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MOLAP (Multidimensional online Analytical Processing) tools utilize a pre-calculated data set, commonly referred to as a data cube, that contains all the possible answers to a given range of questions. MicroStartegy is ROLAP tool.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of star and snowflake schema?
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Star Schema Advantages: Reduces the number of joins between the tables and hence faster performance Star Schema Disadvantages:Requires Most amount of storage space. Snowflake Schema Advantages: Minimum storage space and minimum data redudancy Snowflake Schema Disadvantages:Requires more joins to get information from look up tables hence slow performance.
What is the difference between 2 tier,3 tier and 4 tier architecture in MicroStrategy?
In 2 tier architecture, the MicroStrategy Desktop itself queries aganist the Data warehoue and the Metadata with out the Intermediate tier of the Intelligence server. The 3 Tier architecture comprises a Intelligence server between MicroStrategy Desktop and the data Warehouse and the Metadata. The 4 tier architecture is same as 3 tier except it has a additional component of MicroStratey Web.
What is a filter?
Filter is a public object.It is used to restrict the data retrived by the report from the database
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Pass through functions are used to utilize various special functions that specific to databases.Some of the passthrough functions available are Applysimple and Applycomparision.
Is that possible to Insert and Update a record in the Database through Microstrategy?
Answer-1: You can do so by ODBC test tool one of the component of microstrategy through wich u can update delete or even alter the table specification as per your need.
In Microstrategy, how can you direct the sql generated to use a specifc table?
Answer-1: By changing the Logical Size of the "specific" table. After changing table size, you need to update schema.
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In Microstrategy, how can you direct the sql generated to use a specifc table?
Answer-1: Using the Level parameter in the Metric level options Answer-2: Assuming you have OLAP licence,the easiest way to direct to a particular table is to create a dummy fact on the table,include the fact in metric and put the metric in report objects.
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