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2. Is there any limitation on the maximum number of packages, from which a report
can be created?
Only one.
There are different types of query subjects: data source, model, and stored
procedure.
8. What are data source columns and calculations returned by the SQL Query called
Query items.
9. What are model query subjects?
Model query subjects can contain query items from any number of data source query
subjects.
Model query subjects can be enhanced by adding filters or calculations to create
additional query
items. You can also use query subjects from other model query subjects.
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defines a set of query items that are available to the model from the underlying data
source. Stored procedure query subjects cannot be enhanced by filters or
calculations.
13. How is a Project stored or what are the contents of a project folder.
<project name>.cpf The Framework Manager project file, which references the .xsd
and .xml
files used to define a project
model.xml The actual model data created by Framework Manager users
preferences.xml The preferences for Framework Manager projects
customdata.xml The stored diagram information, such as the diagram layout,
notation,
font, and color
repository.xml The logged version history for each project or segment
that was added to
a repository. This file exists only if you added projects to a
repository.
14. How would you handle a duplicate object from the datasource
15. How will you identify a duplicate object is imported……
16. How to import two datasources at the same time?
It can’t be done. Only one at a time.
17. From where all can we import metadata
You can import metadata from
• Relational databases, such as Oracle, DB2, and Microsoft SQL Server
• SAP BW data sources
• Existing Cognos 8 models
• Architect models and Impromptu catalogs
• DecisionStream or Cognos 8 Data Manager models
• third-party metadata sources
• XML as a data source
18. How to export a metadata?
You can export your Framework Manager model as a Common Warehouse
Metamodel (CWM)
file.
Each instance of the CWM metamodel is exchanged using XMI (.xml metadata
interchange) documents.
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When you export a Framework Manager model as a Common Warehouse Metamodel
(CWM) file, joins, folders, namespaces, prompts, and calculations are not exported.
Only query subjects, query items, and functions are exported.
20. What is the effect of enhancements done in Framework Manager on data source?
Enhancements you make in Framework Manager do not affect the original data
source.
23. How is the cardinality detected while importing the data source?
The available options are
• use primary and foreign keys
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• use matching query item names that represent uniquely indexed columns
• use matching query item names
The most common situation is to use primary and foreign keys as well as matching
query items
that represent uniquely indexed columns.
27. In a relationship is there are limitation on the no. of hierarchies that a dimension
can have?
Only a single hierarchy can be defined on a data source regular dimension or any
regular
dimension that participates directly in a relationship.
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29. What are the different types of hierarchies?
Balanced, Unbalanced and Ragged---Ragged Unbalanced Dimension
33. Can we use System stored procedures fro creating Query Subjects?
No.
34. How can a Query subject be customized, say some additional join conditions are
to be added?
edit the SQL and change various options
REPORTNET QUESTIONS:
2. Can it be Customised.
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3. What is the role of an administrator.
4. What is a model
A model is a data structure containing imported data from one or more data sources.
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users responsible for data modeling use Framework Manager to create models.
11. Are design models and log files stored in content store
Design models and log files are not stored in the content store.
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14. What is a model?
A model is the set of related dimensions, query subjects, and other objects required
for one or
more related reporting applications.
Most importantly, it provides a business view of the information in the source data to
report
authors and query users to simplify building reports and queries.
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