Essbase - Building Load rules Assessment Questions1. What are type of data source to load with a rule file (select all that apply)?

A. Text filesB. Word document filesC. SpreadsheetsD. Essbase .pag fileE. Relational Database

2. How to add properties to a member as Dynamic Calc using a rule (select all that apply)?

A. Select Dynamic Calc under Field Properties | Dimension Building PropertiesB. Select Dynamic Calc under Options | Dimension Build Settings | Dimension Build SettingsC. Add a column to the right of member column and assign D as an attributeD. Add a column to the right of member column and assign X as an attributeE. Set the field type as properties field under Field Properties

3. When do you want to choose a Level References Build Method? (select all that apply)

A. Modify the properties of existing dimensions and membersB. Share non-leaf membersC. Create shared members that roll up into different generationsD. Add members to the attribute dimension and associate them with members of the base dimensionE. Add each new member to a dimension with similar members

4. Which rules do you need to follow when you use Generation references build method? (select all that apply)

A. If GEN numbers don't start at 2, the first member in the specified generation must exist in the outline.B. Put attribute association fields before the base field with which they are associatedC. Select shared under Options | Dimension Build Settings | Dimension definitionD. Put DUPGEN fields immediately after GEN fieldsE. GEN numbers must form a contiguous range. For example, if GEN 3 and GEN 5 exist, you must also define GEN 4.

5. How should you have Essbase assign a multiplication unary operator to members in a dimension build?A. Add * as a prefix to each member in the source fileB. Add * as a suffix to each member in the source fileC. Add a column to the left of member column and assign * as a propertyD. Add a column to the right of member column and assign * as a property

6. What are the options in Global Settings available under Options| Dimension Build Settings? (select all that apply)

A. Build MethodB. Whether to configure dimensions as dense or sparse automatically or to use the dense/sparse configuration defined in the outline or rules fileC. Which alias table to updateD. Process null valuesE. How to combine field select or reject criteria between fields

7. What code should be in your data source in order to specify that the Margin% member not roll up into its parent and not be shared, use the following data source

A. Margin% Margin% Sales +NSB. Margin% Margin% Sales - NSC. Margin% Margin% Sales ND. Margin% Margin% Sales ~ NE. Margin% Margin% Sales ~ NS

8. What file delimiters are available for data file (select all that apply) ?

A. All white spacesB. commaC. column withD. semi colonE. tab

9. What kind of filed edits are available? (select all that apply)?

A. JointB. DeleteC. MoveD. SplitE. Create

10. Performing a Dimension Build using Parent/Child method, but not adding shared child member. Which options are correct (select all that apply) ?

A. Uncheck allow movesB. Check allow movesC. Uncheck do not shareD. Check do not shareE. None of the above

11. You can specify which records Essbase loads into the database or uses to build dimensions by setting selection criteria which conditions must be met before Essbase loads the record. What is a type of selection criteria (select all that apply) ?A. DateB. BooleanC. StringD. Number

12. Assuming there is numeric value for data field to load data with a rule. Which steps are correct in the followings (select all that apply)?

A. A single data column can be located any place in the data sourceB. All mapped member names come first before the data field in the data sourceC. Need to define the data column as a data field under Options | dataload settings | Data ValueD. Need to set ignore during dataload under Field Properties | Global PropertiesE. Need to define the data column as a data field under Field Properties | Global Properties

13. Which of the followings are correct for changing data value using a rule file (select all that apply) ?A. Clearing existing valuesB. Overwriting existing valuesC. Adding to existing valuesD. Multiplying existing valuesE. Subtract from existing values

Build Load Rules Assessment Answers

1. A, C, E2. D, E3. A, C, D4. A. D, E5. D6. B, C, E7. D8. A, B, C, E9. A, C, D, E10. A, C11. C, D12. B, E13. A, B, C, E