Top 42 Microstrategy Interview Questions and Answers
Top 42 Microstrategy Interview Questions and Answers
Here are Microstrategy interview questions and answers for fresher as well
experienced candidates to get their dream job.
4) List out the end user products that delivers OLAP Services?
End user product that delivers OLAP services includes
Microstrategy Web
Microstrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Office
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5) Explain what is the difference between the Report filter and Report
limit?
Report limit: It determines a set of criteria used to restrict or limit the data
returned in the report data set after the report metrics are calculated
Report Filter: It applies the where condition to the query sent to the
warehouse to retrieve the results
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For example: Simple or Compound Metrics Total (profits/unit sold) Smart Metrics:
Total (profit)/ Total (sold)
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16) Explain how you can direct the SQL generated to use a specific
table?
We can use alias name of that table and alter the logical size of that alias table
dnt then modifies main table and use the alias table.
17) Explain how you can insert and update a record in the database
through Microstrategy?
You can insert and update or even a delete a record by using one of the
components of Microstrategy known as an ODBC test tool. You can also alter table
specification as per your need.
19) Explain how you can create the intelligent cubes in Microstrategy?
Implicit Attributes
Compound Key Attribute
Derived Attributes
Simple Attribute
24) Mention how are Intelligent Cubes different from ordinary cubes?
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Intelligent Cubes are created automatically when a new report is run against the
data warehouse. Users don’t have to determine the cube to which they want to
connect. The logic to match user requests with the appropriate Intelligent Cube is
automatically handled within the Microstrategy platform.
26) Is it possible that with Microstrategy Desktop you can join data
across heterogeneous data sources?
Yes. Microstrategy 8 have extended the data modeling flexibility to include
integrated views of data across heterogeneous data stores. Data can come from
anywhere- data warehouse, SAP BW, data marts, and any number of operational
system databases. By mapping conforming dimensions from various or different
sources, Microstrategy Desktop can join data automatically from multiple unlike
sources in the same report document.
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Prompts
OLAP Service Features: Derived metrics and View Filters cannot be used
Matching caches
XML caches
Matching-History caches
History caches
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32) Mention what is the difference between 2 tier,3 tier and 4 tier
architecture in MicroStrategy?
The difference is that,
2 Tier architecture: The MicroStrategy Desktop itself queries against the Data
warehouse and the Metadata without the intermediate tier of the Intelligence
server.
3 Tier architecture: It comprises an Intelligence server between MicroStrategy
Desktop and the data Warehouse and the Metadata.
4 Tier architecture: It is same as 3 tier except it has an additional component of
MicroStrateyWeb.
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Disallows
Extensions
Degradations
38) Mention what is the difference between Report Limit and Report
filter?
Report Filter: It applies the “where” condition to the request sent to the
warehouse to fetch the results.
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Report Limit: It defines a set of criteria used to limit the data returned in the
report data set after the report metrics are calculated.
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