Q1. - (Topic 5)
You need to implement the aggregation designs for the cube.
What should you do?
A. Use the Usage-Based Optimization Wizard.
B. Use the Aggregation Design Wizard.
C. Partition the cube by month.
D. Implement cache warming in SSAS via an SSIS package.
Answer: B
Q2. - (Topic 9)
You are designing a subscription strategy for a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) report.
You have an application that populates a table with user-specific subscription schedules and report formats.
You need to ensure that users can receive reports by email according to their preferences. Email messages will be sent via an internal mail server.
What should you do? (More than one answer choice may achieve the goal. Select the BEST answer.)
A. Create a standard SSRS subscription for each record in the table.
B. Create a data-driven SSRS subscription for each record in the schedule table.
C. Create a standard SSRS subscription for each subscription schedule.
D. Create one data-driven SSRS subscription. Schedule the subscription to frequently retrieve user preferences.
Answer: D
Explanation:
Ref: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187066(v=sql.105).aspx
Q3. DRAG DROP - (Topic 10)
You manage a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) instance running in native mode.
You are troubleshooting a performance problem and need to know which reports are frequently executed. You discover that the report server execution logs are empty, despite significant report activity.
You need to ensure that the server is configured for report execution logging.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? (To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.)
Answer:
Q4. - (Topic 2)
You need to configure per-user security authentication for reporting against the Sales cube.
What should you do? (Each correct answer presents part of the complete solution. Choose all that apply.)
A. Create Service Principal Names (SPNs).
B. Configure account delegation.
C. Enable forms-based authentication.
D. Enable mixed-mode authentication.
Answer: A,D
Explanation: * From scenario:
/ Administrative staff from around the world will produce sales reports with Microsoft Excel
2010 based on the Sales cube.
/ Security requirements
When possible, the system must use Windows authentication for all database connections.
The system must prevent users from querying data from outside of their region.
The system must allow certain users to query data from multiple regions.
A: To use Kerberos authentication with SQL Server requires both the following conditions to be true: The client and server computers must be part of the same Windows domain, or in trusted domains. A Service Principal Name (SPN) must be registered with Active Directory, which assumes the role of the Key Distribution Center in a Windows domain. The SPN, after it is registered, maps to the Windows account that started the SQL Server instance service. If the SPN registration has not been performed or fails, the Windows security layer cannot determine the account associated with the SPN, and Kerberos authentication will not be used.
D: For windows authentication we need to enable mixed-mode authentication
Q5. DRAG DROP - (Topic 10)
You are developing a SQL Server Analysis Services (SAS) multidimensional project that is configured to source data from a SQL Azure database.
You plan to use multiple servers to process different partitions simultaneously. You create and configure a new data source.
You need to create a new partition and configure SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) to use a remote server to process data contained within the partition.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? (To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.)
Answer:
Q6. - (Topic 1)
You need to create a measure for DOD sales.
What should you do? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose all that apply.)
A. Specify a date table by using a Mark as Date table.
B. Use the Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) PARALLELPERIOD() function.
C. Use the Business Intelligence Wizard to define time intelligence.
D. Use the Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) LAG() function.
Answer: A,C
Explanation: * From scenario:
A measure must be created to calculate day-over-day (DOD) sales by region based on
order date.
A: Specify Mark as Date Table for use with Time Intelligence (SSAS Tabular)
In order to use time intelligence functions in DAX formulas, you must specify a date table
and a unique identifier (datetime) column of the Date data type. Once a column in the date
table is specified as a unique identifier, you can create relationships between columns in
the date table and any fact tables.
C: The time intelligence enhancement is a cube enhancement that adds time calculations
(or time views) to a selected hierarchy. This enhancement supports the following
categories of calculations:
Period to date.
Period over period growth.
Moving averages.
Parallel period comparisons.
Topic 2, Contoso Ltd
Background You are the business intelligence (BI) solutions architect for Contoso Ltd, a multinational sales company with offices in London, Madrid, Paris, Brisbane, Tokyo, and New York. Contoso sells office consumable products such as pens, printer ink, and paper.
You produce solutions by using SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence Edition and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise Edition with SP1.
Technical Background Contoso's products are categorized by using four levels while some use only two or three levels. Products are categorized as shown in the following table.
Contoso sells products through mobile sales staff, direct marketing, and its website. Sales personnel are located in various regions around the world, and each region has a sales manager who is paid a quarterly bonus based on the total sales in the region during the quarter. Regions are categorized as shown in the following table.
SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) is used to host a multidimensional database. The database contains a single cube named Sales and three database dimensions named Products, Regions, and Date. A single measure named Sales Total has been defined in the cube. The data source for the database is a SQL Server data warehouse.
The Products dimension contains a single user-defined hierarchy named Products. To prevent the display of empty members when users browse the Products dimension, the Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) process populates all missing values as shown in the following diagram.
The structure of the Products hierarchy is shown in the following diagram.
The Regions dimension contains a single user-defined hierarchy named Sales Regions. The dimension is based on a single dimension table in the data warehouse and the attribute relationships have not been modified since the dimension was created by using the Dimension wizard. The structure of the Sales Regions hierarchy is shown in the following diagram.
The Date dimension contains a single user-defined hierarchy named Calendar. The structure of the Calendar hierarchy is shown in the following diagram.
A role named UserRegions has been created in the SSAS database that will be used to filter members in the Regions dimension based on the authenticated user.
Administrative staff from around the world will produce sales reports with Microsoft Excel 2010 based on the Sales cube.
Developers will produce reports with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) based on the Sales cube and the reports will be delivered to users through report subscriptions and a web browser. All users log on to an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain named contoso.com. All client computers and servers are joined to the contoso.com domain.
Business Requirements The BI system must meet the following reporting requirements: . Display all sales figures in euro currency, regardless of the client's reporting location . Include a new measure named AD Sales that calculates average daily sales for a selected month . Support near real-time reporting while maintaining good performance for
multidimensional queries . Support reports that show currency exchange rates . Deliver executive reports that are parameterized and rendered from report
snapshots
In addition, cube objects must use terms familiar to users from around the world. For example, in the Sales Regions hierarchy, users from Great Britain must see the State level presented as County when browsing the Sales cube.
The Sales cube must support a new measure group named Sales Planning. The measure group must consist of a single measure named Sales Plan that enables the management team to use Excel 2010 to enter sales plans for future monitoring.
Technical Requirements
The BI system must meet the following technical requirements: Architecture requirements The system must use separate servers for each of the following components: SQL Server Database Engine SQL Server Integration Services SQL Server Analysis Services in multidimensional mode SharePoint Server with the Reporting Services Add-in o All servers must be installed using U.S. regional settings. The system must source currency exchange rate data from a database hosted in Windows Azure SQL Databases.
Security requirements
When possible, the system must use Windows authentication for all database
connections.
The system must prevent users from querying data from outside of their region.
The system must allow certain users to query data from multiple regions.
Development requirements
When browsing the Products hierarchy, repeating values for different levels of a
given drill-path must be avoided. For example, Papers -> Copy Paper -> Copy
Paper -> Copy Paper should appear simply as Papers -> Copy Paper.
The system must support report snapshots. The default maximum number of
retained snapshots must not exceed five.
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Q7. - (Topic 10)
You are developing a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) report. The report includes a dataset with fields named Year, MonthNumber, and RegCount. The report includes a table that displays the number of recorded registration occurrences per year, as shown in the following diagram.
You need to modify the table to include a graphical item displaying the monthly registration trend to the right of the Reg Count column.
What should you do?
A. Add an Indicator item to a new column on the right of the Reg Count column. Select the Directional Indicator Type and then assign the MonthNumber field to the Start property.
B. Add a text box to a new column on the right of the Reg Count column. Then use a Go to report action to link to a separate report showing the monthly trend.
C. Add a Sparkline item to a new column on the right of the Reg Count column. Then select the RegCount field for Values and the MonthNumber field for Series Groups.
D. Add a Sparkline item to a new column on the right of the Reg Count column. Then select the RegCount field for Values and the MonthNumber field for Category Groups.
E. Add an Indicator item to a new column on the right of the Reg Count column. Select the Directional Indicator Type and then select the MonthNumber field for Value.
Answer: D
Q8. DRAG DROP - (Topic 9)
You install SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and develop an SSIS project to load a data warehouse. The project defines 10 parameters that have different values for the development, test and production environments. Some packages have additional parameters defined.
You plan to deploy the SSIS packages to one server. The server will also host the production data warehouse.
You need to deploy and configure the packages.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? (To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
Answer:
Q9. DRAG DROP - (Topic 10)
You are using Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) to query a SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) cube.
You need to compute the aggregate value of the 10 most-ordered produces in the Product Categories hierarchy. The Product level is the lowest in the hierarchy.
Which functions should you use to complete the MDX query? (To answer, drag the appropriate functions from the list of functions to the correct locations in the answer area.)
Answer:
Q10. DRAG DROP - (Topic 9)
You administer a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) infrastructure. Data alerts are provisioned.
You need to monitor the number of report data feed processing events during every automated execution.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? (To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.)
Answer: