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Why do you import different databases into different namespaces? A. To avoid duplication of data. B. To keep databases separate and distinct. C. To ensure silo characteristics of reporting data. D. All of the above. What is a package in Cognos Framework Manager? A. The filters and namespaces used in Report Studio. B. The source code from which objects in Framework Manager get their information. C. What is actually published to the IBM Cognos BI server, and it is used to create reports, analyses, and ad hoc queries. D. The components imported into Framework Manager for use in namespaces. What are the two types of Dimensions in Framework Manager? A. Measure B. Crosstab C. Regular What are the types of query subjects? A. data source, dimensional, integrated B. dimensional, model, stored procedure C. data source, model, stored procedure D. dimensional, function, macros What's the best way of describing a query item? A. Similar to a table in a relational database. B. A branch in the Cognos Star Schema. C. The smallest piece of a model that can be in a report. D. A set of objects used in Report Studio. What are the objects associated to a one-part identifier? A. shortcuts to namespaces B. namespaces C. packages D. shortcuts to folders E. functions What are the objects associate to a two part identifier? A. query items B. measure dimensions C. shortcuts to query subjects D. query subjects E. regular dimensions

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What are the objects associated to three part identifiers? A. query items B. query subjects C. hierarchies D. measures What is the objects assoicated to four part identifiers? A. levels B. query subjects C. packages What do five part identifiers consist of in most cases? A. namespace name B. dimension name C. query subjects D. hierarchy name E. level name F. query item name G. captions in member unique names H. business keys in member unique names What are the types of authentication in Framework Manager? A. IBM Cognos service credentials B. external namespace C. no authentication D. token What is synonymous with a table in a relational database? A. query item B. package C. dimension D. query subject What is synonymous with a column in a relational database? A. table B. column C. stored procedure D. function What are isolation levels in Framework Manager? A. Specifies how transactions that occur at run-time are handled. B. Levels at which namespaces are separated. C. Specifies how transactions that modify the database are handled. D. Specifies the way database connections are integrated in Framework Manager.

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What are levels of isolation in the order of lowest to most isolation? Read Uncommitted, Cursor Stability, Read Committed, Reproducible Read, Serializable, Phantom Protection Read Uncommitted, Read Committed, Cursor Stability, Reproducible Read, Phantom Protection, Serializable Read Uncommitted, Cursor Stability, Read Committed, Phantom Protection, Reproducible Read, Serializable How do you import metadata that has the same tables names? Create three names spaces and merge the tables separately, then merge the two tables into one consistent table. Create one namespace and merge the tables. Create two namespaces and import each table into a different namespace. Create one namespace and duplicate tables by using metadata wizard. What happens when you reimport a table that you have already imported but renmaed in a namespace? Framework Manager recognizes the object already exists. Framework Manager will automatically crash and you may lose your entire project due to inconsistencies. The originating table is deleted. The table being imported is deleted. What a view synonymous with in Framework Manager? Query Item View Query Subject Package What is a synonym synonymous with in Framework Manager? Query Subject Query Item Package Synonym What is a procedure synonymous with in Framework Manager? Query Subject Query Item Function Macro Expression What is a function synonymous with in Framework Manager? Query Subject Query Item Project Function Project Expression

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Where does the Table Name Attribute map to in Framework Manager? A. Name of the database query subject on which the model query representing the package is based. B. Name of the database query item on which the packaged query representing the fact is based. C. Name of the database query item on which the packaged query representing the dimension is based. D. Name of the database query subject on which the model query representing the fact is based. Where does the Short name Attribute map to in Framework Manager? A. Query Subject Description B. Query Item Description C. Package Descriptions D. Measure Dimension Description Where does the Business name Attribute map to in Framework Manager? A. Query Subject B. Query Item C. Expression D. Custom Property Where does the Description Attribute map to in Framework Manager? A. Package description B. Query subject description C. Query item Description D. Dimension description Where does the Column name Attribute map to in Framework Manager? A. Dimension name B. Table name C. Column name D. Does not map Where does the Column type Attribute map to in Framework Manager? A. Query subject data type B. Query item data type C. Package data type D. Measure dimension data type Where does the Column length Attribute map to in Framework Manager? A. Query item size B. Query subject size C. Regular dimension size D. Does not map. Where does the Column short name Attribute map to in Framework Manager? A. Does note map B. Custom property

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Query item short name Query item description Where does the Column business name Attribute map to in Framework Manager? A. Custom property B. Does not map C. Query subject description D. Query item description Where does the Column description Attribute map to in Framework Manager? A. Custom property B. Does not map C. Query subject description D. Query item description Where does the Column type Attribute map to in Framework Manager? A. Query item description B. Query item caption C. Query item usage D. Custom property Where does the Table keys Attribute map to in Framework Manager? A. Determinants B. Unique Keys C. Regular Dimensional Attributes D. Measure Dimensional Attributes Where does the Data source Attribute connection short name map to in Framework Manager? A. Custom property B. Does not map C. Data source description D. Data source expression Where does the Data source Attribute connection business name map to in Framework Manager? A. Data source name B. Custom property C. Does not map D. Data source short name Where does the Data source Attribute connection description map to in Framework Manager? A. Data source name B. Data source short name C. Data source description D. Data source expression Where does the Data source Attribute Connectivity map to in Framework Manager? A. Custom property

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Where does the Data source Attribute Connection string map to in Framework Manager? A. Does not map B. Data source connection string C. Data source description string D. Custom property Where does the conformed star Attribute Star short name map to in Framework Manager? A. The name of the package B. The name of the namespace representing the star C. The name of the duplicated dimension D. The name of star schema short name Where does the conformed star Attribute Star business name map to in Framework Manager? A. The name of the regular dimension representing the dimension B. The name of the measure dimension representing the fact C. The name of the regular dimension representing the fact D. The name of the measure dimension representing the fact Where does the conformed star Attribute Star description map to in Framework Manager? A. The description of the measure dimension representing the fact B. The description of the regular dimension representing the fact C. The description of the measure dimension representing the dimension D. The description of the regular dimension representing the dimension Where does the conformed star Attribute fact map to in Framework Manager? A. Shortcuts to a regular dimension B. Shortcuts to a measure dimension C. Shortcuts to a regular fact D. Shortcuts to a measure fact Where does the conformed star Attribute Dimensions map to in Framework Manager A. Shortcuts to measure dimensions B. Shortcuts to regular facts C. Shortcuts to regular dimensions D. Shortcuts to measure facts Where does the conformed star Attribute Hierarchies map to in Framework Manager? A. Hierarchies in the measure dimension representing the DecisionStream dimensions B. Hierarchies in the measure dimension representing the DecisionStream facts C. Hierarchies in the regular dimension representing the DecisionStream facts D. Hierarchies in the regular dimension representing the DecisionStream dimensions Where does the model Attribute Schema version map to in Framework Manager? A. Custom property

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B. Does not map C. Namespace description D. Namespace shortcut Where does the model Attribute Catalog version map to in Framework Manager? A. Custom property B. Does not map C. Namespace description D. Namespace expression Where does the model Attribute Model short name map to in Framework Manager? A. The description property of the namespace representing the top-level model object B. The name of the package representing the top-level model object C. The name of the namespace representing the top-level model object D. Does not map Where does the model Attribute Model business name map to in Framework Manager? A. Custom property B. Does not map C. Namespace business name D. Namespace description Where does the model Attribute Model description map to in Framework Manager? A. The short name of the namespace representing the top-level model object B. The description of the namespace representing the top-level model object C. The description of the package representing the top-level model object D. The expression of the package representing the top-level model object In Logical/Physical representations, how are integrated objects represented? A. Only logical objects as one integrated object B. The logical and physical objects as two integrated object C. The logical and physical objects as one integrated object D. Only physical objects as one integrated object In Logical/Physical representations, how are separted objects represented A. The logical and physical objects as one related objects B. The logical and physical objects as two related objects C. Only physical objects as two related objects D. Only logical objects as two related objects In Logical/Physical representations, how are Separated (verbose) objects represented A. As two distinct objects B. As one distinct integrated object C. As two separate objects D. Does not integrate In Dimensional/Logical representations, how are Integrated objects represented A. Dimensional objects as two integrated object. B. Fact object as one integrated object. C. Dimensional object as two integrated object. D. Dimensional object as one integrated object. In Dimensional/Logical representations, how are Separated objects represented? A. As two dimensional objects

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B. As one dimensional and one logical object C. As two logical objects D. As two variable dimensional objects and one logical object How are Diagrams representation represented in a Framework Manager project? A. As Namespaces B. As Regular Dimesions C. Both D. As Packages E. None How are Namespace hierarchy represented in a Framework Manager project? A. All B. None C. Dimensional level only D. Logical level only E. Physical level only F. All of the above How are Logical only classes represented in a Framework Manager project? A. Ignore B. Show C. Hide How are Logical only attributes represented in a Framework Manager project? A. Drop B. Ignore C. Show D. Hide How are Unreferenced dimension attributes represented in a Framework Manager project? A. Ignore All B. Show None C. Ignore Join D. Show All E. Show Join How are Dimensions without dimensional information represented in a Framework Manager project? A. Dimension B. Query Subject C. Model Query How are cubes represented in a Framework Manager project? A. Specifies whether the import can create cubes. B. Cubes are represented in a normalized relational structure. C. A cube is represented as a namespace containing all the information necessary to build the cube. D. Cubes are not supported in Framework Manager. Which doesn't belong as a default? A. Subject Area B. Dimensional Model C. Namespace Model D. Logical Model

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E. Physical Model What are the options for Consistency Check for Framework Manager? A. Basic B. Simple C. None D. Extensive What are the reasons for using cardinality between query subjects in Framework Manager? A. to support loop joins that are common in star schema models B. to identify query subjects that behave as facts or dimensions C. to allow for the power of cross-joins in star schema models D. to avoid double-counting fact data E. to optimize access to the underlying data source system How do queries that use different facts function? A. It is is split into separate queries for each underlying fact table. B. It has a single integrated query for each underlying fact table. C. It divides queries into the number of query items needed. D. None of the above What is a stitched query? A. A query used to merge the multiple queries into two result set. B. A query used to merge the individual queries into two result set. C. A query used to merge the individual queries into one result set. D. A query used to merge the multiple queries into multiple result set. How do you know you have a stitched query? A. inner join and a coalesce statement B. coalesce and a full outer join C. full outer join only D. coalesce only When importing from a relational data source, what are the set of rules in which cardinality is detected? A. use matching query item names B. use matching query item names that represent uniquely indexed columns C. use query subject that represent table names D. use primary and foreign keys How do you join logically related objects? A. You can create relationships between objects based upon usage in properties B. You can automatically generate relationships between objects based on selected criteria C. You can create a complex expression for the relationship D. You can directly create a relationship between the query items What are the three types of Query Subjects? A. stored procedure query subjects B. function query subjects C. data source query subjects D. model query subjects What does a minimum cardinality of 0 indicate? A. the relationship is an outer join B. the relationship is optional

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C. the relationship is required D. the relationship is an inner join Why do you specify a relationship of 0? you want the query to produce a result set with stitched query between two tables from different data sources you want the query to retain the information on the other side of the relationship when a match exists you want the query to retain the information on the other side of the relationship in the absence of a match you never specify a relationship as 0 because you never want optional result sets In 1 to n cardinality, what object is typically on the n side? A. fact data B. dimension data C. both D. neither In 1 to n cardinality, what object is typically on the 1 side? A. fact data B. dimension data C. both D. neither What are the two default hierarchy levels? A. all value B. all forms C. all characteristic values D. none of the above What type of hierarchy is this? A. balanced B. unbalanced C. network D. ragged What type of hierarchy is this? A. network B. unbalanced C. ragged D. balanced What type of hierarchy is this? A. balanced B. ragged C. network D. unbalanced What is the function of the member unique name (MUN)? A. how the member is found in Framework Manager B. how the member is found in the report C. how the member is found in the data source D. none of the above What do roles function as in the IBM Cognos 10 ? A. what appears in the member tree B. what appears in the data source

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C. what appears in the fact D. what appear in the dimension What are the default roles? A. _memberCaption B. _dimensionUniqueName C. _rollupType D. _planningDefault E. _preparedName F. _levelNumber G. _memberDescription H. _levelUniqueName I. _longName J. _memberUniqueName K. _parentUniqueName L. _hierarchyUniqueName M. _businessKey N. _shortName What are the objects you can merge A. query items, filters, and calculations in model query subjects B. query items and query subjects in published packages C. model query subjects and their shortcuts What does the Usage property identify? A. identifies the intended use for the data represented by each query item B. identifies the intended use for the data represented by each query subject C. identifies the intended use for the report D. identifies the property set used in the query item What's the regular aggregate property set to in a query item for a measure dimension? A. Average B. Sum C. Count D. Divide What's the usage property set to in a query item for a measure dimension? A. Unknown B. Identifier C. Fact D. Attribute What's the usage property set to in a query item in a regular dimension? A. Attribute B. Unknown C. Identifier D. Fact What's the Usage property set to in for a measure in the measure dimension? A. Identifier B. Fact C. Attribute

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D. Unknown What is the regular aggregate property set to for a measure in a measure dimension? A. Automatic if the measure is a calculation. Count if the measure is not a calculation. B. Sum if the measure is a calculation. Automatic if the measure is not a calculation. C. Count if the measure is a calculation. Sum if the measure is not a calculation. D. Automatic if the measure is a calculation. Sum if the measure is not a calculation. If a measure is semi-aggregate, what property do you set to define rules? A. Usage B. Aggregate Rules C. Semi-aggregate D. None of the above What does the usage property identify? A. identifies the intended use for data in the package B. identifies the use for the data represented by each query subject C. identifies the intended use for the data represented by each query item D. identifies the use for the data represented by only the measure dimension Which is not a prompt type property? A. Select Date/Time B. Select time perod C. Edit Box D. Select Value E. Select Interval F. Select with Tree G. Server Determined H. Select Date I. Select Time J. Select with Search What does the Display Item Reference property specify? A. which query subject is referenced to the user in the report B. which query item is referenced in a package C. which query subject is displayed to the user in the prompt D. which query item is displayed to the user in the prompt What does the Use Item Reference specify? A. which query item is passed to the prompt from the filter B. which query subject is passed from the prompt to the filter C. which query subject is passed to the prompt from the data source D. which query item is passed from the prompt to the filter Where is each value in the list of display items associated with a value of the query item specified? A. User Item Reference B. Use Item Reference C. Query Item Reference D. Measure Dimension Reference What does the Filter Item Reference identify? A. the query item used when Report Studio or Query Studio generates a filter B. the query subject used when Report Studio or Query Studio generates a filter

C. the query item used when Report Studio or Query Studio generates a prompt D. the query subject used when Report Studio or Query Studio generates a prompt 96. What are the two types of characteristic variables? A. characteristic value B. dimensional node C. hierarchy node D. unique distinct 97. What are parameter maps? A. objects that store key-value pairs B. objects that store dimensional attributes C. objects that store filters D. none of the above 98. What are the two types of session parameters? A. environment and user defined B. environment and model C. user defined and model D. secure and authentication 99. What properties do you use to ensure that a variable prompt that use either a value picklist or hierarchical picklist from poor performance? A. Prompt Type B. Level Restrictions C. Use Default Value D. Prompt Variable E. Initial Number of Picklist Values F. Initial Value 100. What are the three types of security in Framework Manager? A. object security B. integration security C. data security D. data source security E. package security F. model security 101. Which three are created for security? A. Groups B. Functions C. Roles D. Users 102. What do you set the Query Processing property to in order to prevent queries from more than one query to be issued and/or local processing to be performed to retrieve data? A. Data Source Only B. Database Only C. Database and Data Source D. Model Only 103. What are the ways to implement multi user modeling? A. Using repository control

B. User Administration C. Branching and merging D. Segmenting and linking 104. What is not the recommendations IBM gives for branching a project? A. Divide the project into logical pieces and branch the project to create the logical pieces. B. Decide how you are going to model metadata within the Framework Manager Namespace. C. Decide how you want to share the metadata in your organization. D. Communication between team members that are working on various branches is very important. E. Merge branches back into the root project often, after making a few changes to your branch, rather than making many changes and merging only occasionally. F. Merge the branches in the reverse order that you created them in. 105. Define a segment. A. A segment is a group of objects within a hierarchy. B. A segment is a piece of hierarchy inside a project. C. A segment is a project outside the main project. D. A segment is a project within a main project. What do you create links in a project? A. You create links to keep metadata in parallel, uniform object structures. B. You create links to link up query subjects and query items in order to ensure smooth processing. C. You create links to help organize work across large projects, to maintain consistency, and to reuse information. D. None of the above.

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