You need to configure a hierarchy for DimProduct that meets the technical requirements
###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 1
Tailspin Toys
Background
Tailspin Toys is a multinational company that manufactures toys. Tailspin Toys has offices in
five regions worldwide. The company sells toys at various retail stores. The company also
sells toys directly to consumers through a web site.
The company has the following departments:
• Sales
• Distribution
• Manufacturing
Each department has an office in each region.
The fiscal calendar of Tailspin Toys runs from June to May.
The network contains a server farm that has Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 installed.
Existing Environment
Current Database Environment
Each department uses SharePoint team sites for internal collaboration.
All manufacturing information is stored in a relational database named Manufacturing. All
sales information is stored in a relational database named Sales.
Tailspin Toys deploys SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) and configures SSAS to use
tabular models. SSAS will be used for all sales reports.
Tailspin Toys deploys a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) instance in SharePoint
mode.
Sales Database
A database named Sales contains two tables named FactSales and DimProduct. FactSales
contains the following columns:
• SalesID
• Total Due
• OrderDate
DimProduct contains the following columns:
• ProductID
• ProductName
• ProductCategory
• ProductSubcategory
The Sales database contains information about the products. Most of the products have a
category and a subcategory. Certain products only have a category.
A sample from DimProduct is shown in the following table.
Requirements
Security Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following security requirement:
• Sales department users must be allowed to view the sales transactions from their
region only.
• Sales department users must be able to view the contents of the manufacturing
reports.
• Manufacturing department users must be able to create new manufacturing reports.
• Third-party and custom solutions must NOT be deployed to the reporting server.
• Sales department users must NOT be able to create new manufacturing reports.
Planned Reporting Implementation
The manufacturing department plans to use the SSRS instance for its reports. The
manufacturing department also plans to make its reports accessible from SharePoint. All
manufacturing reports will use an existing database named Manufacturing.
Reporting Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following reporting requirements:
• All reports must contain the company logo and a header that contains the date and the
time that the report was executed.
• All reports must be created by using the SQL Server Data Tools.
Manufacturing report
You plan to create a report named Manufacturinglssues.rdl. The report has the following
requirements:
• Manufacturing department managers must be able to view product issues by product
type, manufacturing plant location, and error type.
• The manufacturing department managers must be able to change views by choosing
options from drop-down lists.
Sales reports
You plan to create a sales report named RegionalSales.rdl. The report has the following
requirements:
• Users must be able to view the report by using a web browser. By default,
subcategories and product details must be hidden when using the browser.
• Users must be able to subscribe to receive the report by email. The report must be sent
by email as a PDF attachment.
You plan to create a quarterly sales report named QuarterSales.rdl. The report must display
sales data by fiscal quarter.
Technical Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following technical requirements:
• Products in the DimProduct table that do NOT have a subcategory must use the
category value as the subcategory value.
• SSRS must NOT connect to databases more frequently than once every 30 minutes.
• Sales department users must be able to use Microsoft Excel to browse tabular data.
###EndCaseStudy###
You need to configure a hierarchy for DimProduct that meets the technical requirements.
What should you do?
What is the best solution that you should include in the recommendation?
###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 1
Tailspin Toys
Background
Tailspin Toys is a multinational company that manufactures toys. Tailspin Toys has offices in
five regions worldwide. The company sells toys at various retail stores. The company also
sells toys directly to consumers through a web site.
The company has the following departments:
• Sales
• Distribution
• Manufacturing
Each department has an office in each region.
The fiscal calendar of Tailspin Toys runs from June to May.
The network contains a server farm that has Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 installed.
Existing Environment
Current Database Environment
Each department uses SharePoint team sites for internal collaboration.
All manufacturing information is stored in a relational database named Manufacturing. All
sales information is stored in a relational database named Sales.
Tailspin Toys deploys SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) and configures SSAS to use
tabular models. SSAS will be used for all sales reports.
Tailspin Toys deploys a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) instance in SharePoint
mode.
Sales Database
A database named Sales contains two tables named FactSales and DimProduct. FactSales
contains the following columns:
• SalesID
• Total Due
• OrderDate
DimProduct contains the following columns:
• ProductID
• ProductName
• ProductCategory
• ProductSubcategory
The Sales database contains information about the products. Most of the products have a
category and a subcategory. Certain products only have a category.
A sample from DimProduct is shown in the following table.
Requirements
Security Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following security requirement:
• Sales department users must be allowed to view the sales transactions from their
region only.
• Sales department users must be able to view the contents of the manufacturing
reports.
• Manufacturing department users must be able to create new manufacturing reports.
• Third-party and custom solutions must NOT be deployed to the reporting server.
• Sales department users must NOT be able to create new manufacturing reports.
Planned Reporting Implementation
The manufacturing department plans to use the SSRS instance for its reports. The
manufacturing department also plans to make its reports accessible from SharePoint. All
manufacturing reports will use an existing database named Manufacturing.
Reporting Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following reporting requirements:
• All reports must contain the company logo and a header that contains the date and the
time that the report was executed.
• All reports must be created by using the SQL Server Data Tools.
Manufacturing report
You plan to create a report named Manufacturinglssues.rdl. The report has the following
requirements:
• Manufacturing department managers must be able to view product issues by product
type, manufacturing plant location, and error type.
• The manufacturing department managers must be able to change views by choosing
options from drop-down lists.
Sales reports
You plan to create a sales report named RegionalSales.rdl. The report has the following
requirements:
• Users must be able to view the report by using a web browser. By default,
subcategories and product details must be hidden when using the browser.
• Users must be able to subscribe to receive the report by email. The report must be sent
by email as a PDF attachment.
You plan to create a quarterly sales report named QuarterSales.rdl. The report must display
sales data by fiscal quarter.
Technical Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following technical requirements:
• Products in the DimProduct table that do NOT have a subcategory must use the
category value as the subcategory value.
• SSRS must NOT connect to databases more frequently than once every 30 minutes.
• Sales department users must be able to use Microsoft Excel to browse tabular data.
###EndCaseStudy###
You need to recommend a solution to meet the requirements for the Manufacturinglssues.rdl
report.
What is the best solution that you should include in the recommendation? More than one
answer choice may achieve the goal. Choose the BEST answer.
What should you recommend?
HOTSPOT
###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 1
Tailspin Toys
Background
Tailspin Toys is a multinational company that manufactures toys. Tailspin Toys has offices in
five regions worldwide. The company sells toys at various retail stores. The company also
sells toys directly to consumers through a web site.
The company has the following departments:
• Sales
• Distribution
• Manufacturing
Each department has an office in each region.
The fiscal calendar of Tailspin Toys runs from June to May.
The network contains a server farm that has Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 installed.
Existing Environment
Current Database Environment
Each department uses SharePoint team sites for internal collaboration.
All manufacturing information is stored in a relational database named Manufacturing. All
sales information is stored in a relational database named Sales.
Tailspin Toys deploys SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) and configures SSAS to use
tabular models. SSAS will be used for all sales reports.
Tailspin Toys deploys a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) instance in SharePoint
mode.
Sales Database
A database named Sales contains two tables named FactSales and DimProduct. FactSales
contains the following columns:
• SalesID
• Total Due
• OrderDate
DimProduct contains the following columns:
• ProductID
• ProductName
• ProductCategory
• ProductSubcategory
The Sales database contains information about the products. Most of the products have a
category and a subcategory. Certain products only have a category.
A sample from DimProduct is shown in the following table.
Requirements
Security Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following security requirement:
• Sales department users must be allowed to view the sales transactions from their
region only.
• Sales department users must be able to view the contents of the manufacturing
reports.
• Manufacturing department users must be able to create new manufacturing reports.
• Third-party and custom solutions must NOT be deployed to the reporting server.
• Sales department users must NOT be able to create new manufacturing reports.
Planned Reporting Implementation
The manufacturing department plans to use the SSRS instance for its reports. The
manufacturing department also plans to make its reports accessible from SharePoint. All
manufacturing reports will use an existing database named Manufacturing.
Reporting Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following reporting requirements:
• All reports must contain the company logo and a header that contains the date and the
time that the report was executed.
• All reports must be created by using the SQL Server Data Tools.
Manufacturing report
You plan to create a report named Manufacturinglssues.rdl. The report has the following
requirements:
• Manufacturing department managers must be able to view product issues by product
type, manufacturing plant location, and error type.
• The manufacturing department managers must be able to change views by choosing
options from drop-down lists.
Sales reports
You plan to create a sales report named RegionalSales.rdl. The report has the following
requirements:
• Users must be able to view the report by using a web browser. By default,
subcategories and product details must be hidden when using the browser.
• Users must be able to subscribe to receive the report by email. The report must be sent
by email as a PDF attachment.
You plan to create a quarterly sales report named QuarterSales.rdl. The report must display
sales data by fiscal quarter.
Technical Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following technical requirements:
• Products in the DimProduct table that do NOT have a subcategory must use the
category value as the subcategory value.
• SSRS must NOT connect to databases more frequently than once every 30 minutes.
• Sales department users must be able to use Microsoft Excel to browse tabular data.
###EndCaseStudy###
You create a new SharePoint site to store reports for the manufacturing department.
You need to recommend a solution to meet the security requirements for the sales
department users and the manufacturing department users.
What should you recommend? To answer, select the appropriate group for the sales
department users and the manufacturing department users in the answer area.
You need to modify the environment before you create the QuarterSales report
###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 1
Tailspin Toys
Background
Tailspin Toys is a multinational company that manufactures toys. Tailspin Toys has offices in
five regions worldwide. The company sells toys at various retail stores. The company also
sells toys directly to consumers through a web site.
The company has the following departments:
• Sales
• Distribution
• Manufacturing
Each department has an office in each region.
The fiscal calendar of Tailspin Toys runs from June to May.
The network contains a server farm that has Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 installed.
Existing Environment
Current Database Environment
Each department uses SharePoint team sites for internal collaboration.
All manufacturing information is stored in a relational database named Manufacturing. All
sales information is stored in a relational database named Sales.
Tailspin Toys deploys SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) and configures SSAS to use
tabular models. SSAS will be used for all sales reports.
Tailspin Toys deploys a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) instance in SharePoint
mode.
Sales Database
A database named Sales contains two tables named FactSales and DimProduct. FactSales
contains the following columns:
• SalesID
• Total Due
• OrderDate
DimProduct contains the following columns:
• ProductID
• ProductName
• ProductCategory
• ProductSubcategory
The Sales database contains information about the products. Most of the products have a
category and a subcategory. Certain products only have a category.
A sample from DimProduct is shown in the following table.
Requirements
Security Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following security requirement:
• Sales department users must be allowed to view the sales transactions from their
region only.
• Sales department users must be able to view the contents of the manufacturing
reports.
• Manufacturing department users must be able to create new manufacturing reports.
• Third-party and custom solutions must NOT be deployed to the reporting server.
• Sales department users must NOT be able to create new manufacturing reports.
Planned Reporting Implementation
The manufacturing department plans to use the SSRS instance for its reports. The
manufacturing department also plans to make its reports accessible from SharePoint. All
manufacturing reports will use an existing database named Manufacturing.
Reporting Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following reporting requirements:
• All reports must contain the company logo and a header that contains the date and the
time that the report was executed.
• All reports must be created by using the SQL Server Data Tools.
Manufacturing report
You plan to create a report named Manufacturinglssues.rdl. The report has the following
requirements:
• Manufacturing department managers must be able to view product issues by product
type, manufacturing plant location, and error type.
• The manufacturing department managers must be able to change views by choosing
options from drop-down lists.
Sales reports
You plan to create a sales report named RegionalSales.rdl. The report has the following
requirements:
• Users must be able to view the report by using a web browser. By default,
subcategories and product details must be hidden when using the browser.
• Users must be able to subscribe to receive the report by email. The report must be sent
by email as a PDF attachment.
You plan to create a quarterly sales report named QuarterSales.rdl. The report must display
sales data by fiscal quarter.
Technical Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following technical requirements:
• Products in the DimProduct table that do NOT have a subcategory must use the
category value as the subcategory value.
• SSRS must NOT connect to databases more frequently than once every 30 minutes.
• Sales department users must be able to use Microsoft Excel to browse tabular data.
###EndCaseStudy###
You need to modify the environment before you create the QuarterSales report.
What should you do?
You need to ensure that the sales department managers can see all of the data
###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 1
Tailspin Toys
Background
Tailspin Toys is a multinational company that manufactures toys. Tailspin Toys has offices in
five regions worldwide. The company sells toys at various retail stores. The company also
sells toys directly to consumers through a web site.
The company has the following departments:
• Sales
• Distribution
• Manufacturing
Each department has an office in each region.
The fiscal calendar of Tailspin Toys runs from June to May.
The network contains a server farm that has Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 installed.
Existing Environment
Current Database Environment
Each department uses SharePoint team sites for internal collaboration.
All manufacturing information is stored in a relational database named Manufacturing. All
sales information is stored in a relational database named Sales.
Tailspin Toys deploys SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) and configures SSAS to use
tabular models. SSAS will be used for all sales reports.
Tailspin Toys deploys a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) instance in SharePoint
mode.
Sales Database
A database named Sales contains two tables named FactSales and DimProduct. FactSales
contains the following columns:
• SalesID
• Total Due
• OrderDate
DimProduct contains the following columns:
• ProductID
• ProductName
• ProductCategory
• ProductSubcategory
The Sales database contains information about the products. Most of the products have a
category and a subcategory. Certain products only have a category.
A sample from DimProduct is shown in the following table.
Requirements
Security Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following security requirement:
• Sales department users must be allowed to view the sales transactions from their
region only.
• Sales department users must be able to view the contents of the manufacturing
reports.
• Manufacturing department users must be able to create new manufacturing reports.
• Third-party and custom solutions must NOT be deployed to the reporting server.
• Sales department users must NOT be able to create new manufacturing reports.
Planned Reporting Implementation
The manufacturing department plans to use the SSRS instance for its reports. The
manufacturing department also plans to make its reports accessible from SharePoint. All
manufacturing reports will use an existing database named Manufacturing.
Reporting Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following reporting requirements:
• All reports must contain the company logo and a header that contains the date and the
time that the report was executed.
• All reports must be created by using the SQL Server Data Tools.
Manufacturing report
You plan to create a report named Manufacturinglssues.rdl. The report has the following
requirements:
• Manufacturing department managers must be able to view product issues by product
type, manufacturing plant location, and error type.
• The manufacturing department managers must be able to change views by choosing
options from drop-down lists.
Sales reports
You plan to create a sales report named RegionalSales.rdl. The report has the following
requirements:
• Users must be able to view the report by using a web browser. By default,
subcategories and product details must be hidden when using the browser.
• Users must be able to subscribe to receive the report by email. The report must be sent
by email as a PDF attachment.
You plan to create a quarterly sales report named QuarterSales.rdl. The report must display
sales data by fiscal quarter.
Technical Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following technical requirements:
• Products in the DimProduct table that do NOT have a subcategory must use the
category value as the subcategory value.
• SSRS must NOT connect to databases more frequently than once every 30 minutes.
• Sales department users must be able to use Microsoft Excel to browse tabular data.
###EndCaseStudy###
After you deploy the RegionalSales report, users report that they cannot see product data
when they receive the reports by email.
You need to ensure that the sales department managers can see all of the data.
In the report, you update the Hidden property of each group.
What should you do next?
You need to ensure that subscriptions can be delivered by using email
###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 1
Tailspin Toys
Background
Tailspin Toys is a multinational company that manufactures toys. Tailspin Toys has offices in
five regions worldwide. The company sells toys at various retail stores. The company also
sells toys directly to consumers through a web site.
The company has the following departments:
• Sales
• Distribution
• Manufacturing
Each department has an office in each region.
The fiscal calendar of Tailspin Toys runs from June to May.
The network contains a server farm that has Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 installed.
Existing Environment
Current Database Environment
Each department uses SharePoint team sites for internal collaboration.
All manufacturing information is stored in a relational database named Manufacturing. All
sales information is stored in a relational database named Sales.
Tailspin Toys deploys SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) and configures SSAS to use
tabular models. SSAS will be used for all sales reports.
Tailspin Toys deploys a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) instance in SharePoint
mode.
Sales Database
A database named Sales contains two tables named FactSales and DimProduct. FactSales
contains the following columns:
• SalesID
• Total Due
• OrderDate
DimProduct contains the following columns:
• ProductID
• ProductName
• ProductCategory
• ProductSubcategory
The Sales database contains information about the products. Most of the products have a
category and a subcategory. Certain products only have a category.
A sample from DimProduct is shown in the following table.
Requirements
Security Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following security requirement:
• Sales department users must be allowed to view the sales transactions from their
region only.
• Sales department users must be able to view the contents of the manufacturing
reports.
• Manufacturing department users must be able to create new manufacturing reports.
• Third-party and custom solutions must NOT be deployed to the reporting server.
• Sales department users must NOT be able to create new manufacturing reports.
Planned Reporting Implementation
The manufacturing department plans to use the SSRS instance for its reports. The
manufacturing department also plans to make its reports accessible from SharePoint. All
manufacturing reports will use an existing database named Manufacturing.
Reporting Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following reporting requirements:
• All reports must contain the company logo and a header that contains the date and the
time that the report was executed.
• All reports must be created by using the SQL Server Data Tools.
Manufacturing report
You plan to create a report named Manufacturinglssues.rdl. The report has the following
requirements:
• Manufacturing department managers must be able to view product issues by product
type, manufacturing plant location, and error type.
• The manufacturing department managers must be able to change views by choosing
options from drop-down lists.
Sales reports
You plan to create a sales report named RegionalSales.rdl. The report has the following
requirements:
• Users must be able to view the report by using a web browser. By default,
subcategories and product details must be hidden when using the browser.
• Users must be able to subscribe to receive the report by email. The report must be sent
by email as a PDF attachment.
You plan to create a quarterly sales report named QuarterSales.rdl. The report must display
sales data by fiscal quarter.
Technical Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following technical requirements:
• Products in the DimProduct table that do NOT have a subcategory must use the
category value as the subcategory value.
• SSRS must NOT connect to databases more frequently than once every 30 minutes.
• Sales department users must be able to use Microsoft Excel to browse tabular data.
###EndCaseStudy###
After you deploy the RegionalSales report, you attempt to configure the subscriptions.
You discover that the subscription creation screen does not display the option to deliver the
report by email.
You need to ensure that subscriptions can be delivered by using email.
What should you do?
How should you configure the data source for the report?
###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 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 hierarchyis 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 SalesRegions 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.
The BI system must meet the following technical requirements:
Architecture requirements
o 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.
o The system must source currency exchange rate data from a database hosted in
Microsoft Azure SQL Database.
Security requirements
o When possible, the system must use Windows authentication for all database
connections.
o The system must prevent users from querying data from outside of their region.
o The system must allow certain users to query data from multiple regions.
Development requirements
o 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.
o The system must support report snapshots. The default maximum number of retained
snapshots must not exceed five.
###EndCaseStudy###
You need to develop an SSRS report that retrieves currency exchange rate data.
How should you configure the data source for the report?
Which aggregation function should you use?
###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 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 hierarchyis 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 SalesRegions 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.
The BI system must meet the following technical requirements:
Architecture requirements
o 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.
o The system must source currency exchange rate data from a database hosted in
Microsoft Azure SQL Database.
Security requirements
o When possible, the system must use Windows authentication for all database
connections.
o The system must prevent users from querying data from outside of their region.
o The system must allow certain users to query data from multiple regions.
Development requirements
o 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.
o The system must support report snapshots. The default maximum number of retained
snapshots must not exceed five.
###EndCaseStudy###
You need to create the AD Sales measure.
Which aggregation function should you use?
Which property should you modify?
###BeginCaseStudy###
Case Study: 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 hierarchyis 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 SalesRegions 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.
The BI system must meet the following technical requirements:
Architecture requirements
o 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.
o The system must source currency exchange rate data from a database hosted in
Microsoft Azure SQL Database.
Security requirements
o When possible, the system must use Windows authentication for all database
connections.
o The system must prevent users from querying data from outside of their region.
o The system must allow certain users to query data from multiple regions.
Development requirements
o 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.
o The system must support report snapshots. The default maximum number of retained
snapshots must not exceed five.
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You need to meet the browsing requirements for the Products hierarchy.
Which property should you modify?
Which partition storage setting should you use?
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Case Study: 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 hierarchyis 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 SalesRegions 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.
The BI system must meet the following technical requirements:
Architecture requirements
o 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.
o The system must source currency exchange rate data from a database hosted in
Microsoft Azure SQL Database.
Security requirements
o When possible, the system must use Windows authentication for all database
connections.
o The system must prevent users from querying data from outside of their region.
o The system must allow certain users to query data from multiple regions.
Development requirements
o 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.
o The system must support report snapshots. The default maximum number of retained
snapshots must not exceed five.
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You need to configure the partition storage settings to support the reporting requirements.
Which partition storage setting should you use?