A Microsoft certification unlocks career development that stays locked without it. The Microsoft Transition Your MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008 to MCSE: Business Intelligence exam is the key, and the 82 practice questions at ActualPDF are cut to fit it.
Microsoft 070-460 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Implementing Data Models and Reports with SQL Server (SQL Server 2012) |
| Exam Number: | 70-460 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired |
| Passing Score: | 700/1000 |
| Exam Format: | Case studies, Multiple choice, Build list / reorder, Drag and drop |
| Related Certifications: | MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008 MCSE: Data Platform MCSA: SQL Server |
| Available Languages: | Chinese (Simplified), English, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, German, French |
| Exam Price: | Varies by region (typically ~USD 165 equivalent) |
| Exam Duration: | 120-180 |
| Recommended Training: | Microsoft Learn - SQL Server BI Training |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Microsoft Exams Microsoft Certification Dashboard |
| Sample Questions: | DOWNLOAD DEMO |
| Exam Way: | Proctored exam (online via Pearson VUE or authorized test centers) |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: experience with SQL Server, data warehousing concepts, and prior Microsoft BI certifications such as MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008 |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/credentials/certifications/ |
Microsoft 070-460 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Design and implement a data warehouse | - Implement ETL processes
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| Build OLAP cubes | - Implement calculations
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| Design and implement tabular models | - Data analysis and optimization
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| Develop reports | - SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
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070-460 (Microsoft) Exam FAQ: Trusted Answers
Microsoft Transition Your MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008 to MCSE: Business Intelligence is an official Microsoft certification exam, registered under the code 070-460. Passing it awards the MCSE: Business Intelligence certification, a credential at the Professional level. It also connects to MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008, MCSE: Data Platform, MCSA: SQL Server. The exam is demanding by design, and that difficulty is precisely what makes the credential meaningful for career development.
Passing Microsoft Transition Your MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008 to MCSE: Business Intelligence takes 700/1000, and official registration costs Varies by region (typically ~USD 165 equivalent). Retakes bill the full Varies by region (typically ~USD 165 equivalent) again, so preparation is the least expensive insurance available. Let your ActualPDF practice scores guide the timing: book when you clear the requirement consistently, not occasionally.
Recommended: experience with SQL Server, data warehousing concepts, and prior Microsoft BI certifications such as MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008
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Yes, Microsoft recommends the following training for Microsoft Transition Your MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008 to MCSE: Business Intelligence candidates.
Complement any training with the 82 practice questions in the ActualPDF 070-460 package, because repeated application is what turns course knowledge into a passing score.
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Microsoft Transition Your MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008 to MCSE: Business Intelligence is organized into 4 official domains. The most heavily weighted are Develop reports, Design and implement tabular models, and Build OLAP cubes. The full breakdown appears above on this page; study the weightings and your preparation priorities set themselves.
Microsoft Transition Your MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008 to MCSE: Business Intelligence Sample Questions:
Question 1
DRAG DROP
You are developing a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) report that sources data from a SQL Azure database and a SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) cube. The cube contains a date dimension and other dimensions. The report design includes two report
parameters named StartDate and FinishDate as shown in the following diagram.
The Data Type property of the parameters is set to Date/Time.
You need to create the dataset based on the SSAS cube. You also need to ensure that the dataset is filtered by the existing report parameters.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? (To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.)
Question 2
You need to grant appropriate permissions to the SSISOwners SQL Server login. What should you do?
A. Map the login to the SSISDB database. Assign the user to the db_owner role.
B. Map the login to the msdb database. Assign the user to the db_ssisadmin role.
C. Map the login to the SSISDB database. Assign the user to the ssis.admin role.
D. Map the login to the SSISDB database. Assign the user to the db.ssisadmin role.
E. Map the login to the msdb database. Assign the user to the db_owner role.
F. Map the login to the msdb database. Assign the user to the ssis_admin role.
Question 3
You are designing a subscription strategy for a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) report. You have an application that populates a table with user-specific subscription
schedules and report formats.
You need to ensure that users can receive reports by email according to their preferences. Email messages will be sent via an internal mail server.
What should you do? (More than one answer choice may achieve the goal. Select the BEST answer.)
A. Create a standard SSRS subscription for each record in the table.
B. Create one data-driven SSRS subscription. Schedule the subscription to frequently retrieve user preferences.
C. Create a data-driven SSRS subscription for each record in the schedule table.
D. Create a standard SSRS subscription for each subscription schedule.
Question 4
You are developing a SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) cube. The cube contains several dimensions, a local measure group, and a linked measure group. Both measure groups use MOLAP partitions.
You need to write-enable one of the linked measure group partitions to support Microsoft Excel 2010 PivotTable What-If Analysis.
What should you do before the partition can be write-enabled?
A. Ensure that the measure group measures only use semiadditive aggregation functions.
B. Implement the cube as a local cube.
C. Implement the linked measure group as a local measure group.
D. Ensure that the measure group measures only use nonadditive aggregation functions
Question 5
You need to implement the Customer Sales and Manufacturing data models.
What should you do? (Each correct answer presents a partial solution. Choose all that
apply.)
A. Use the current SSAS instance.
B. Use SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) to copy the database design to the SSAS instance, and specify tabular mode as the destination.
C. Use the Database Synchronization Wizard to upgrade the database to tabular mode.
D. Use SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) to redevelop and deploy the projects.
E. Install a new instance of SSAS in tabular mode.
Solutions:
| Question 1 Answer: Only visible for members | Question 2 Answer: C | Question 3 Answer: B | Question 4 Answer: C | Question 5 Answer: B |
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