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COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK SOLVED
QUESTIONS PREMIUM REVIEW MATERIAL
●● How to save metadata properties in a .TDS
Answer: 1. go to the sheet
2. right click on the data source
3. select 'Add to Saved Data Sources'
4. make sure the end of the file ends in .TDS
●● When is it best to use a blend?
Answer: 1. Cross-database join is not supported
2. Tables are at different LOD
3. Joins create duplicate data or data cleaning is required
4. If you have a lot of data and the join is time consuming
●● How do you rename a data field?
Answer: Right click on the data field and select 'rename'
●● How to assign an alias to a data value?
Answer: Right click a dimension and select 'Aliases". In the edit aliases
dialog box, under value, select a member and enter a new name
,●● How to assign a geographic role to a data field?
Answer: click the data type icon next to the field and select 'geographic
role'.
then select the geographic role you want to assign to that field
●● Change data type for a data field (number, date, string, boolean, etc)
Answer: A. On the data source page, click on the icon associated with
the field and select the new data type
B. In the data pane, if you right click on the field and scroll down to
'change data type'
●● Change default properties for a data field (number format,
aggregation, color, date, format, etc)
Answer: In the data pane, right click on the field, scroll down to 'default
properties' and change the desired value
●● How to create a visual group?
Answer: Control click all of the fields you want created in the group.
Right click on these values and select the group button
●● How to create a group using labels?
Answer: Right click on the field you would like to be grouped, click on
'create' and then 'group'. Be sure to select 'include other'
, ●● How to create a set?
Answer: for a static set, select all fields you want included in the set
from the view, right click and select 'create set'
for a dynamic set, right click on the field you want to create a set for,
scroll down to 'create' and select 'set'
●● How to add a context filter?
Answer: They are executed before normal filters.
Right click on the field you want to be a context filter and click 'add to
context'
(ex: find top 5 for each sub-category)
●● How to add a reference line or a trend line?
Answer: You can only add a reference line to continuous fields. A. Go to
the Analytics pane and drag the reference line to the visualization
B. Right click the axis and select 'add reference line'
●● What is a table calculation and how do you create them?
Answer: calculations that we made on the output table. It is represented
by a triangle in the pill.
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK SOLVED
QUESTIONS PREMIUM REVIEW MATERIAL
●● How to save metadata properties in a .TDS
Answer: 1. go to the sheet
2. right click on the data source
3. select 'Add to Saved Data Sources'
4. make sure the end of the file ends in .TDS
●● When is it best to use a blend?
Answer: 1. Cross-database join is not supported
2. Tables are at different LOD
3. Joins create duplicate data or data cleaning is required
4. If you have a lot of data and the join is time consuming
●● How do you rename a data field?
Answer: Right click on the data field and select 'rename'
●● How to assign an alias to a data value?
Answer: Right click a dimension and select 'Aliases". In the edit aliases
dialog box, under value, select a member and enter a new name
,●● How to assign a geographic role to a data field?
Answer: click the data type icon next to the field and select 'geographic
role'.
then select the geographic role you want to assign to that field
●● Change data type for a data field (number, date, string, boolean, etc)
Answer: A. On the data source page, click on the icon associated with
the field and select the new data type
B. In the data pane, if you right click on the field and scroll down to
'change data type'
●● Change default properties for a data field (number format,
aggregation, color, date, format, etc)
Answer: In the data pane, right click on the field, scroll down to 'default
properties' and change the desired value
●● How to create a visual group?
Answer: Control click all of the fields you want created in the group.
Right click on these values and select the group button
●● How to create a group using labels?
Answer: Right click on the field you would like to be grouped, click on
'create' and then 'group'. Be sure to select 'include other'
, ●● How to create a set?
Answer: for a static set, select all fields you want included in the set
from the view, right click and select 'create set'
for a dynamic set, right click on the field you want to create a set for,
scroll down to 'create' and select 'set'
●● How to add a context filter?
Answer: They are executed before normal filters.
Right click on the field you want to be a context filter and click 'add to
context'
(ex: find top 5 for each sub-category)
●● How to add a reference line or a trend line?
Answer: You can only add a reference line to continuous fields. A. Go to
the Analytics pane and drag the reference line to the visualization
B. Right click the axis and select 'add reference line'
●● What is a table calculation and how do you create them?
Answer: calculations that we made on the output table. It is represented
by a triangle in the pill.
