1.

Data points per causal factor:

2-4

2.Which is not a global causal factor?

(i) Constant

(ii) Trend

(iii)Winter

(iv)Summer

(v)Price

3.Which is not an accuracy metrics in Demantra?

(i) RMSE

(ii)PBIAS

(iii)Tracing Signal

(iv)MAPE

(v)Relative Error

4.Name of the View of Export integration interface profile

Local_fcst?

BIEO_Local_fcst
5.For import/export integration interface, which workflow step
you will use in Demantra?

(i)Transfer Step

(ii)container step

(iii)Exception step

(iv)BLE step

6.To run each workflow independently, which workflow you will

use?

(i)Transfer Step

(ii)container step

(iii)Exception step

(iv)BLE step

7. Min_fore_level :2 Max_fore_level:4 Dying time is 6 and Mature

age is 2..At which level,the forecast would be generated.

(i) At level2

(ii) At level3

(iii) At level4

(iv)Most will use only Naïve Model

8.mdp_matrix contains

(i) Item specific data

(ii)Location specific

(iii)Item-Location Combination with time varying data

(iv)Item-Location Combination with time not varying data

9.Purpose of forecast tree

Aggregate data for the use of Analytical Engine.

10. Which worksheet elements can be exported to excel

(i)graph,table,notes,levels

(ii)Audit trail,notes,levels

(iii)Table , view, members,levels

(iv)Audit trails and notes can be exported to excel

11.Find the options which are true/ false

(i) Notes and Audit trails are time dependent - TRUE

(ii)Audit trails reports level for any changes -TRUE

(iii)Audit trails allows user to report any changes made to the

database - TRUE

(iv) Audit trail will not show the data changed by the integration
interface - FALSE

(v)Notes created by one user cannot be changed by another user -

FALSE

12.Which engine model uses non-seasonal

(i)BWint

(ii)Log

(iii)ARLogistics

(iv)Fcroston

(v) ARX

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𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒃 𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒓. 𝒙𝒎𝒍 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆
14. 𝐼𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒/
𝑁𝑜 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑔𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑤 the data will be loaded?
13. If server got crashed and Fortunately DBA have dumps and
lated he imported the dumps into a schema.how the user can
redirect to the new schema?

Load data for series in the date range of the profile.

Do not touch any other data.

15.Before “Go Live”, what the user can decide

(i) User must not change personalization link

(ii)User can create custom worksheets in collaborator work bench

pane``

(iii)Can decide whether to show member management and

chaining management

(iv) OnlyAdmin should see the who’s online pane

16.If you want to open a worksheet using ‘Open with option ‘

You should include the worksheet in “Worksheet for Levels”

screen in “create/open Component”.

17.What are all the key fields need to load data into Demantra?

(i)Actual_quantity,item,location,price

(ii) item, location, Actual_quantity

(iii) item,location,combination

18. About data model(check box answers)…Which of the

following options are correct?

(i) Data can be loaded as sales ,location and item in 3 separate

staging table

(ii)Data can be loaded through only one staging table as it is

possible in Demantra

(iii) Data can be loaded through five staging tables.

19.Can user delete a seeded method? Which of the following are

correct

(i)Demantra has the security feature for not to delete a seeded

method.

(ii)A method created by one user cannot be deleted by another

user.

There were 2 more options available for this..

User can delete seeded method, and a method created by one

user can be deleted by another user.

20. If you delete a method, what will happen?(check box)

Which of the following is correct

(i) The workflow associated with this method will be
deleted- wrong, the workflow associated with the
worksheet will not be deleted
(ii) I can change the definition of worksheet where I ran this
method and saved the data changes. true

Two more options were there

21.Can a worksheet cache step refreshes cache for multiple

worksheets for multiple users? YES

22. Few Questions about workflow steps

23.Distributed Engine. which of the following is correct(checkbox)

(i) Analytical Engine manager should be installed in all the

machines and must be registered.

(ii)Analytical Engine should be installed in all the machines

24.Choose the correct answer(check box)

(i) Attributes can be shown in worksheet-wrong

(ii)Attributes can be used to aggregate the data if it is used as a

level-true

(iii) User can filter the data by attributes-wrong

(iv) User can include attributes in views.-wrong

25. where can we configure the color of the series?

BM ->Configuration Series -> Expressions .

26. Can the user write notes for graphical representation?

YES

27.If the user doesnot have an access to the series. Can the user
specify notes for that series?

YES

28.Which of the following are correct

(i) Four series can be included for pie chart- FALSE

(ii)Table Content pane specifies number for series.-TRUE

(iii)Line graph is default to all the worksheet, user can change

into bar chart . TRUE

29.Worksheet performance increase

(check box)

(i) By removing series

(ii)By removing levels

(iii)By Keeping filters

(iv)By reducing the time span

30. In a worksheet, Can user keep multiple embedded worksheet?
YES with common levels for each Embedded Worksheet.

31.A data model should have atleast one item level and one
location level.

32.Which one of the following are correct

(i) If you keep views in a worksheet, it will get synchronized

with the worksheet.

(ii)you can hide any levels in views but you cannot have different
levels and different series

33.choose the Requirement of causal factors:

(checkbox)

(i) Causal factor is non-seasonal

(ii)Causal factor should have a demand pattern and value for

past and future.

(iii)Causal factor should be available for all forecast horizon

(iv)Causal factor is varying on item,location and time

34.Series definition will be stored in

Computed_fields.
35. Data relevant to time buckets is stored in ---------table of
Demantra

(i) sales_data

(ii) Causal factors

(iii) inputs

(iv)mdp_matrix

(v)promotion_data

36. Before running Simulation engine, If the consultant need to set

the parameter, where he can configure?

BM and Analytics window

37.If the user triggered a workflow and it ends with an

error..where the user can find the failed status and error?

The user should click on the instance to know the status of the
workflow and he can see the failed workflow in CWB task
pane.

38.If the user add a level in a hierarchy, how the user will build
the model and what will be result?(Radio button)

(i) Existing model is modified for new structure

(ii)Existing levels will be deleted

(iii) Existing series will be deleted

(ic)Existing model is modified for new series and new levels.

39.How will you configure content pane for the top 15 members?

Should Configure a stacked bar chart and make the content

pane display definition top/bottom filter as top and give the
value 15.

40.Before exporting the series which has client expression, the

data which is changed at a higher level has to be splitted and
stored in Demantra database. For this which workflow type you
will use?

(i) BLE step

(ii)Transfer step

(iii)Exception step

(iv)condition step

41. Series A has a client expression and the user want to override
it. How will you do it?

(i) We have to remove the client expression and make the series as
editable, then we have to write the server expression equivalent
to the client expression.So that the user can override
(ii)This cannot be done because the client expression series is
not editable.
2 more options were there

42.Parameter used for demand stream?

Quantity form

43.Questions regarding calculating proportion.

44. For inventory organization, Demand stream should be used to

get a optimum forecast?

(i)orders to the retail stores

(ii)Return history to retail stores

(iii)inventory position-not sure

(iv)One more option were there.

45. Method restriction for users

One user can run the method. other user should not be able to run
the same method from worksheet. how will you make it happen?

(check box)

(i) The workflow should have a condition step retrieving the user
ID.If the conditions met run the method.

(ii) You write a custom procedure to retrieve all user ID and

include it as a stored procedure step to restrict the access to
particular users.

There were 2 more options for the abv questions…

46. key terms of ebs loaded into Demantra?

(i) Booking History - Booked Quantity - Booked Date

(ii) Booking History - Booked Quantity - Requested Date
(iii) Booking History - Requested Quantity - Booked Date
(iv) Shipping History - Shipped Quantity - Requested Date
(v) Shipping History - Shipped Quantity - Shipped Date
(vi) Shipping history-Requested Quantity-Shipped Date

47. Which of the following is necessary to load into Demantra

from EBS for accurate forecast?

(i)supply band

(ii)Purchase order

(iii)shipped quantity

(iv)point of sale

48.Audit trails and Notes can be exported to excel and pdf???????

NO

49.select the options that r correct

(i)By right clicking a member and clicking on open with, a dialog

box will open, from that you have to select the worksheet to open
with.
(ii)By right clicking the worksheet link, you can open a pre-
filtered worksheet

There are more questions on open with functionality. The

questions are twisted.

50. There are 4 questions regarding waterfall worksheet. For that

we need to learn waterfall user guide.

51. There are 3-4 question in ebs-demantra integration also.

52. An Industry is producing orangecade and lemonade..The

users of these two products should have an access only to their
products. how will you configure it?

Create/Modify USERS – Restrict LEVEL using FILTERS.

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53. Lemonade is measured in Weight and Orangeade is measured

in bags, How will provide access to the same series which has 2
different UOM.

54. A series is editable, its value is changed and the worksheet

reran without saving, what happen?

It Prompts SAVE WORKSHEET DATA message.

Worksheet XXX data has been modified. Would you like to save
modification?

55. When a level is added to the existing parent level, how the
data model need to be upgraded?

Select UPGRADE EXISTING MODEL .

56. We have 3 items, A,B & C. Item A – Site has sufficient data to -
generate forecast, item B has data only at brand – store to
generates forecast and item c has no sufficient data at any level.
How the forecast tree will generate forecast.

Forecast level Item level Customer level

4 Brand Store

3 Brand Site

2 Item Site

1 Item Site

57. Few question wrt to actual proportion with the case study.

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58.) Acase study wrt to proportionality (Non proportional)

series...

How value would be split.(2 questions)

59) Specify the table where you can see the forecast model used,
level_id used .(mdp_matrix).
60.)Currency is dimensioned at time.

61).Choose the correct answer(2 0ut of 4)

1)workflow is a sequence of logically connected steps

2) workflow is a worksheet user step…..

3)workflow can be used to schedule server bounce

4) workflow can be used to run the integration interface.

62).Which is true regarding Data model(choose 2)

1) Source can be flat file or table

2) you can use Data model for mapping the key fields.

3)you can construct staging table in Data Model

4)one more option…..

63) if u add a notes to a specific combination will it be added to all

the series in ws.

No, the notes gets added only to the ROW corresponding to that
combination.

64) Regarding the aggregation functions (summary) in series

definition.
65). What factor you would configure as a nonseasonal causal
factor.

That which is not a predictable function of time.

66)Case study regarding Waterfall worksheet in which embeeded

worksheet concepts where asked(An embedded worksheet
should have one level in common).

67.How you will load data at higher level ?

68. explicit filters are dynamic and they do not take time into
consideration.

69. What would be ideal Demand stream for a manufacturing

industry

1)pos

2)booking history

3)return orders

4)inventory level….and one more option

70.what does min_fore_level parameter specify.

Minimum forecast level that the engine will forecast.

From that level down, the engine will split the forecast

using the precalculated proportions in the mdp_matrix

table.
 71. For a retail industry what would be the optimum demand
stream?

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72. What is the parameter to set demandstream and forecast

horizon

(i) Lead

(ii) Quantityform +lead not sure

(iii)quantityform+forecast generation horizon

73.If user is not able to view a series. where will you check in
business modeler

(i)in component and in series definition

(ii)user would have selected hide empty columns in the

worksheet

(iii) user would have selected hide empty rows in the worksheet

74.Can you add an independent level in datamodel??

Yes
75.If u add a level, then it should have a parent level?

76.The level_id and the models that have been used for forecast
will be stored in table

(i)mdp_matrix

(ii)sales_data

(iii)promotions

(iv)Causal factors

77.If a series doesn’t have an update field, and the user is editing
that series with some values and clicking rerun.what will
happen? The Edited Value shows in the Series after RE-run and
also after saving the WS. Once the WS closes and opens again,
the edited value disappear.

78. All embedded worksheets are public worksheets? YES

79. Embedded worksheets increase the performance,yes.

80.data can be loaded through flat file/table into Demantra? YES

81.Datamodel can be used for mapping staging table? YES

82.Regarding causal factors

(i)Causal factors should have history and future values which

will have impact on forecast?

(ii)Causal factors should be co-linear?

83.Regarding views
(i) All the levels should be there in the view as in the default
worksheet

(ii)All the series should be there in the views as in the default

worksheet

(iii)The level which are hidden in the views can be filtered

(iv) can aggregate the data for hidden levels

84.If you are hiding a level , can you able to see the notes for the
level? NO

85.Datamodel will create tables according to the level created?

YES

86.Rolling profile can be done

(i)before running the engine

(ii)can configure through business modeler

(iii)Can roll through stored procedure

87.Stored procedure step can be launched through stored

procedure database? NO

88.Datamodel will allow the user to map the source and

destination fields. YES

89.Regarding engine/forecast

(i)Good forecast tree should not have more than 4-6 levels
(ii)As the level increases in the forecast tree, the forecast accuracy
will also increases

(iii)should include one item level, one location and combination

level in the forecast tree

(iv)Mostly at the lowest level the forecast will be generated

90.There are some options with units and price to be loaded into
Demantra

The wrong answers are

(i)price should be same for all items over time

(ii)Each unit should have indexes and exchange rates

There were 2 more options which are correct

91. you can open a worksheet not only by right clicking the
member browser, but can from the same worksheet itself ?

yes

92.User is working in CWB and suddenly the CWB got stuck .

What he has to do now?

He has to log on to user management and log out.

93.If you want to import price into Demantra what you will do?
Create a column in sales_data table and then through
integration interface you can achieve this.

94. (i)Exception filters are dynamic?

(ii)Exception filters not depends on time

(iii)content filters depends on time

95)one qustn on regression engine model?

96)”What- if” analysis of simulation engine

97)more qstn comes from level /aggregate and dissagreate

function .

98)if we are changing the value for editable series and how it will
effect the proportional series ?

i)we can see the effect immediately

ii)we can see the effect in WS after re-run /refresh the ws.

100) series one –population (non proportional)

Series 2-sold(prop on population)

Account has two country and population value is 15,000 and

10,000
Suppose user is changing the sold value at the account&item
level –how its effecting in the Account /item level.?

101)some set of tricky qstn on open with concept

102we have two users –supply planner/demand planner ,what is

the use if we are keeping the users in different user
groups…choose correct three ans

i)restrict the series value

i)send the task through workflow at once

iii)cache the worksheet separately

two more option was thr..

103) how explicit filter increase the performance of the worksheet

104)how user can populate the lag series value in the waterfall
analysis

105)how we can loaded the aggreatd level data into demantra-

through import II

106)qstn on adding the new level in the existing Datamodel ,what

all change in the configuration

107)changes in the local causal factor stored in –sales_data table

108 ) ReGR Model uses which of the causal factors

i) They do not use causal factor

ii) The model uses all the causal factors that are
given(Short Flag set)
iii) The model examine all the causal factors that are given
and chose the ones that give the best results. (Long Flag
Set)
iv) Some other option were there.

109) MDP_MATRIX store item-location combination that are

not varying with time.

110) user want to include member browser, table, calendar and

pie chart content pane. How will you configure.

If we are through with the below concept, we can choose the

option easily.
111) one scenario question based on series proportion concept.

The scenario was, series “population “is updated with 75,000 .

There are two loc levels with value 1,00,000 and 1,50,000.

How the proport works:

One loc: 1,00,000/2,50,000 * 75,000 =30,000

Second loc: 1,50,000/2,50,000 * 75,000= 45,000

112) Series Expressions are stored in COMPUTED_FIELDS

table.

113) local causal factor stored in SALES_DATA table.

114) export local_FCST name created BIEO_LOCAL_FCST.

115) which of the following are true regarding VIEWS and

EMBEDDED WORKSHETS.

Below are the correct answers. The other options were wrong
ones.

i) embedded WS are the WS Views with Embedded WS

displayed as SUBTAB.

ii) EMBEDDED WS should have atleast one LEVEL common to

be used as EMBEDDED WS.

116) Which are the options are true regarding OPEN WITH
concept.

i) user can click the anyone of the worksheet links under “MY
WORKSHEET” and choose OPEN WITH for any worksheets.
ii) open WITH shows only the levels associated specific to the
selected LEVEL MEMBER.

iii) some other answers were also there.

117) how to configure the WS associated with OPEN WITH

through BUSINESS MODELLER.

Ans: through select worksheets associated with OPEN WITH in

CREATE/MODIFY COMPONENT.

118) some scenario questions as follows:

User edits an editable series(without update field) in the

worksheet at some aggregated level.

i) The worksheets shows values immediately without re-run

ii) The worksheets shows results after re-run .
iii) The worksheets discards the value are re-run.
iv) Other option were there .

119) if new level is added to the DATA MODEl, the model

should be updated for the new series and new level.

120)Before “Go Live”, for security reasons, the user wants to

customize the application page, which are true(choose 3)

(i) User must not change personalization link

(ii)User can create custom worksheets in collaborator work

bench pane
 (iii)Can decide whether to show member management and
chaining management

(v) Only Admin should see the who’s online pane

(vi) The user can replace the ORACLE logo with their
company LOGO.

121) If server got crashed and Fortunately DBA have dumps and
lated he imported the dumps into a schema. how the user can
redirect to the new schema?

i) By changing the db login details in server.xml file.

ii) by changing the credentials in tns entries file.

iii) other options were there.

122) price is not a global causal factor.

123) Tracing Signal is not a accuracy metric in calculating quality

of forecast.

124) how load happen when “ accumulate no purge” condition.

125) Users Workflow will run olny for 3 mint and the process
doesnot end . Where the user will check.

i) the user click the INSTANCE corresponding to the Workflow

schema and check for the status.

126) forecast models used and accuracy metrics stored in

MDP_MATRIX table.
127) how UOM and PRICE is defined in DATA MODEL.

These are the correct answers. Others are wrong.

i) when you define UOM, u always specify a set of

conversion factor associated with that unit.

ii) price is always aggregated by WAVG and has

dependent field.

128) regarding staging table in DATA MODEL, questions are

asked to chose 3 answers. Choices are easy.

129) concepts on series proportional, client expression, series

aggregation at higher level. (individual scenarios were given and
need to answer accordingly).

130) concept on explicit filter and exception filter. Some

questions on filter concepts.

131) causal factor requirements.check box questions.

132) data points per causal factor – 2 to 5 data points.

133) for inventory organization, what is the data stream to be

used.

134) data stream parameter name quantity_form.

135) User groups questions like, what is the advantage of

including users in different groups.

i) for the use by Workflow engine to send tasks in groups.

ii) other options were there.

136) how will you import data at an higher aggregation level.

i) through import integration interface and later disaggregates

to lower levels.

137) 3 items are given. Item hierarchy will be given. Item A has
sufficient data to forecast at item- site level. Item B has sufficient
data at highest aggregate level. Dying_time is 6 and mature_age
is 3. Item C has data only for 2 weeks.

At what level the forecast will be generated.??

Levels hierarchy will be given and if we see the level, we can

easily identify the levels at which the engine forecasts.

138) max_fore_level parameter usage.

139) how the color for the graphs/charts are shown in

worksheets. Questions will appear tricky .

i) it is automatically taken by the Demantra. User cannot

configure color for the graphs.

140) worksheet views concept. Scenario based question.

Current WS given in higher aggregation level. User wants to see

the WS in lower aggregation level using WS views concept.

How will you achieve it. (common level must exist between the
embedded worksheets). Hide/Display level accordingly to
aggregate data .
141) Causal factor is co-linear.

(ii)Causal factor should have a demand pattern and value for

past and future.

(iii)Causal factor should be available for all forecast horizon

(iv)Causal factor is varying on item,location and time .