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Why is it Important to do IBM Cognos TM1 Developer Certification?

  • Writer: Palak Mazumdar
    Palak Mazumdar
  • Oct 17, 2018
  • 4 min read

IBM Cognos TM1 Developer certification questions and exam summary helps you to get focused on the exam. This guide also helps you to be on C2020-702 exam track to get certified with good score in the final exam.

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IBM Cognos TM1 Developer Certification C2020-702 Exam Syllabus:

1. Dimensions (12%)

  • Describe attributes

  • Describe hierarchies

  • Demonstrate knowledge of subsets

2. Cubes (12%)

  • Demonstrate knowledge of cubes

  • Describe control cubes

  • Describe views

  • Describe cube attributes

3. Rules (21%)

  • Describe rules, elements, and syntax

  • Demonstrate knowledge of feeders

  • Demonstrate knowledge of debugging large rules

4. Processes (21%)

  • Demonstrate knowledge of Turbo Integrator (TI)

  • Demonstrate knowledge of how to import and export data using TI

  • Demonstrate knowledge of executing TI processes

5. Security (7%)

  • Describe user authentication

  • Describe authorization

6. TM1 Server and Logs (11%)

  • Demonstrate knowledge of TM1 server

  • Demonstrate knowledge of Sandbox

  • Demonstrate knowledge of TM1 log files

  • Demonstrate knowledge of TM1 Top

7. TM1 User Interface (11%)

  • Demonstrate knowledge of perspective-based forms

  • Describe Cognos Insight

  • Describe development tools

8. Cognos BI Interoperability (5%)

  • Describe the IBM Cognos platform

  • Describe how to apply design best practices for reporting off TM1 through IBM Cognos BI

C2020-702 Certification Summary

C2020-702 IBM Cognos TM1 Developer Certification Exam Sample Questions

C2020-702 IBM Cognos TM1 Developer Certification Sample questions are provided for each exam to illustrate the various question types that may appear. For some credentials, a practice exam is also available.


IBM C2020-702 Sample Questions:

Q 1: On which level of granularity can the capabilities for Personal Workspace Mode and Sandboxes be set? They can be set:


Options:

A: per cube for all groups

B: per cube and group

C: once for all cubes and groups

D: per group for all cubes


Q2: Which settings in the tm1s-log.properties file would maximize the information produced using TI processes while keeping other log information to a minimum?


Options:

A: log4j.logger.TM1=ERROR, S1

log4j.logger.TM1.Process=INFO

B: log4j.logger.TM1=WARN, S1

log4j.logger.TM1.Cube=INFO

C: log4j.logger.TM1=INFO, S1

log4j.logger.TM1.Process=WARN

D: log4j.logger.TM1=INFO, S1

log4j.logger.TM1.Process=ERROR


Q3: You are developing a TM1 model for a city aquarium and need to add a new sub-category of animals to the Animal dimension. The new elements are: Amphibians, Frog, and Salamander. Assume that Amphibians is the parent of Frog and Salamander and you want the children to automatically roll up to the parent. Which weighting and element type will you assign to each element?


Options:

A: Amphibians Element Type = Numeric (N), Weight 1

B: Amphibians Element Type = Aggregate (A), Weight 1

C: Amphibians Element Type = String (S), Weight 1

D: Amphibians Element Type = Consolidated (C), Weight 1


Q4: You are planning a customer installation with several TM1 servers, all with Integrated Security Mode 4 and a common Cognos BI service. Security groups are common between all TM1 servers. Where do you maintain groups and users to minimize administrative tasks?


Options:

A: in Cognos Connection

B: in Cognos TM1 Operations Console

C: in TM1 \}Group dimension

D: in Cognos Configuration


Q5: You develop a worksheet with drop down menus displaying subset information. You want to ensure that after the worksheet is opened, all of the subsets are automatically refreshed and up-to-date with the latest server changes. Which workbook level named variable would you use?


Options:

A: TM1RefreshSheet = 1

B: TM1ActiveFormRefresh = 1

C: TM1RebuildOption = 1

D: TM1SubsetRefresh = 1


Q 6: You have a cube that is showing slower than expected query response times. Which strategy would you pursue to improve query performance?


Options:

A: Reorder the cube dimensions using the Cube Optimizer.

B: Run the query through TurboIntegrator.

C: Create a named view on the cube.

D: Apply cell security to the cube.


Q 7: You need the current month as a number. Which function delivers the desired result?


Options:

A: MONTH (NOW)

B: TIMVL(NOW, 'M')

C: TIME(NOW, 'M')

D: TIMEST(NOW, '\m')


Q 8: You need to export data from a TM1 cube including the column headers. In which two could you put the ASCIIOutput command for the column headers?

(Choose two.)


Options:

A: in the EPILOG section without condition

B: in the PROLOG section without condition

C: in the METADATA section with condition to execute it only for the first record

D: in the DATA section with condition to execute it only for the first record


Answers:

Question: 1 Answer: D

Question: 2 Answer: A

Question: 3 Answer: D

Question: 4 Answer: A

Question: 5 Answer: C

Question: 6 Answer: A

Question: 7 Answer: B

Question: 8 Answer: C, D


How to Register for IBM Cognos TM1 Developer Certification Exam?

Registration Options:

  • Register for IBM Cognos TM1 Developer Certification Exam on Pearson VUE.

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