Question 

1
You wish to burst a report to Team content in IBM
Cognos Analytics portal. What must be done in
order to burst the report to the Team content?
Your answer

A.  Reference the appropriate burst table column.

B.  Select email addresses as the Type of Burst Recipient.

C.  Create a burst key and select the designated expressions manually.

D.  Create a burst key and select Directory Entries as the Type of Burst Recipient.

Question 2
You are preparing to burst a report to assigned email recipie
should you do to burst the report so that it does not go to un
IBM Cognos Analytics users and does go to all other assigne
recipients?
Your answer

A.  Obtain burst recipient values for LDAP namespaces.

B.  Deselect the "Send the report by email" option in Burst Options.

C.  Assign the "Burst Recipient Type" to Directory Entries in the Burst Options.

D.  Send the burst report as a link.

Question 3
Which task is specificly for configuring the bursting
of a report to email recipients?
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A.  Enable burst reports in the IBM Cognos Analytics portal before running the report.

B.  Create a burst key and assign it as a data item in the Burst Options.

C.  The database administrator must create a burst table.

D.  Set the Type of Burst Recipient to Email addresses in the Burst Options.

Question 4
Dynamic Drill Through matches source model item
names to which two target names?
Your answer

A.  Target scope

B.  Target details page

C.  Target parameters

D.  Target model data

E.  Target report data

Question 5
How do you combine multiple objects into one
column of a List?
Your answer

A.  by using Master-Detail Relationship between the two objects

B.  by using the Page Structure view

C.  by clicking the Ungroup button in the On-demand toolbar

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D.  by unlocking the layout from the More menu in the Application bar

E.  by doing a Union in the List

Question 6
What Toolbox object allows you to create a dynamic header
title?
Your answer

A.  Block

B.  Hyperlink

C.  Filter

D.  Layout Calculation

Question 7
Which of the following statements is true about interactivity
Analytics reports?
Your answer

A.  JavaScript in HTML items is removed when the report is run in full interactivity mode.

B.  The report author can use an HTML item to add interactivity to PDF reports.

C.  JavaScript is supported in Active Reports only.

D.  The report must be run in the background for tooltips to work.

Question 8
Refer to the report output below. How can a
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report author design such report?

Your answer

A.  by doing a Union on the Contact Information field

B.  by dragging a Condensed List object from the toolbox

C.  by defining conditional formatting

D.  by unlocking the IBM Cognos Analytics Reporting environment

Question 9
Which three statements are true about relational
and dimensional models?
Your answer

A.  Dimensionally-Modeled Relational (DMR) models are built from dimensional data sources and allow drilling.

B.  Relational models are built from dimensional cubes.

C.  Relational models have a basic metadata structure that looks like table and columns in a database.

D.  Crosstabs are, by design, a dimensional reporting objects.

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E.  Dimensionally-Modeled Relational (DMR) models consist of measures and dimensions.

Question 10
Which type of filter expression would you use in order
to create a filter condition that uses calculations based
on items in the query or from the data source?
Your answer

A.  Simple

B.  Combined

C.  Custom based on data item

D.  Advanced

Question 11
What must you create in order to filter a report so
that a sales person who is logged on to IBM Cognos
Analytics will be able to only view his own sales
data?
Your answer

A.  a query macro

B.  a report template

C.  List Page Header

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D.  an HTML Item

Question 12
Which property allows the report author to specify
ranges of values and the formatting to be applied for
each of the ranges?
Your answer

A.  Style variable

B.  Render variable

C.  Conditional styles

D.  Text source variable

Question 13
Refer to the graphic below. How did the report
author design this Chart in IBM Cognos Analytics
Reporting?
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A.  Categories: Product line, Year. Default measure: Revenue

B.  Categories: Product line. Series: Revenue. Default measure: Year

C.  Categories: Year. Series: Product line. Default measure: Total Revenue

D.  Categories: Product line. Series: Year. Default measure: Revenue

Question 14
Which properties and objects did the report author
use in Cognos Analytics Reporting in order to
produce the output below?

Your answer

A.  Border

B.  Pie chart

C.  Background
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D.  Donut chart

E.  Exploded slices

F.  Hole size

Question 15
What is the purpose of setting the scope of drill-
through access on a report?
Your answer

A.  to set the number of parameter values

B.  to allow the passing of both data item values and parameters

C.  to limit the data source type

D.  to limit the number of possible target reports

Question 16
In IBM Cognos Analytics Reporting, what can the
report author use in the report to allow users to
navigate inside the report?
Your answer

A.  Repeater table

B.  Table of contents and Table of contents entry

C.  Package-based Drill-through definition

D.  Drill-through definition and Bookmark

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E.  Shortcut

Question 17
You wish to create a calculated data item to be used
in a report. What is the name of the Toolbox Item
that you will need in order to create the expression?
Your answer

A.  Formula

B.  Expression Definition

C.  Query Calculation

D.  Singleton

Question 18
Which three features are required to control
conditional formatting of a report based on user
selections at runtime?
Your answer

A.  Calculated data items

B.  Classes

C.  Macros

D.  Baselines

E.  Prompts

Question 19
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You are creating a report to display revenue amounts.

You want to prompt the user for the year they wish to view.
What should you add?
Your answer

A.  List

B.  Aggregation

C.  Filter

D.  SQL statement

Question 20
Which three options are an example of using conditional
formatting in a report?
Your answer

A.  Displaying report objects (Lists, Crosstabs, and Charts) based on business conditions.

B.  Adding up the total sales of each sales person to give the total combined sales.

C.  Displaying summarized data before detailed data when running a report.

D.  Combining two or more queries into one result set and includes all data.

E.  Controlling the text of the report title based on the language used to run the report.

F.  Highlighting exceptional data on a report.

Question 21
You have created a report and you want to reuse some of its
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in other reports. What should you do?

Your answer

A.  Copy the report's layout objects to other reports, and give them the same names.

B.  Save the report and refer to its components using Layout component references from other reports.

C.  Save the report to multiple reusable reports.

D.  Remove all query-related data from the report, then copy layout objects to other reports.

Question 22
Which IBM Cognos Analytics tool eliminates the
need for pre-authored drill-through prompts and
parameters?
Your answer

A.  Target Report

B.  Drill Through Assistant

C.  Dynamic Drill Through

D.  Measure-based scope

Question 23
You are creating a report with IBM Cognos Analytics
Reporting and need to repeat columns across
multiple pages. What should you click under the
Properties pane, in order to repeat the columns?
Your answer

A.  Ellipsis

B.  Conditional Render

C.  Pagination

D.  Crosstab

Question 24
Which statement is true concerning query macros?
Your answer

A.  Query macros cannot be placed into the Framework Manager model.

B.  Query macros cannot be added to report objects that pass expressions.

C.  Query macros can only be used with IBM Cognos SQL.

D.  Query macros can be included anywhere in an SQL statement.

Question 25
Static choices only apply to two types of prompts. What are
Your answer

A.  Interval prompt and Cascade prompt

B.  Date prompt and Date & time prompt

C.  Value prompt and Select & search prompt

D.  Text box prompt and Value prompt

Question 26
Refer to the graphic below. Which properties and objects d
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author use in Cognos Analytics Reporting in order to produ

indicated objects in this Chart?

Your answer

A.  Background

B.  Numeric Baselines

C.  Series

D.  Palette

E.  Query Calculation

F.  Hashing
Question 27
Which step is required in order to create a drill
through access navigation in a report?
Your answer

A.  Create a Drill-through burst key.

B.  Create a Drill-through definition.

C.  Create a Drill-through HTML object.

D.  Create a Drill-through expression.

Question 28
What is the purpose of a user prompt within a report
expression?
Your answer

A.  A user prompt allows users to change the time of running the report.

B.  A user prompt allows users to add a page break.

C.  A user prompt allows users to input data directly into the dataset.

D.  A user prompt allows users to dynamically modify column titles.

Question 29
Which statement is true about the "View tabular data" option
Analytics Reporting?
Your answer

A.  It displays data returned by a query in a tabular format, regardless of the formatting of the report.

B.  It can be used to test the layout of a List report.

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C.  It can only be used with a Table report.

D.  It cannot be used in a Crosstab report.

Question 30
You run a report interactively with a Table of contents adde
see no entries listed. Which Run option should you choose
Table of contents with the hyperlinks active?
Your answer

A.  Run HTML

B.  Run CSV

C.  Run PDF

D.  Run XML

Question 31
You have a report that retrieves product names and
their revenues only and you want to limit that report
for sales of first quarter in 2013. Which expression is
a correct filter?
Your answer

A.  [Year] = 2013 & [Quarter] = 1

B.  [Quarter] in_range '2013Q1'

C.  [Sales (query)].[Time].[Date] between 2013-01-01 and 2013-03-31

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D.  [Quarter] = 1

Question 32
Which properties and objects did the report author
use in IBM Cognos Analytics Reporting in order to
produce the output below?

Your answer

A.  Secondary axis

B.  Micro chart

C.  Trend chart

D.  Y2 Axis

E.  Axis scale

Question 33
Which type of prompt should you avoid using if the
exact name or spelling of an item is unknown?
Your answer

A.  Text Box prompt

B.  Interval prompt

C.  Select & Search prompt

D.  Value prompt

Question 34
Which statement is true regarding the output of
Active Reports in IBM Cognos?
Your answer

A.  The user must download the MHT file in IBM Cognos Mobile.

B.  The Active Report cannot be opened after the data has changed in the database server.

C.  If the data has changed in the database the Active Report will update interactively.

D.  Opening the MHT file after the data has changed in the database will not update data in the Active Report.

Question 35
Which two statements are true regarding security of
IBM Cognos Active Reports?
Your answer

A.  On mobile devices, opening a downloaded report will trigger the security check.

B.  MHT files implement the IBM Cognos security.

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C.  Role-based security is applied whenever the user connects to the IBM Cognos server.

D.  A password can be added to the MHT file to protect an Active Report.

E.  Active Report MHT files cannot be shared on a network-accessible location.

Question 36
In IBM Cognos Analytics Reporting, what happens
when a report author creates a connection between
Active Report controls while authoring the report?
Your answer

A.  The Cognos server will fill the target control with data from the first control

B.  The two Active Report controls are linked to the same Query object

C.  Reaction behavior is specified for the target control

D.  Selection behavior is specified for the source control

E.  A Join object is created between queries of the two controls

Question 37
Which two statements are best practices when
designing IBM Cognos Active Reports to be
consumed on mobile devices?
Your answer

A.  Do not use visualizations in Active Reports that will be consumed on mobile devices.

B.  Use prompt controls on prompt pages only.

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C.  Ensure that all objects and containers are sized properly.

D.  For objects whose data can be difficult to select on a touch interface, provide an alternate control (e.g., Drop-down list).

E.  Color objects similar to their background color or background image.

Question 38
Which two run options are available for Active Reports in IBM
Analytics?
Your answer

A.  Run HTML

B.  Run PDF

C.  Run Excel

D.  Run Active Report

E.  Download Active Report

Question 39
Which two options are available for IBM Cognos Active Repo
Your answer

A.  Conditional Formatting

B.  Summarize in Output

C.  Burst the report

D.  Download Active Report

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E.  Group / Ungroup

Question 40
Which two Active Report controls allow the user to filter for m
in the output?
Your answer

A.  Toggle button bar

B.  Data button bar

C.  Button bar

D.  Iterator

E.  Data toggle button bar

Question 41
What is the appropriate control in an Active Report to allow t
select a range for Quantity sold?
Your answer

A.  Continuous values slider

B.  Value prompt

C.  Data discrete values slider

D.  Data drop-down list

Question 42
In an IBM Cognos Active Report, is how the number
of cards of a Data deck determined?
Your answer

A.  by the report author when designing the report

B.  by the number of data values in the Deck's data items

C.  by the number of queries in the report

D.  by number of charts * number of report pages

Question 43
The report author has added the Region, Branch
country, and Revenue fields from the package to a
List in an Active Report. What is the appropriate
control that should be added to the report to allow
the user to select multiple Regions to filter the List
object?
Your answer

A.  Data drop-down list

B.  Data check box group

C.  Button bar

D.  Drop-down list

Question 44
When creating a join between two queries, where are
links defined?
Your answer

A.  in the Join Relationships dialog box

B.  in a Query calculation

C.  in the Pages pane

D.  in a Layout calculation

Question 45
You are editing a report and need to modify the SQL
code used to execute a query in the report. What
should you do?
Your answer

A.  Modify the query object's properties and add query data.

B.  Modify the query with IBM Cognos Analytics Reporting.

C.  Use an SQL object.

D.  Union the query with another SQL object.

Question 46
You are creating a query. You want to examine
information about how much revenue a product line
will generate if revenue is increased by 7%. You add
a Data Item to the query to calculate the increased
revenue. Where do you write [Revenue]*1.07 to get
the projection?
Your answer

A.  in the Filter dialog box

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B.  in the Data Item properties

C.  in the Data Item Expression dialog box

D.  in the Insertable Objects pane

Question 47
Which IBM Cognos Analytics report feature would
you use to create a relationship between data in
separate queries in order to answer a specific
business question?
Your answer

A.  Drill through

B.  Intersect

C.  Conditional render

D.  Join

Question 48
You are using IBM Cognos Analytics Reporting to
create a report from a Dimensionally-Modeled
Relational (DMR) data source. Which statement is
true about DMR packages?
Your answer

A.  Dimensionally-modeled relational packages extends dimensional capabilities to relational sources.

B.  Dimensional models do not allow drill up behavior in dashboards and reports.

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C.  Dimensionally-modeled relational packages excludes dimensional capabilities from relational sources.

D.  Dimensional models do not allow drill down behavior in dashboards and reports.

Question 49
Which operator combines two queries into one
result set and includes only data that is common to
the combined queries?
Your answer

A.  Union

B.  Except

C.  Join

D.  Intersect

Question 50
Which operator combines two queries into one result set, an
only data from the first query that is not also retrieved by the
query?
Your answer

A.  Union

B.  Join

C.  Intersect

D.  Except

Question 51
In Framework Manager, what describes the subset of
metadata objects, structure, and grouping, as well
as relationships and security, that are published to
IBM Cognos Analytics?
Your answer

A.  Target

B.  Model

C.  Drill-through definition

D.  Package

Question 52
Which feature of IBM Cognos Analytics allows users to choo
new reports?
Your answer

A.  Page structure

B.  Properties pane

C.  Page preview

D.  Report Templates

Question 53
You created a report using IBM Cognos Analytics Reporting
run the report, which IBM Cognos Analytics tool displays th
Your answer

A.  Query Viewer
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B.  Cognos Framework Manager

C.  Cognos Administration

D.  Cognos Viewer

Question 54
When creating reports with IBM Cognos Analytics
Reporting, which report object will format the output
in a table?
Your answer

A.  List

B.  Table

C.  Visualization

D.  Crosstab

Question 55
In IBM Cognos Analytics Reporting, the user has
designed the following two queries:
Query 1: [Order number], [Product]
Query 2: [Product], [Quantity], [Revenue]
Which statement is true?
Your answer

A.  The author can join the queries because they have a common data item.

B.  The author cannot join the queries because they have different data types.
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C.  The author cannot join the queries because they have different fields.

D.  The author can union the queries to combine their results.

Question 56
Which set operation is possible between queries in
Cognos Analytics Reporting?
Your answer

A.  Inner join

B.  Intersect

C.  Outer Join

D.  Merge

Question 57
You are creating a report using IBM Cognos
Analytics Reporting. The report will show a list of
sales representatives and the revenue that they have
generated to date. You have all columns arranged in
the work area, but have decided to remove
Commission Rate from the report. Although
Commission Rate will not appear on the report, you
want to keep the data item in the query so it can be
used in calculations later. Which toolbar button
should you use to remove Commission Rate from
the report?
Your answer

A.  Delete
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B.  Cut

C.  Hide

D.  Remove

Question 58
What should you do to add additional complexity to
an existing join?
Your answer

A.  Convert the expression to an SQL statement.

B.  Convert the query to a Report Studio query object.

C.  Convert the expression to an MDX statement.

D.  Convert the join relationship to an expression.

Question 59
What are the first steps when you create a custom
query using SQL?
Your answer

A.  Enter the required statement in the SQL object to create the query.

B.  Add an SQL object to a query and link the SQL object to a data source.

C.  Convert the query to SQL and then edit the query statement.

D.  Modify the query object's properties and add query data to the report layout.

Question 60
Which statement about Templates in IBM Cognos
Analytics is true?
Your answer

A.  Report templates do not define the header or footer of a report.

B.  Templates and themes allow the author to create a professional-looking reports quickly, without needing a lot of authoring

C.  List reports are the best for comparative analysis.

D.  Report templates define the columns and underlying queries in a report.