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IBM Cognos Developer

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Beginner-Expert
Experience
0-8 years
Duration
30 mins
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Use Case

  • Evaluates understanding of Cognos administration, security, and configurations.
  • Assesses knowledge in optimizing data cubes and dimensional management.
  • Tests capability in writing and comprehending TM1 rule statements.
  • Identifies proficiency in handling Cognos reporting and data access control.

Skills Covered

Cognos
L2
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Logging Transactions
Medium
MCQs(Single Correct)
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IBM Cognos Developer

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Test Overview
Duration
30 mins
Questions
12
Passing Score
70%

Questions

Processes and chores in Cognos
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Cognos
Controlling Access to TM1 Objects
L2
MCQs(Single Correct)
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's understanding of access permissions and user roles in a software system. It requires knowledge of the specific software tool (Cognos) and its functionality in managing access levels. The candidate must be able to determine the possible actions a group can take based on their access permissions.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Cognos rule to compare two string values
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Cognos
Guidelines for Writing TM1 Rules Statement
L3
MCQs(Single Correct)
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's understanding of string comparison operators in the context of the Cognos rule engine. It requires knowledge of different string comparison operators and their effects on the output.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Writing TM1 Rules Statements
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Cognos
Guidelines for Writing TM1 Rules Statement
L2
MCQs(Single Correct)
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's familiarity with writing TM1 rules statements in Cognos. It tests the candidate's understanding of how to restrict a rule statement to consolidated values in the Area dimension. The candidate must recognize the correct format to achieve this restriction by using a specific syntax.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Changing the security in a dimension
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Cognos
Controlling Access to TM1 Objects
L2
MCQs(Single Correct)
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's familiarity with Cognos security configuration. It requires understanding of Cognos administration, specifically resetting the security settings in a dimension. The candidate must recognize the process of acquiring admin rights and deleting the appropriate security file.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Optimizing the order of dimensions in a Data Cube
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Cognos
Creating Cubes
L2
MCQs(Single Correct)
What this question evaluates
This question assesses the candidate's understanding of data cube optimization and its implications on the dimensions' order. It tests the ability to determine the effects of optimizing dimension order on cube structure, internal ordering, and referencing rules, functions, or applications.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Defining the properties for active reports
Active Reports
Active Reports
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Cognos
L2
MCQs(Single Correct)
What this question evaluates
This question assesses the candidate's understanding of Cognos and active reports. It evaluates their knowledge of defining properties for active reports and specifically focuses on the Maximum Query Rows property. The candidate needs to understand the purpose and functionality of the Maximum Query Rows property in order to determine its meaning.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Using the data reservation mode to control write-access
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Cognos
Data Reservation modes
L2
MCQs(Single Correct)
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's understanding of the data reservation mode feature in Cognos TM1. It assesses their ability to configure the appropriate mode to disable write access for all users across the entire cube.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Choosing appropriate security levels
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Cognos
L1
MCQs(Single Correct)
Medium
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's understanding of TM1 security scheme and their ability to determine the appropriate security level needed to control access to cells identified by elements. The main skill being tested is knowledge of TM1 security levels. The candidate should also be familiar with concepts related to cube, element, dimension, and cell-level security.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Modifying a dimension using the Dimension Editor
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Cognos
Creating Dimensions
L2
MCQs(Single Correct)
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's familiarity with the TM1 Dimension Editor and the handling of .xdi files. It tests their understanding of how TM1 prompts the user when modifying a dimension that already has an existing .xdi file.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Data Reservations and TM1 Security
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Artificial Intelligence/Data Sciences
Cognos
Data Reservation modes
L1
MCQs(Single Correct)
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's understanding of Data Reservations and TM1 Security. It tests their ability to analyze statements and determine which ones are incorrect. The candidate must be familiar with the concepts of Data Reservations and TM1 Security and understand how they interact and apply to different objects and groups of users.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Setting parameters in the TM1s.cfg file
Cognos
Cognos
L2
Logging Transactions
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's understanding of configuration settings in Cognos TM1. It requires knowledge of how user changes are recorded, the purpose of the transaction log, and the ability to identify the correct parameter in the TM1s.cfg file to change the number of lines being searched.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Bursting a report using a dimensional data source
Bursting reports
Bursting reports
Cognos
L2
What this question evaluates
This question evaluates the candidate's understanding of dimensional data sources and report bursting. It requires knowledge of how reports are grouped and the relationship between X and Y groupings.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
1 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
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Logging Transactions
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