Microstrategy Interview Questions

1.Define  metadata?

It is a database repository in which  definitions of all MicroStrategy objects are kept. Metadata is the heart of Microstrategy.

2.Write the components Microstrategy metadata?

MicroStrategy metadata consists of project settings, microstrategy object definitions and data warehouse connection information

3.What are the programs that we can do with the MicroStrategy Architect?

firstly  populate the metadata with project definition and schema objects, parameters and than make schema objects.

4.Explain heterogeneous mapping?

it  allows the engine to do  joins on unlike column names. If the user describe more than one expression for a given form, heterogeneous mapping will mechanically take place when tables and column names require it.

5.Define  compound attribute?

A compound attribute has its value resolute by an expression that  join two or more columns in a database to make a new column

6.Write  different kinds of objects in Microstrategy?

Public Objects
Schema Objects
Configuring objects

7.Define  different types of attributes in Microstrategy desktop?

Compound Key Attribute
Implicit Attributes
Derived Attributes
Simple Attribute

8. Describe Implicit Attribute?

An implicit attribute is a practical or same  attribute that does not actually exist in the database because it is made at the application level.

9.Describe  joint child?

it is Microstrategy way of conducting Composite Keys. To grip this case in Microstrategy we make this set of columns, containing composite keys, as joint child.

10.How we can decided drilling options for an attribute?

Based on similarities between attributes, hierarchies and their drilling design we can decide the drilling option.

11.Name the two types of Hierarchies?

User defined Hierarchy
System hierarchy

12.Name the type of Facts in Microstrategy?

Simple facts
Derived facts
Implicit facts

13.Write the different types of matrices in microstrategy?

Derived
Nested
Compound
Simple

14.Define Base Formula?

Base formula is used to provide the formation of more complex metrics.

15.Define Smart Metrices?

Smart metrics is used for calculating the compound matrices with the help of subtotal calculations for every constituent inside the compound metric.

16.Define Level Metrices?

Level metrics are modern metrics which are set to be evaluated at a particular attribute level and other that report level metric aggregation ,filtering and grouping can be handled.

17.What is the main purpose of having conditionality in metrics?

Conditionality connect a filter to the metric calculation. This is not an mandatory option.

18.Name  the types of Transformation?

Expression based transformations
Table based transformations

19.How we can hide a particular metric in a report for a specific user?

Using Object level security we can hide it.

20.Explain  Metric Formula Join Type?

Metric Formula Join Type is used for Compound Metrics and it determine how the various tables used in metric formula are joined.

21.Define filter.

Filter is used to limit data in a report.

22.Define view filter.

View Filters are the situation that come into play before a particular result is showed to the user.

23.What is filtered prompt?

We can limit the number of elements using filter in a prompt.

24.Name  the various types of filters?

Report Filter
Joint element list filter
Standard Filter
View Filter
Absolute filter
Security filter

25.What are the different types of Prompts?

object prompts
Level prompts
Value prompts
Filter definition prompt

26.Define level prompt.

Level prompts help us to identify the level of aggregation calculation of a metric.

27.What is the use of having thresholds in report?

It is used to develop conditional formatting for metric values.

28.What are the different formatting types?

Font Type, Color,alignment,
Text
Image
Background

29.How the table structure change in DB to be reflected in MSTR?

By updating from the warehouse catalog.
Alter the data type in attribute editor.

30.Name the data modelling tool in MSTR called?

Architect is the data modeling tool in MSTR.

31.How do we move objects across projects?

With the help of  Object Manager we can move objects across projects.

32.Define  history list?

The part of the interface that allows users to recover the results of initially executed or scheduled reports.

33.How we can apply row level security?

By applying Security filters to the user we can provides row level security.

34.Write VLDB properties?

VLDB stands for Very Large Data Base Properties. It is a Microstartegy way of conducting database particular preferences while making the report SQL.

35.Tell the usage of command manager?

The command manager is used to save the text commands which can be executed as scripts.

36.What do you understand by Passthrough Functions?

Pass through functions are used to exploit many special functions that precise to databases and not standard in the microstrategy. By using passthrough function we can performed such operation in MicroStrategy to handle complex scenarios,

37.Name  the types of Report Cache?

Matching caches
XML caches
Matching-History caches
History caches

38.Explain  an Intelligent Cube?

Instead of returning data from the data warehouse for a single report ,we can return sets of data from our data warehouse and save them directly to Intelligence Server memory.

39.What are advantages of cubes?

It increases the performance
Schedule the cube on off time and avoid the datatraffic in peak time.
It is used for Drilling whenever required and also support for different level of aggregation
It helps in Data Sharing

40.Name the different export formats?

Excel, PDF, Flash, HTML are the different formats.

41.Name the different view modes?

Design View .Editable mode,Presentation Mode, Prior to MSTR 10,we have flash mode,interactive mode,express mode,

42.Write  the different display modes?

Flash Mode
Interactive Mode
Express Mode,Presentation mode

43.Name the different sections in a document?

Document Header and Footer
Page Header and Footer
Detail Header and Footer

44.Name the different types of text field in a document?

Static text field
Dynamic text field

45.Write the different types of metrics which can be developed within a document?

Calculated expressions matrices
Summary metrics
Derived metrics

46.Define  controls?

Controls are the objects that show the data, images, and shapes in a document.

47.Define a hyperlink?

A hyperlink interconnects text or an image in a document to a web page.

48.Name  the different types of derived elements?

calculation Derived
Filter Derived
Group Derived

49.Write  the Features which are not supported in Intelligent Cubes?

Prompts cannot be used
OLAP Service Features: View Filters and Derived metrics cannot be used
Consolidation and Custom Group

50.what are the activities of cubes?

Dynamic Aggregation
Derived Elements
Derived Metrics
Metric Filters
View Filters