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%) &ierarch' of DW&? () &ow )an' re#ositories can we create in *nfor)atica? +) What is surrogate ,e'? -) What is $ifference between .a##let an$ reusable transfor)ation? /) What is aggregate awareness? 0) !"#lain reference cursor? 11) What are #arallel quer's an$ quer' hints? 11) DW& architecture? 12) What are cursors? 1 ) 2$3antages of $e nor)ali4e$ $ata? 1%) What is o#erational $ata source 5ODS)? 1() What is )eta $ata an$ s'ste) catalog? 1+) What is factless fact sche)a? 1-) What is confir)e$ $i)ension? 1/) What is the ca#acit' of #ower cube? 10) Difference between PowerPla' transfor)er an$ #ower #la' re#orts? 21) What is *6D file? 21) What is 7ognos scri#t e$itor? 22) What is $ifference )acros an$ #ro)#ts? 2 ) What is #ower #la' #lug in? 2%) Which ,in$ of in$e" is #referre$ in DW&? 2() What is hash #artition? 2+) What is DT. session? 2-) &ow can 'ou $efine a transfor)ation? What are $ifferent t'#es of transfor)ations in *nfor)atica? 2/) What is )a##let? 20) What is quer' #anel? 1) What is a loo, u# function? What is $efault transfor)ation for the loo, u# function? 1) What is $ifference between a connecte$ loo, u# an$ unconnecte$ loo, u#? 2) What is staging area? ) What is $ata )erging8 $ata cleansing an$ sa)#ling? %) What is u# $ate strateg' an$ what are th o#tions for u#$ate strateg'? () OL2P architecture? +) What is sub9ect area? -) Wh' $o we use DSS $atabase for OL2P tools?

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1; What is source qualifier? 2; Difference between DSS & OLTP? ; !"#lain grou#e$ cross tab? %; &ierarch' of DW&? (; &ow )an' re#ositories can we create in *nfor)atica? +; What is surrogate ,e'? -; What is $ifference between .a##let an$ reusable transfor)ation? /; What is aggregate awareness? 0; !"#lain reference cursor? 11; What are #arallel quer's an$ quer' hints? 11; DW& architecture?

12; What are cursors? 1 ; 2$3antages of $e nor)ali4e$ $ata? 1%; What is o#erational $ata source 5ODS)? 1(; What is )eta $ata an$ s'ste) catalog? 1+; What is factless fact sche)a? 1-; What is confir)e$ $i)ension? 1/; What is the ca#acit' of #ower cube? 10; Difference between PowerPla' transfor)er an$ #ower #la' re#orts? 21; What is *6D file? 21; What is 7ognos scri#t e$itor? 22; What is $ifference )acros an$ #ro)#ts? 2 ; What is #ower #la' #lug in? 2%; Which ,in$ of in$e" is #referre$ in DW&? 2(; What is hash #artition? 2+; What is DT. session? 2-; &ow can 'ou $efine a transfor)ation? What are $ifferent t'#es of transfor)ations in *nfor)atica? 2/; What is )a##let? 20; What is quer' #anel? 1; What is a loo, u# function? What is $efault transfor)ation for the loo, u# function? 1; What is $ifference between a connecte$ loo, u# an$ unconnecte$ loo, u#? 2; What is staging area? ; What is $ata )erging8 $ata cleansing an$ sa)#ling? %; What is u# $ate strateg' an$ what are th o#tions for u#$ate strateg'? (; OL2P architecture? +; What is sub9ect area? -; Wh' $o we use DSS $atabase for OL2P tools?