above multiple values Cross-product Infinite running Connection result set of query time-out The namespace called Default in Access Manager TRUE Function FALSE change the catalog content overview use the Update Catalog menu item rename the changed levels in the Tables dialog Look Up None of the above The catalog User Profiles The catalog is unsecured

If the Access Manager namespace: section is left blank in the Catalog Properties dialog box, where does Impromptu get authentication Information?

You can use database functions to create new fileds in a report - FALSE TRUE or FALSE Which is not a component in Expression Editor Report Column Multiple Conditions can be grouped in a single Condition in a TRUE Catalog - TRUE or FALSE Either the database or the database owner changes before you qualify the migrate a catalog from a test environment to a production tables less environment. Which action is most effective if the catalog administrator wants to keep the fully qualified path?

2 4 1 1

When creating a catalog prompt, which prompt type is NOT available Several users need to create and edit reports, and work offline with Impromptu. Which catalog type should you use? What should you do to incorporate a report calculation into the catalog without recreating the calculation?

File picklist prompts Shared Generate a folder based on the report in the Folders dialog. In the Folders dialog, select the item and deny access for the specific user class.

Catalog picklist prompts Secured Create the calculation as a stored procedure in the database. In the user profile's Table Access tab, select the item and deny access for the specific user class. Pick List

Type in prompts Distributed Copy and paste the calculation from the report into the folders. In the user profile's Folder Access tab, select the item and deny access for the specific user class. Database Prompt by entering them in the Folder Access tab

All prompt types are available Decentralized With the report open, drag and drop the calculation to the Folders dialog. In the user profile's Filters tab, prepare a filter denying access to all values for the specific user class. Catalog Prompts by defining them when building a new report

3 1

There is a security requirement to deny access to a specific column. How can this be achieved?

Which is not a Prompt type in Impromptu How can you add user classes to a catalog?

Type In

3 2

by importing by entering them from the them in the database User Classes tab Prompt Dialog Prompt Box Manager Create a data Join a local snapshot. HotFile to a database. Content Overview report Query Dialog Box, on the Profile Tab make the catalog distributed

Prompt is Managed using? While developing a report, you want to minimize delays. What are the three best options? How do you view the SQL generated by an Impromptu report?

Prompt Editor Prompt Creator Work with a thumbnail of <n> rows. File Menu, select Export SQL modify the logical database definition Uncheck Automatically Retrieve Data. Set SQL=1 in the Impromptu.ini file use the Update Catalog menu item

2 1,2,3

What must you do to the catalog to reflect the structural changes modify the in the database? catalog

Under what circumstances would you use the Qualify Less feature?

when changing databases

when allowing when adding mixed case new tables table names from a database

when changing the order of the tables in the FROM clause

If there is a Grouping in the report when Summary button is clicked Summary Data will Appear at?

Every Level of At the Footer the Grouping of the Report within a Report A linked subreport joins data from two or more tables. A linked subreport retrieves all of data from the database.

At the Header In a new of the Report Column in the Report The filter in a linked subreport uses one or more catalog columns from the main query to limit data in the sub-report. Mean A linked subreport maintains the connection with the database, ensuring that the data is current. Average

What is the difference between a linked and a non-linked subreport?

Which summary function Does not appear on the Summary Sum Dialog Box By Default Auto Group Check box is Checked in Query Dialog FALSE Box - TRUE or FALSE A summary with an automatic association changes value, TRUE depending on its position in the report. As you move it to different locations in your report, the summary changes. - TRUE or FALSE A summary with a fixed association has a value that does not change when you move it from one place to another in the report. - TRUE or FALSE In a Crosstab Report the intersection Point of Rows and Columns shows? When is Drill-through most suitable? TRUE

Maximum TRUE FALSE

3 2 1

FALSE

Details data in Summarized a Columnar Data Format when creating when a series of sub- retrieving data reports from an alternate source (i.e., a HotFile)

Details data in None of the a Crosstab above Format when accessing a report from a different catalog when users want to navigate between reports containing related information

What are the functions of a catalog?

It points to the data (name, location, contents).

It controls the data that can be accessed by each class of catalog user.

It presents a All of the business view above of the information in the database. List It can contain both Interval template Build a definition using the "static" operator. Nested List None of the above BLOB snapshot Build a definition using the "associate" operator. summaries Prompt1, Prompt2, and Prompt3

Which one is not a Standard Template in Impromptu In the Query panel of a Crosstab Report the Cells Contain? Which of the following data type is not returned by Functions If you want to store data with a report, in which format should you save the report? How can you define a summary in the Calculation Definition dialog so as to be able to move the summary anywhere on the report without changing the value?

Crosstab

Stored Procedure Numeric Data Chatacter String Numeric IQD Build a definition using the "summary" operator. filters Prompt1, Prompt2, Prompt3, and Prompt4 Character HotFile Build a definition using the "for" operator.

4 1 4 4 4

Which two can be included in a catalog calculation? A report has the following four prompts defined in the prompt manager: Prompt1 is referenced only in a filter. Prompt2 is referenced only in a calculation. Prompt3 is referenced in both a filter expression and a calculation. Prompt4 has no reference outside the prompt manager. For which prompts are the users expected to supply values to execute the report? In the Report Administration utility, you can build on the existing security in an Impromptu catalog by - Select the one which is false Which of the activities you can not do after your report set is published to an Impromptu Web Reports server

report prompts functions Prompt1 and Prompt3 only as they are used in a filter Prompt2 and Prompt3 only as they are used in a calculation

3,4 4

specifying a specifying a report project report set administrator administrator Enable or disable the report set .iwr TRUE Distribute the Report Set

mapping user specifying a classes to report project user profiles sign on Move the report set Delete the report set

The report extension of Impromptu Web Reports is HotFiles created in Windows wont work on an Impromptu Web Reports server running on UNIX - TRUE or FALSE

.imr FALSE

.iqr

.html

2 1

If you published a report set to an Impromptu Web Reports server running on Windows, and some reports contain links to OLE objects - You must do

copy these Register the Include the objects to a Objects in the objects in the location on all Client Machine report Impromptu Web Reports servers that is identical to their location on the originating computer Include the UDF in the Report copy the Copy the File corresponding in the Server dynamically linked library file (.dll) in Windows manually to each Impromptu Web Reports server TRUE Actions by Report

None of these

If a report uses a UDF, you must do -

None of these

For Publishing Reports you must copy the Catalog - TRUE or FALSE Which of the following predefined sample audit Impromptu reports can be run to find the total time each report remained in the system, and evaluate whether the current queue and traffic arrangements are working effectively? The connection to the audit database is specified in IWR Report Administration. To publish a report set, the report administrator must:

FALSE

2 Queue and Run Times by report 4

Queue Usage Events

FALSE identify the location of the report set directory.

TRUE remove security from the catalog and then apply it to the report set after it is published.

2 1

To allow conditional highlighting in Impromptu Web reports you must -

Include the You must User Defined Register UDS Style (UDS) in in the Server the Report Binary File IWR71.db

Update UserDefined Styles in the impromptu.ini File IWR71.sql

Update UserDefined Styles in the impromptu.inx File Any Relational Database

The Configuration Information for Impromptu Web Reports is stored in -

As part of the publishing process, a default mapping is created a member of from the Root User Class to the Creator User Profile. To run this the Creator report successfully a user must be? class within Access Manager

a member of both the Creator and Root user Classes within Access Manager running a report use saved specify default All of the prompt run and show above answers if the properties. original report contains prompts TRUE

Which takes up more system resources? When creating a custom view, you can:

viewing a report enter new prompt answers if the original report contains prompts.

1 4

To balance the load of request processes and report processes, FALSE all report processing servers in a multi-server configuration compete equally for all queues based on queue priority. A running Report can be stopped using Server Administrator To collect data from individual servers, run data collection commands from the command line on the server to be audited. Which of the following is not a Queue Processing States In IWR Report Administration application, you can schedule reports to run after an external event is triggered. Shortcuts are copies of existing entries and are located in a separate location from the original. FALSE FALSE

TRUE TRUE

2 2

Accept Only FALSE FALSE

Process Only TRUE TRUE

Closed

Running

4 2 1

The report may be in the queue but unable to run, or it may be running more slowly than it should. Possible causes include the following

The system is overloaded with interactive requests. FALSE FALSE Impromptu Reports IWR Server IWR Server iwr71.db iwr71.db iwr71.log Gateway NewsItems

The system is The Server is overloaded Stopped with reports in higher priority queues TRUE TRUE Catalog IQD files

None of these

1,2

Only the Report administrator can schedule IWR reports. The running of a report can be dependent on an event but cannot be dependent on the running of another report. Publishing Impromptu does not include copying and registering of :_ _ to the IWR server. Which server lets the users view the published Impromptu Web Reports? Which server controls how long users can remain logged on without authentication? The Impromptu Web Reports data store does not consist of Which database is responsible for logging messages,warnings, errors etc? What is the name of the default log file for IWR? Which component of an Web server program transfers information from the Web server to an application server? A NewsBox cannot contain What does a 'Session' means?

1 2 Supporting files. Ticket Server Ticket Server iwr71Msg.db iwr71SM.db iwr71.dat None of these. None of these. None of these. 3 2 4 4 2 3 1 4 1

Upfront Server Directory Server Upfront Server Directory Server iwr71SM.db iwr71Job.db iwr71Msg.db iwr71Job.db iwr.dat Router iwr.log Tickets NewsItem shortcuts One cycle to retrive the data from database

other NewsBoxes The time The time till during which a which a report program can be viewed accepts input and processes information OLAP Cubes and Reports .ppx BLOB measures MAX many columns can be used to define nonstandard time dimensions Report Publishing .pyl Date dimensions MOD relationships are automatically handled by the Program

Which option should you take from Server Administration to publish Impromptu Reports in Web? What is extension of tranformer model file? Type of data not supported by Transformer A model is a structure that organises data on the basis of Function not supported by Cognos transformer A Non Standard Time Dimension does not support which of the following:

Reports .pyi Text reports Percent

Deployment .ppr Numeric

2 3 1 2 2 2

data None of the Above Supports all of Supports none the above of the above

What is not true about alternate drilldown paths?

each convergence level need not have unique categories. Online Analytical Processing The level must be the bottom level of the dimension.

allows users to All of the All are false bypass higher above are tue levels to view a broader scope of data Relational Analytical Processing Only one instance of each category can exist in the level. Signons 4/4/2005 Data Passes Multidimensio Real-time nal Query Dimensional Processing Computation Only one Categories source record can exist in can exist for only one level. each category in the level. Categories 4/5/2004 Direct-Create Levels 5/4/2004 Auto Partition

What technology does PowerPlay use to retrieve information stored in a multidimensional file? What does the term "unique" mean when applied to a level in a dimension diagram?

By default, which one of the following components within Measures Transformer sets the current period? Which is not one of the week pattern for months in a lunar year: 5/4/2005 Which of the following Cube Optimization settings fits the following description: Adds all categories in the model to the cube before the data sources are processed. What should be used to reduce the time of cube updates? What must you have before attempting to create a nonstandard time dimension? Categories

Data Sources 5 1 4

Partitioning the calendar time column on which the nonstandard time dimension must be based Calculations are performed after Regular Rollup and before Time State Rollup.

Cube groups data source columns that provide a hierarchy for the nonstandard time dimension Calculations are performed before Duplicates Rollup and Regular Rollup.

Dimension views the lunar time configuratoin, i.e. 5-4-4, 4-54, 4-4-5

Incremental Update updates PowerCube the Basic approach for nonstandard time customization

4 2

Which are true of a calculated measure with its timing set to Before Rollup?

Calculations are performed before Regular Rollup and Time State Rollup.

Calculations are performed after Time State Rollup and before Regular Rollup.

When using Drill-through, what must exist in the child report or cube?

the current measure

at least one category

the current measure and at least one selected category

no category or measure requirements are imposed when more than one query is providing measures with differing levels of context Data Passes Apex Manual category

When are measures typically allocated?

when a custom time dimension is used

when alternate when only one drill-down query is paths are used providing measures, but some aren't used in the model Measures Exclude Direct Create Cloak Special category

Which is not one of the optimization method for cube build : What do you use to omit one or more categories and all its descendents: Given a geography dimension, there is a requirement to group the capital cities of each country together. The capitals are all at the lowest level in the dimension, but many other cities are also at this level. Which option should be used to group these categories? OLAP is the ability to do what?

Categories Suppress

Auto-partition 2 Summarize 1 4

Subdimension Dimension view

Create online reports against multiple queries. You must define the connection to the server. Check Model

Report against different types of data sources. You can run the .pyi on the server after it is FTP'd from the client. Measure Scope It shows a dimension map that displays the association of levels with the queries.

Structure queries in Transformer models and create cubes. The client and server models must be synchronized. Measure Validity It shows the query records that do not match categories in another dimensions.

Structure and analyze information in multidimensio nal format. Rserver is used to create the cube on the server. Measure Uniqueness It produces a dimension map to focus on where manual levels are needed.

Which is false in running Transformer in client-server environment:

What feature allows the administrator to determine where the measure is applied? What does the Show Scope command on the Edit menu do?

It shows a model of a business in rows and columns.

Which should an administrator use to eliminate a category from view but allow continued exploration of its descendants? The dimension map is a diagram that shows all dimensions in the model, and the levels they contain. Which one of the following choices would NOT be used in planning the structure of your cube. What should your design include to add additional levels in a dimension that are not supported by the source data? Users require several categories from different levels in the same dimension to be grouped. Which option can you use to provide this functionality? What must you create to define a custom relative time category?

Exclude

Apex

Cloak

Suppress

Summarize

a time dimension

alternate drilldown paths

manually added levels

measure

a manual level a subdimension dimension special view category a lunar calendar

a special category user class view

an alternate drill-down alternate drilldown a special category in the time dimension Relative Time Categories It generates one or more cubes based on an existing model. hand icon

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a second time a dimension subdimension in the time dimension Calculated Measures It allows you to incorporate more than one query in your model. M icon TRUE Calculated Categories It generates categories based on data types in the source data. X icon

What Transformer feature allows you to create a relationship for Calculated a child category to its siblings? Columns What does AutoDesign do? It generates dimensions based on source data.

What does a manual level have in front of its name? + icon By default, PowerPlay summarizes or rolls up measure values in FALSE special categories Which is FALSE when the dimension diagram is unpopulated? Measures can be created.

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Cubes can be Subdimension Relative time defined. s can be category can created. be defined.

When creating a calculated category which of the following is NOT true:

You can declare calculated categories at the dimension level

Calculated categories can only be created at the Dimension level

When created at the dimension level, new calculated categories become siblings of the categories from which they are derived. The level cannot be used in an alternate drilldown path.

They are identified in the category viewer by their own icon

Which is true when a level is defined as unique?

A change is made to the source data.

Each category in the level has only one parent.

Categories in that level can only be defined by a single query.

When you disable allocation, Transformer creates data points with missing values, which

are displayed Transformer as zeros in throws an PowerPlay Error clients, by default

It populates a It displays default value NULL

What should your design include to allow users to view new perspectives of a level of data? Why would you add a manual level in a dimension?

a manual level a an exception subdimension dimension to improve cube build performance to reduce the number of immediate descendants to increase the number of immediate descendants

an alternate drill-down to decrease the overall number of dimensions in the design

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Which is not true of incremental update:

New Cube access categories are time is added if they improved exist in the incremental data. FALSE measure allocation TRUE multiple reports

Data is added One should to the parent periodically do partition a full cube build.

A cube does not need to contain every dimension specified in the dimension map of the model. What additional feature is made available when a second data source is added to the Transformer model?

2 multiple dimension views multiple cubes 1

By default, what happens when you associate user classes with a cube?

Specific data and categories are omitted.

Access is restricted to specific categories.

Access is restricted for defined user groups.

Data is restricted to the subset defined by the Dimension view. you must add the User Class to the 'Special View' list updating incrementally For Drill Through

What must first be done before you can apply dimension views to User Classes in Transformer?

You must first you must 'add a new designate the view'. User Class as unique from the menu bar. filtering partitioning

You must select the option to 'Use Custom View' for that User Class suppressing zeros For Alternate Drill Down

To speed up performance when drilling down on a dimension without modifying the available data, which option would you use? Sub Dimensions are created to

accommodate Include new unbalanced Dimension dimensions in the model Scope

What feature in powerplay checks the association of the measures with the dimension? What feature of powerplay allows users to log into the database? What is the extension of the cubes created from Powerplay? Which feature is not present in Powerplay? What cannot be done to a Powercube?

Custome View Check Model User Id .mdc Apex Partitioning User Class .mdl Cloak Compress Signon .pyi Supress Increase the size Grouping Maximum .ppy

Check Dependency Password .ppy Hide Schedule Sorting Average .mdl multiprocessing Data Create Decreased cube build time DOLAP

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What combines identical non-measure values to a single record Consolidation Association What is the default roll up in Powerplay? What is the extension for cube partition files? The general tab of Data Source Property Sheet does not show Which is the most frequently used setting in powerplay Which cannot change if incremental update is used? Minimum .mdc Timing Categories Data Hierarchy Increased cube access time HOLAP Sum .mdp Uniquesness Verification Auto-Partition

What is the disadvantage of partitioning? PowerPlay is a -

sort Data Pass New New Measures Categories Decreased Increased cube access cube build time time MOLAP ROLAP

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.iqd(Impromptu Query Defination) files holds

In the Level Property Sheet Short Name is set to -

Query and Connection Information Let users view the dimension level as Short Name

Data

Encrypted Data Let the User Let the user associate a Measure to Level Short Name

Data in ASCII Format None of the Above

let users toggle between a long and short name for each category in the level

Model Developers can Modify the Dimension Diagram - TRUE or TRUE FALSE FALSE Which one of the following is not a Time Dimension Regular Time Non Standard Alternate Time Dimension Time Dimension Dimension Which one of the following is not a default Level of Regular Time Dimension Relative Time Categories can only be applied to Regular Time Dimension , not Nonstandard Time Dimension - TRUE or FALSE Multiple Data Sources can be used to Create a Transformer Model - TRUE or FALSE Unique Move is checked to Year TRUE Quarter FALSE Month Week

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TRUE

FALSE To avoid Duplicate aggregation of Measure for the Level

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Move the Data To avoid To maintain History with manually the integrity of the Level restructuring Data the categories in a dimension when you change the parent category that is tied to a unique level After Rollup

The Default setting of Calculation for Calculated Measures is -

Before Rollup Rollup at Run Database time Rollup

We do not allocate a measure under which circumstances

a default allocation is inappropriate

you want the measure to be allocated as a constant value throughout some, but not all, of the dimension TRUE FALSE .cat .ppr Explorer Zero

you dont want All are true the measure values to appear in your PowerPlay report

For Alternate Drill Down Path there must be a convergance of Level with the Primary Path - TRUE or FALSE From a PowerPlay Report you can Drill Through a .Doc File TRUE or FALSE PowerPlay Reports are saved in file with what extension The portable format for PowerPlay Reports is Subsets are available in which mode of PowerPlay If a Measure is not associated with a Dimension - By selecting these Dimensions and Measures what value you will get ?

FALSE TRUE .mdc .ppx Reporter Null

2 1 .ppr .mdc Sum of Measure for All Dimensions .ppy .ppy Weighted value of Measure for the Selected Dimension 3 2 1 3

A style is a specific Combination of -

Font,Format

Font, Alignment only the highest levels in that nested row is displayed. Null Value

Font,Format,A Font,Format,A lignment lignment,Patte rns All the levels are displayed None of the above

If the category is added by using the short drop zone -

only the lower levels in that nested row is displayed. Zero Value Find-In-Cube Next level children as HTML TRUE

Which of the following is not a part of Number Format Dialog Box Which of the following is not a Subset Defination Which among the following is not a Qualifier in Parentage Subset Dialog box Reports can be distributed You can add macro to perform several task in a PowerPlay Report - TRUE or FALSE

Division by Zero

Missing Value

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Update -in Parentage Advanced Cube Next two Next three Lowest level levels' children levels' children Children in Upfront FALSE using Briefing via Email Book

In the Upfront Web portal, you would use this object to organize NewsIndex your reports and other documents into various locations: Which of the following is not found in the left frame in Upfront?

NewsItem

NewsBox content of NewsBoxes Execute

the toolbar navigational tree Write

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search options NewsIndex

The minimum level of access permission required to run reports Owner in Upfront is: Reports that are dependent on events, are specified in:

Read

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IWR Report Upfront Administration a user publishes it to the Upfront newsindex an administrator adds it to the PowerPlay Enterprise Server dispatcher an all of the administrator above publishes it from the PPES Administration tool to Upfront gateway pdf engine

A cube or report becomes available to other users when

A request initiated from Upfront or the PowerPlay Web Table of Contents page is first passed to the ______________. Choose one. Can Cognos Visualizer handle various diverse data sources? What is the Object hierarchy of Visualizer? (Write the order) The plus sign with a downward arrow appears beside the pointer indicates The plus sign with an upward arrow appears beside the pointer indicates If you save a visualizer file in ".CSV" format, you are saving the Saving as HTML is for

query processor Yes

No

Not Applicable None

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Scene,Sheet, Sheet,Scene,P Panel,Chart,S Chart,Panel,S Panel,Chart anel,Chart heet,Scene heet,Scene You can Drill down You can Drill down Visualization Increasing ditribution methods Animation filter A Visualization containing Maps You can Drill Up You can Drill Up Static representation Decreasing methods Check filter A Visuslization that points to another computer You can Drill through You can Drill through Raw Data No effect None None None None

Which is not applicable to visualizer reports? What is mapped visualization?

Radio filter Openning a visualization from a share foloder

Report Filter None

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Which is used to ensure that the custom maps can be used with Key Visualizer? Performance Indicator Creating map records need at least one Metric Data item Which is not a component of Power Play Enterprise Server? Processor When you deploy cubes to PPES you provide the capabilities to : Analysis Using Configuration Manager, you can control Ticket Server settings such as: idle Web browser duration Dispatcher Internet Router component number of servers

Geoset Manager Location data item Dispatcher Reporting port number

Range Filter

None

Calculated Measure Web Server Gateway Designing maximum number of connections Upfront Central dispatcher gateway and associated dispatchers

None Web Browser None None

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You can administer all your authentication data by using A multiple Web configuration adds

Access Manager Gateway

None None

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A server group is a

a group of dispatchers

a group of gateways None None None None

PowerPlay Enterprise - Server Administration is a What is the name of the service for PPES in Windows? What is the name of the service for PPES in UNIX? In a typical installation, the configurable components of PowerPlay Enterprise Server does not include:

Java VB Application ASP application Application ppeserver.exe ppserver.exe powerplayserv er.exe ppeserver ppserver powerplayserv er PowerPlay Upfront Access gateway, gateway, data Manager data dispatcher, store, and store and query and server ticket server report components processors

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