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What is the SQL keyword used to process input parameters defined in a calculation view?. SET. WHERE. PLACEHOLDER. HINT.

What is a restricted measure?. A measure that cannot be referenced by a calculated column. A measure that can only be displayed by those with necessary privileges. A measure that is filtered by one or more attribute values. A measure that can be consumed by a CUBE and not a DIMENSION.

You have defined a pruning configuration table in a calculation view.What are you attempting to prune from the query execution?. Calculated columns. Filters. Joins. Data sources of unions.

You want to join two tables in a calculation view.Why do you use a non-equi join?. Join columns have different data types. The number of joined columns is different in each table. Join columns need to be ignored when NOT requested by the query. The join condition is not represented by matching values.

Why would you set the "Ignore multiple outputs for filters" property in a calculation view?. To ensure semantic correctness. To hide columns that are not required. To avoid duplicate rows in the output. To force filters to apply at the lowest node.

You combine two customer master data tables with a union node in a calculation view. Both master data tables include the same customer name.How do you ensure that each customer name appears only once in the results?. Define a restricted column in a union node. In the union node, map both source customer name columns to one target column. Add an intersect node above the union node. Include an aggregation node above the union node.

Two calculation views, A and B, are defined as shown in the diagram. Three analytic privileges have been granted to you. When you preview calculation view A, what data do you see?. US for P1 and GE for P1. US for P1 and P2, and GE for P1 and P2. US for P1. US for P1 and P2, and GE for P2.

Referring to the diagram, which privileges would a user require to view United States data when querying the CUBE calculation view?. A SELECT privilege on the CUBE calculation view and an Analytic Privilege (Country = United States) on the DIMENSION calculation view. A SELECT privilege and an Analytic Privilege (Country = United States) on the DIMENSION calculation view. A SELECT privilege and an Analytic Privilege (Country = United States) on the CUBE calculation view. SELECT privileges and Analytic Privileges (Country = United States) on both views.

A new version of SAP HANA Cloud, SAP HANA database is available from today.If you do not perform the upgrade manually, how much time do you have before your database will be automatically upgraded to the next version?. 7 months. 3 months. 2 weeks. 1 year.

Why would you enable Debug Query mode in a calculation view?. To identify data sources that are not accessed by a query. To check which database engines are invoked. To set breakpoints and step through the execution. To understand how tables are partitioned.

Which tool generates and executes the SQL for a specific node of your calculation view?. Debug Query mode. Explain plan. SQL analyzer. Database explorer.

Why would you create SQL in calculation views?. To implement custom logic. To provide an alternative to graphical modeling. To fine-tune performance. To enable write capabilities.

In your calculation view, you want to consume a custom data source defined using SQLScript.In which type of object do you write your code?. Scalar function. Table function. Anonymous block. Procedure.

You are managing your source files using Git. In which sequence does your file progress towards a COMMIT?. Staging area -> Working directory -> Local Git repository. Working directory -> Staging area -> Local Git repository. Working directory -> Local Git repository -> Staging area. Local Git repository -> Staging area -> Working directory.

A calculation view consumes the data sources shown in the graphic. You want to identify which companies sold products in January AND February. What is the optimal way to do this?. Use a union node. Use an intersect node. Use an aggregation node. Use a minus node.

You want to create a star schema using a calculation view. The measures are based on columns from two transaction tables. DIMENSION calculation views provide the attributes.What is the correct approach?. Combine the transaction tables using a star join node in a calculation view of type CUBE with star join./Use a join node to join the DIMENSIONS to the fact table. Combine the transaction tables using an aggregation node in a calculation view of type CUBE with star join./Use a star join node to join the DIMENSIONS to the fact table. Combine the transaction tables using a join node in a calculation view of type CUBE with star join.Use a star join node to join the DIMENSIONS to the fact table. Combine the transaction tables using a star join node in a calculation view of type CUBE with star join.Use the same star join node to connect the DIMENSIONS to the fact table.

You create a table function to remove historic records, sum the current total weekly working hours for each employee, and update the personnel table with the results. The deployment of the table function fails.Which of the following could be a valid reason?. Your function includes a TRUNCATE statement. Your function refers to a scalar function. You did NOT define a valid table type. You did not define at least one input parameter.

You deleted the design-time file of a calculation view in your HDB module.What is the recommended way to ensure that the corresponding runtime object is also removed from the database?. Deploy the folder that contained the deleted design-time file. Execute a DROP statement in an SQL Console connected to the HDI container. Deploy the project that contained the deleted design-time file. Execute the refactor function for the calculation view.

Why would you use the Transparent Filter property in a calculation view?. To include columns that are NOT requested by a query. To avoid columns being unnecessarily used in an aggregation. To apply filters that are hidden from the end user. To allow filter push-down in stacked calculation views.

You have imported calculation views from SAP HANA on-premise to SAP HANA Cloud.Why should you switch calculated column expression language from column engine to SQL?. To benefit from additional SQL optimizations. Incorrect aggregations may be generated. Column engine language is not supported. To define limits for query unfolding.

Why does SAP issue warnings about the use of imperative or procedural SQLScript statements?. They can limit parallelization of query execution. They introduce potential security risks. They could modify the database. They call multiple processing engines.

You have generated a calculation view properties file.What does it contain?. Descriptions of all objects defined in a calculation view. All settings defined in a calculation view. Dependencies between calculation views. Documentation to support the calculation view.

Why might you use the Keep Flag property in an aggregation node?. To ensure that the aggregation behavior defined in the aggregation node for a measure CANNOT be overridden by a query. To exclude columns that are NOT requested by a query to avoid incorrect results. To include columns that are NOT requested by a query but are essential for the correct result. To retain the correct aggregation behavior in stacked views.

Why would you create calculation views of data category DIMENSION with type TIME?. To provide additional time-related navigation possibilities. To add a temporal condition to a join to find matching records from two tables based on a date. To store historical versions of attributes. To provide the time intervals required by time-dependent parent-child hierarchies.

What is the recommended tool for developing cloud foundry applications?. SAP Business Application Studio. SAP HANA Cloud Central. SAP HANA Web IDE. SAP HANA cockpit.

When is the first column store compression executed?. When a delta merge is triggered. When the table is created. When partitions are regenerated. When a backup is started. Question.

What are the key steps to implement currency conversion in a calculation view?. Enable the measure for conversion Choose client, source, and target currencies Choose conversion date and rate type Deploy the conversion rule. Enable the measure for conversion/Choose client, source, and target currencies/Choose conversion date and rate type/Assign the conversion rule to your calculation view. Assign semantic type/Choose client, source, and target currencies/Choose conversion date and rate type/Define an expression in a calculated column. Assign semantic type Enable the measure for conversion/Choose client, source, and target currencies/Choose conversion date and rate type.

In Business Application Studio, you rename a DIMENSION calculation view that is used by a CUBE calculation view. You do NOT use the option to rename the runtime view and adjust the reference. Afterward, you perform the following deploy operations:Deploy the DIMENSION calculation view as a single object.Deploy the entire SAP HANA database module.What is the outcome of the deploy operations?. The first deployment is successful.The second deployment fails. The first deployment is successful.The second deployment is successful. The first deployment fails.The second deployment fails. The first deployment fails.The second deployment is successful.

Which type of join supports a temporal condition in a calculation view?. Referential join. Inner join. Text join. Left outer join.

You created a table and inserted data in it using SQL statements inside the SAP HANA Deployment Infrastructure (HDI) container of your project. You add this table as a data source to a calculation view and try to deploy it.What do you observe in the SAP HANA database container?. The deployment is successful but the data preview returns an error message. The deployment fails and the table is not dropped. The deployment fails and the table is dropped. The deployment is successful and the data preview returns expected data.

You want to map an input parameter of calculation view A to an input parameter of calculation view B using the parameter mapping feature in the calculation view editor. However, the input parameters of calculation view B are not proposed as source parameters. What might be the reason for this?. You already mapped the input parameters in another calculation view. The names of the input parameters do not match. You selected the wrong parameter mapping TYPE. Your source calculation view is of type DIMENSION.

Using the table in the diagram, you need to create a CUBE calculation view. What is the simplest approach to create the output shown in the screenshot?. Implement a union node and map each country as a separate column. Create a restricted column for each country. Create a filter expression that uses an OR operator. Create 3 calculated columns.

In a database module, what is the purpose of the .hdiconfig file?. To specify an external schema in which calculation views will get their data. To specify which HDI plug-ins are available. To specify in which space the container should be deployed. To specify the namespace rules applicable to the name of database objects.

In a calculation view, what is the purpose of a variable?. To pass values between procedures and calculation views. To provide a dynamic value in a calculated column. To break up complex SQL into smaller steps. To filter an attribute at runtime based on a user input.

You have configured static cache for your calculation view and run a query against it, but the cache results are not being used.What might be the reason for this?. The cache data retention period has expired. You did not define any columns in the cache setting. You did not define a filter in the cache setting. The query requests only a subset of the cached results.

Which project structure object corresponds to a unique HDI container?. project. space. src folder. database module.

You set the Null Handling property for an attribute but do not set a default value.What is displayed when null values are found in a column of data type NVARCHAR?. . "?". "0". "Null".

Your calculation view consumes one data source, which includes the following columns: SALES_ORDER_ID, PRODUCT_ID, QUANTITY and PRICE.In the output, you want to see summarized data by PRODUCT_ID and a calculated column, PRODUCT_TOTAL, with the formula QUANTITY * PRICE.In which type of node do you define the calculation to display the correct result?. Projection. Join. Union. Aggregation.

You are deploying a new calculation view, A, that uses calculation view B, as shown in the diagram. When you preview calculation view A, the account number is not masked.What could be the reason?. You previewed the data with the technical user in SAP Business Application Studio. You did not define masking in calculation view A. The UNMASKED privilege has NOT been granted at the schema level. The type of the Account_Number column is VARCHAR.

You create a user-provided service to access tables in external schemas.In which file type do you assign the user-provided service to your database module?. .hdiconfig. .mtar. .yaml. .namespace.

Why would you partition a table in an SAP HANA Cloud database?. To improve response time when multiple users access the same table. To improve query performance when accessing large column tables. To improve data replication performance on large row tables. To overcome the 2 billion record limit.

A calculation view includes a rank node that uses the source data and settings shown in the graphic. Your query requests all columns of the rank node.How many rows are in the output of your query?. 9. 2. 5. 6.

What do you use in the definition of a dynamic SQL analytic privilege?. A table function that returns a list of allowed values. A scalar function that returns a list of the allowed values for each attribute. A procedure that returns the data access condition as an SQL expression. An organization hierarchy that provides role-based access to data.

What is generated when you deploy a CUBE calculation view design-time file? (2 correct). Cached results to improve read performance. Metadata to enable consumption by external tools. An SQL execution plan. A column view in a container.

What are the consequences of NOT executing a delta merge? (2 correct). Read performance decreases. New records are not read. Memory is not optimized. Aggregates are not adjusted.

In a calculation view, why would you implement an SQL expression? (3 correct). To generate hierarchies. To define a filter. To convert currencies. To generate a restricted column. To generate a calculated column.

Why would you use parameter mapping in a calculation view? (2 correct). To pass variable values to external value help views. To assign variables to one or more attributes. To push down filters to the lowest level calculation views. To convert the data types of input parameters.

You want to ensure that your calculation view does not give unexpected results for a query that is based on any combination of columns.What is the recommended approach for verifying the results? (2 correct). Set the HIDE property for columns NOT required. Write and execute a custom SQL query in the SQL Console. Select Data Preview for the calculation view. Select and deselect columns from the output mapping.

What options do you have to handle orphan nodes in your hierarchy? (2 correct). Define an expression to determine a parent. Generate additional root nodes. Assign them to a level below the root. Assign them to a node at the root level.

Why would you use the SQL analyzer? (2 correct). To warn of potential performance issues related to calculated columns. To display the execution time of a calculation view. To identify the root data sources of a function. To preview data at the node level of a calculation view.

Why would you choose an HDI-shared service plan instead of a schema service plan? (3 correct). You want to use SAP Business Application Studio. You want to use containers to isolate objects. You want to develop calculation views. You want to create database objects using source files. You want to use synonyms to access external data.

You combine two tables in a join node using multiple columns in each table.Why do you enable the dynamic join option? (2 correct). To ensure that the join execution only uses the join columns requested in the query. To ensure that the aggregation always happens after the join execution. To allow data analysis at different levels of granularity with the same calculation view. To force the calculation at the relevant level of granularity, even if this level is not the grouping level defined by the query.

Which of the following techniques can you use to improve the performance of calculation views? (2 correct). Avoid aggregating data early in the data flow. Partition large tables. Limit the number of stacked calculation views. Implement union pruning.

Which of the following approaches might improve the performance of joins in a CUBE calculation view? (2 correct). Specify the join cardinality. Limit the number of joined columns. Use an inner join. Define join direction in a full outer join.

What are some best practices when developing calculation views? (2 correct). Model star schemas using a sequence of join nodes. Aggregate at the lowest possible node. Include all data flow logic within one calculation view. Avoid defining joins on calculated columns.

What are the limitations of using a full outer join in a star join node? (2 correct). It must appear in the last DIMENSION in the star join node. It is restricted to one DIMENSION in a star join node. It CANNOT be mixed in the same star join node with other join types. Only one column can be included in the join condition.

In a calculation view, your table function node executes a table function that requires input parameters. How can you fill the input parameters of the table function? (3 correct). Define constant values. Assign a hierarchy node. Reference the output of a procedure. Map columns from lower nodes. Create and map an input parameter.

Which of the following data sources can you include in a graphical calculation view? (2 correct). Table function. Procedure. Scalar function. Row table.

You implement a referential join between Table A and Table B, but when you query the calculation view, Table B is not pruned. What could be the problem? (2 correct). The Country column is requested. Join cardinality is set :1. The Keep flag is activated for the Customer column. Integrity constraint is set to RIGHT.

What are possible consequences of unfolding? (2 correct). Query processing time improves. Results are read from static cache. SQL compilation time increases. Count-distinct results are incorrect.

What can you do with shared hierarchies? Note:There are 2 correct answers to this question. (2 correct). Access hierarchies created in external schemas. Enable SQL SELECT statements to access hierarchies. Provide reusable hierarchies for drilldown in a CUBE with star join. Provide reusable hierarchies for drilldown in a CUBE without star join.

What are the advantages of column store tables compared to row store tables? (3 correct). Higher data compression rates. Improved write performance on frequent updates. Additional indexes are used. Parallel access is improved. Higher performance for query operations.

What are some of the typical tasks performed by the SAP HANA Cloud modeler role? (2 correct). Create graph workspaces. Configure data tiering. Develop calculation views. Develop SAP Fiori apps.

In a calculation view, why would you choose the DEPRECATED setting? (2 correct). To ensure it is not exposed to reporting tools for consumption. To indicate that it should not be used as a data source to other calculation views. To warn developers that the calculation view is no longer supported. To lock the calculation view from further modifications.

Which database features are typically NOT required by analytical applications that run on SAP HANA Cloud? (2 correct). Pre-calculated aggregates. Indexes. Stored procedures. Table partitions.

At which levels of a project structure can you execute a deploy operation? (2 correct). Individual source file. Entire workspace. Sub-folder of a database module. Individual container.

Which solutions form the SAP Business Technology Platform? (2 correct). Analytics. Intelligent Suite. Experience Management. Application Development & Integration.

Which components are part of SAP HANA Cloud? (2 correct). SAP Analytics Cloud. Data lake. SAP HANA database. SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer.

In SAP HANA Cloud, which tasks are handled by the cloud provider?Sizing, provisioning, and monitoring the database (3 correct). Tuning the database to run optimally on the underlying operating system, and hardware. Managing users, roles, and permissions in the database. Backing up the operating system and the database software. Installing, configuring, and upgrading the operating system.

What are some of the typical roles in an SAP HANA Cloud implementation? (2 correct). Data architect. Modeler. Kubernetes expert. ABAP developer.

What are some of the restrictions that apply when defining parallelization blocks in calculation views? (2 correct). Multiple blocks can only be defined within a single calculation view. Only one block can be defined across a stack of calculation views. The block must only have one start node. The block must start with a node that defines a table as a data source.

What can you identify using Performance Analysis mode? (2 correct). Usage statistics of the calculation view. Joins that are defined on calculated columns. Information about join cardinality. Expected memory consumption.

Which of the following are standard options provided to define analytic privileges? (3 correct). SQL expression. Dynamic. Hierarchy function. Attributes. Graph.

Why would an SQL developer work with SQLScript? (3 correct). To automate the generation of the code. To pass parameters from calculation views. To exploit additional data types. To include ABAP syntax in the code. To implement conditional logic.

What are some best practices for writing SQLScript for use with calculation views? (2 correct). Control the flow logic using IF-THEN-ELSE conditions. Break up large statements by using variables. Choose declarative language instead of imperative language. Use dynamic SQL.

You have imported a new calculation view in a folder that contains an .hdinamespace file. This calculation view consumes one data source, which is a table. When trying to deploy the calculation view, the deployment fails with a namespace-related issue.What could be the reason? (2 correct). The namespace used within the calculation view to reference the table is different from the actual namespace in the identifier of this table. The imported calculation view and its data source have different namespaces. An .hdinamespace file is defined in the SRC folder that specifies a different namespace property than the one in the identifier of the calculation view. The .hdinamespace specifies "sub-folder":"append", so calculation views can only be created in subfolders.

Why do you use the Hidden Columns checkbox in the semantics node of your calculation view? (2 correct). To prevent passing columns in stacked calculation views. To ensure specific columns are NOT exposed to the reporting tool. To remove a column that is also used as a Label column. To avoid exposing sensitive columns when defining calculated columns.

Which calendar types can be selected when creating time-based DIMENSIONS? (2 correct). Fiscal. Julian. Gregorian. Factory.

You define a hierarchy in a calculation view. You want to expose the hierarchy to SQL.Which of the following conditions must be met? (2 correct). The hierarchy must be exposed by a calculation view of type CUBE with star join. The hierarchy must be a shared hierarchy. The hierarchy must be a local hierarchy. The hierarchy must be a parent-child hierarchy.

You created a procedure to be consumed in an analytic privilege of the type DYNAMIC, but it isn’t working as expected.What could be the reason? (2 correct). No input parameter is specified. You defined more than one output parameter. The output parameter is defined as NVARCHAR. The procedure is write-enabled.