Microsoft Transition Your MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008 to MCSE: Business Intelligence Sample Questions:

1. HOTSPOT
You are developing a SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) cube for the accounts department.
You create a measure group named Exchange Rate that consists of measures pertaining to currency exchange rates. One of the measures in this group is named Average Rate and it will be used to report the average currency exchange rate over time.
Currently the AggregationFunction property for the Average Rate measure is set to Sum.
You need to ensure that Average Rate measure reports the average of the currency exchange rate over time.
Which value should you select for the AggregationFunction property for the Average Rate measure? To answer, select the appropriate setting in the answer area.

2. You need to configure a hierarchy for DimProduct that meets the technical requirements.
What should you do?

A) Set ProductCategory as the parent of ProductSubCategory and set ProductSubcategory as the parent of ProductName. For ProductSubcategory, click Hide if Name Equals Parent.
B) Set ProductName as the parent of ProductSubCategory and set ProductSubcategory as the parent of ProductCategory. For ProductSubcategory, click Hide if Name Equals Parent.
C) Set ProductCategory as the parent of ProductSubcategory and set ProductSubCategory as the parent of ProductName. For ProductCategory, click Hide if Name Equals Parent
D) Set ProductName as the parent of ProductSubcategory and set ProductSubCategory as the parent of ProductCategory. For ProductCategory, click Hide if Name Equals Parent

3. DRAG DROP
You are designing a dataset for a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) report. The report includes the report items displayed in the following graphic.

The dataset is sourced from a commonly used stored procedure in an inventory data mart hosted in a SQL Azure database.
It returns the status for all products across all storage sites. The report must display data for the storage site that is selected by the Site report parameter. You cannot change the stored procedure code.
You need to filter the dataset to use only data specific to the selected site.
How should you configure the filter?
To answer, drag the appropriate expression or expressions to the correct location or locations in the answer area. (Answer choices may be used once, more than once, or not all.)

4. DRAG DROP
You are designing a business intelligence (BI) solution for a hotel booking system. Each hotel booking may have more than one guest.
The BI solution contains a fact table named Booking, a factless fact table named Booking_Guest and a dimension named Guest.
Booking contains an entry for each booking. Booking_Guest contains an entry for each guest in each booking. Guest contains an entry for each guest.
You need to define the many-to-many relationship in SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) for the hotel booking system.
Which four 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.

5. You are creating a Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) calculation for Projected Revenue in a cube.
For Customer A, Projected Revenue is defined as 150 percent of the Total Sales for the customer. For all other customers, Projected Revenue is defined as 110 percent of the Total Sales for the customer.
You need to calculate the Projected Revenue as efficiently as possible.
Which calculation should you use? (More than one answer choice may achieve the goal.
Select the BEST answer.)

A) Option A
B) Option B
C) Option D
D) Option C

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