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IBM COG-625 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | IBM |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | IBM Cognos 10 BI Data Warehouse Developer (COG-625) |
| Exam Number: | COG-625 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Computer-based exam (typically proctored online or authorized test center depending on IBM delivery model) |
| Pre Condition: | No strict prerequisites publicly standardized; familiarity with data warehousing and IBM Cognos BI is recommended. |
IBM COG-625 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Data Warehouse Concepts | - Star and snowflake schema design - Dimensional modeling fundamentals (facts and dimensions) - Data warehouse architecture and lifecycle |
| Topic 2: Data Warehouse Development with Cognos | - Performance optimization techniques - Data source connections and relational modeling - ETL integration concepts (high-level) |
| Topic 3: Framework Manager Modeling | - Query subjects and query items - Relationships and joins in data models - Metadata modeling and package creation |
| Topic 4: Reporting and Analytics | - Report creation and formatting - Dashboard and analysis concepts - Drill-through and prompts |
| Topic 5: IBM Cognos BI Architecture | - Cognos components overview (Gateway, Dispatcher, Content Manager) - Report Studio and Framework Manager roles |
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No strict prerequisites publicly standardized; familiarity with data warehousing and IBM Cognos BI is recommended.
The COG-625 exam is the official test behind the IBM Cognos 10 BI Data Warehouse Developer certification from IBM. It verifies that you can apply the published exam objectives in practical scenarios, and the credential signals to employers that your skills have been measured against an industry-recognized standard — useful whether you are an office worker aiming at promotion or a student building a foundation.
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IBM Cognos 10 BI Data Warehouse Developer Sample Questions:
A developer wants to create a connection to a database in a Data Manager catalog. When creating this connection, which of the following must the developer specify?
- A. Names and port numbers of for Data Manager socket servers.
- B. Method used to connect to the database.
- C. A default schema name.
- D. Location of the .ctg file..
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
Which of the following is a potential challenge when developing conformed dimensions?
- A. A DataStream must be manually created for each conformed dimension's data source.
- B. A developer may need to manually track changes to dimensional history by creating derivations.
- C. A developer may need to manually track changes to dimensional history by creating derived dimensions.
- D. Dimensional keys may be different across source systems and need to be standardized.
- E. A developer needs to build an operational data store (ODS) to contain the conformed dimensions.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
A developer wants to create a connection to a published Framework Manager package in a Data Manager catalog. Before this connection can be created successfully, what must the developer do?
- A. Log on to Cognos Connection as a user in the Data Manager Authors role.
- B. Add an LDAP or NTLM namespace in Cognos Configuration.
- C. Create a data source connection to the Cognos 8 data store.
- D. Configure Data Manager to access the Cognos 8 Gateway and Dispatcher URLs.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
Some incoming fact data has invalid product codes. The developer wants to accept this fact data and assign the necessary surrogate keys in the dimension table. What can be done to accomplish this?
- A. Accept unmatched member identifiers in the measure element properties.
- B. Accept unmatched member identifiers in the dimension element properties and save unmatched member details via reference structure.
- C. Add a derived dimension element to the fact build to store the missing product codes and unsubscribe the element from the delivery module.
- D. Modify the SQL for the reference structure to exclude the missing product codes.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
A developer is working with the following relational table data source:
What should be done?
- A. Define how the data will be pivoted in the Delivery of the fact build.
- B. Create a user-defined function to flip the rows and columns.
- C. Create an output filter to flip the rows and columns.
- D. Define how the data will be pivoted in the DataStream of the fact build.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
