BO Interview Questions and Answers Pdf - 3

Question: 11

How do you define universe parameters?

The first step in creating a universe is to specify its parameters.

These parameters include the definition of a universe, which is comprised of the universe name, a description of the universe, a connection to an RDBMS.

You enter universe parameters from the Universe Parameters dialog box.

This dialog box also lets you set up database options, external strategies, graphic options, and print settings.

Question: 12

 What are classes/objects?

An object maps to data or a derivation of data in the database. For the purposes of multidimensional analysis, an object can be qualified as one of three types: a dimension, detail, or measure.

A class is a collection of objects based on business categories.

A universe is a set of classes and objects intended for a specific application or group of users.

Question: 13

What are the formats supported for Business Objects documents?

You can view Business Objects documents in the following formats:

HTML

PDF

Enhanced Document Format

Business Objects Format

Question: 14

What is Joins?

A Join is a relationship that explains how the data in one table relates to data in another table.

Question: 15

What is theta join?

A join is a relational operation that causes two or more tables with a common domain to be combined into a single table. The purpose of joins is to restrict the result set of a query run against multiple tables.

A Theta join links tables based on a relationship other than equality between two columns.