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Pentaho Training:
Study Guide for
Certifcation Exams
Pentaho Solution Consultant Certifcation Exam and
Pentaho Data Integration Certifcation Exam
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Contents
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Pentaho Solution Consultant Certifcation Exam Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Topical Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Recommended Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Exam Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Recommended Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Pentaho Data Integration Exam Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Topical Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Recommended Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exam Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Recommended Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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> PDI2000: Pentaho Data Integration for
Database Developers: http://www.pentaho.com/
services/training/data_integration_for_database_
developers.php
> ADM2050: Pentaho Installation and
Administration: http://www.pentaho.com/
services/training/installation_and_administration/
For some exam subjects, the following additional
course may also be useful:
> SLN7000: Pentaho Architects Boot Camp:
http://www.pentaho.com/services/training/
pentaho_architects_bootcamp.php
TOPICAL OVERVIEW
The Pentaho Solution Consultant exam covers the
following topics:
> Installing and confguring the Pentaho business
intelligence platform
> Using xactions
> Implementing security
> Using Pentaho Data Integration to create jobs
and transformations
> Implementing OLAP cubes using Pentaho
Schema Workbench
> Creating reports using Pentaho Report Designer
> Using the Pentaho User Console tools to gener-
ate content: Pentaho Analysis, Pentaho Interactive
Reporting, Pentaho Dashboard Designer
RECOMMENDED TRAINING
Pentaho ofers a variety of courses to assist exam
takers. Before attempting the certifcation exam,
Pentaho Training recommends the following courses:
> SLN4000: Pentaho Business Analytics for
Business Analysts: http://www.pentaho.com/
services/training/business_analytics_for_business_
analysts/
Overview
The Pentaho Solution Consultant certifcation examination coordinates with Pen-
tahos professional training oferings. The examination is delivered in an un-proctored,
online format. Despite the un-proctored format, you are not allowed to use external
resources when taking the exam (including books, course materials, Google searches,
colleagues, and so on).
The Pentaho Solution Consultant examination is 90 minutes long and consists of 75 questions chosen (at
random) from a series of question pools. To pass the exam, you must achieve a score of 80% (or higher).
The Pentaho Solution Consultant exam is designed to validate the knowledge and skills required to deliver
rapid, high-value implementations of the Pentaho business intelligence platform. The exam is intended for
experienced Business Intelligence Consultants, Business Intelligence Solution Developers, Technical Business
Analysts, Content Creators, and Pentaho Partners.
Information on all Pentaho
training courses can be found at
www.pentaho.com/services/training/
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EXAM TOPICS
This section lists the topics found on the Solution Consultant exam and includes resources available to assist
exam takers. Sample exam questions are also included. Most exam topics are covered by the Pentaho Training
curricula and the Pentaho product documentation. All documentation on the Pentaho platform can be found in
the Pentaho InfoCenter at:
> http://infocenter.pentaho.com/help/index.jsp.
TOPIC RESOURCES SAMPLE EXAM QUESTION
Installation and Deployment
> From the Pentaho InfoCenter:
BA Server Manual Deployment
Guide
Business Analytics Graphical
Installer Guide
Pentaho Data Integration
Installation Guide
What is the default location
of the Hibernate confgura-
tion fles?
Action sequences,
Pentaho Design Studio
> From the Pentaho InfoCenter:
Creating Action Sequences
> From Pentaho Training:
SLN7000: Pentaho Architects
Bootcamp
What is the most
common use for a global
action sequence?
Security Model, Securing Objects
> From the Pentaho InfoCenter:
The Pentaho Security Guide
What open source frame-
work is used by Pentaho
for authentication and
authorization?
Carte, Pan, Kitchen
> From the Pentaho InfoCenter:
Pentaho Data Integration
Administrators Guide
> From Pentaho Training:
PDI2000: Pentaho Data
Integration for Database
Developers
Which parameters must be
passed to Carte on startup?
Metadata, Metadata Security
> From the Pentaho InfoCenter:
Pentaho Metadata Editor
User Guide
> From Pentaho Training:
SLN4000: Pentaho Business
Analytics for Business Analysts
To load a metadata domain
fle, what fles must exist in
the same parent directory in
the solution repository?
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TOPIC RESOURCES SAMPLE EXAM QUESTION
Mondrian
> The Mondrian project
documentation:
http://mondrian.pentaho.com
What fle controls
Mondrian logging?
Pentaho Report Designer
> From the Pentaho InfoCenter:
Pentaho Report Designer User
Guide
> From Pentaho Training:
SLN4000: Pentaho Business
Analytics for Business Analysts
A trafc light can be added to
a data element in a report by
using a ________?
Pentaho User Console
> From the Pentaho InfoCenter:
Pentaho User Console Guide
> From Pentaho Training:
SLN4000: Pentaho Business
Analytics for Business Analysts
When you create a model
in Pentaho Data Access,
what types of models does
it create?
Pentaho Interactive Reporting
> From the Pentaho InfoCenter:
Pentaho User Console Guide
> From Pentaho Training:
SLN4000: Pentaho Business
Analytics for Business Analysts
True or False: Aggregate
functions in Interactive
Reporting require groups.
Pentaho Analyzer
> From the Pentaho InfoCenter:
The Pentaho Analysis Guide
> From Pentaho Training:
SLN4000: Pentaho Business
Analytics for Business Analysts
True or False: You cannot drill
on a chart object in Pentaho
Analyzer.
Pentaho Dashboard Designer > From the Pentaho InfoCenter:
Pentaho User Console Guide
> From Pentaho Training:
SLN4000: Pentaho Business
Analytics for Business Analysts
True or False: Aggregate
functions in Interactive
Reporting require groups.
Pentaho Analyzer > From the Pentaho InfoCenter:
The Pentaho User Console Guide
> From Pentaho Training:
SLN4000: Pentaho Business
Analytics for Business Analysts
In what fle would you fnd
the templates used in Pen-
taho Dashboard Designer?
Community Dashboard
Framework (CDF)
> The Community Dashboard
Framework documentation:
http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/
COM/Community+Dashboard+
Framework
True or False: A FolderTree is
a core CDF component.
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Note: Though the exam tests knowledge of the
Pentaho suite of products, exam takers may fnd
the Pentaho Community wiki helpful as well:
http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/COM/
Community+Wiki+Home. The Community Edition
wiki contains resources on a number of exam topics
including:
> Creating business intelligence solutions
> Security
> Data integration (Kettle)
> Metadata
> Reporting
RECOMMENDED READING
The following publications may also be useful in
preparing for the certifcation exam:
> Pentaho Solutions: Business Intelligence and Data
Warehousing with Pentaho and MySQL by Roland
Bouman and Jos van Dongen
> Pentaho Kettle Solutions: Building Open Source
ETL Solutions with Pentaho Data Integration by
Matt Casters, Roland Bouman, and Jos van Dongen
> Pentaho Reporting 3.5 for Java Developers by Will
Gorman
> Pentaho Data Integration 4 Cookbook by Mara
Carina Roldn and Adrian Sergio Pulvirenti
Overview
The Pentaho Data Integration exam is an un-proctored, 60 minute online examina-
tion consisting of 50 questions derived from a larger question pool. A score of 80% is
required to pass the exam. Despite the un-proctored format, you are not allowed to
use external resources when taking the exam (including books, course materials,
Google searches, colleagues, and so on).
Before taking the exam, it is recommended that students have a minimum of six months experience using
Pentaho Data Integration. Several exam questions are designed to test practical knowledge gained from
deploying Pentaho Data Integration in the feld.
The Pentaho Data Integration certifcation exam is designed to validate the knowledge and skills required to
deliver rapid, high-value implementations of Pentaho Data Integration (including Big Data implementations).
The exam is intended for experienced Business Intelligence Consultants, Business Intelligence Application
Developers, Database Administrators, Business Intelligence Solution Architects, Technical Business Analysts,
and Pentaho Partners.
> Maintaining job/transformation portability
> Using Kitchen and Pan
> Clustering and partitioning
> Logging
> Big Data
TOPICAL OVERVIEW
The Pentaho Data Integration exam covers the
following topics:
> Installing and confguring Pentaho Data Integration
> Confguring transformation steps and job entries
> Performing extract, transform, load (ETL)
operations in PDI
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Most exam topics are covered by the Pentaho
Training curricula and the Pentaho product documen-
tation. All documentation on the Pentaho platform
can be found in the Pentaho InfoCenter at:
> http://infocenter.pentaho.com/help/index.jsp.
Though the exam tests knowledge of the Pentaho
suite of products, exam takers may fnd the Pentaho
Community Wiki helpful as well:
> http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/COM/
Community+Wiki+Home
Exam takers should have a general understanding of
the following topics:
RECOMMENDED TRAINING
Pentaho ofers a variety of courses to assist exam
takers. Before attempting the certifcation exam,
Pentaho recommends taking the following course:
> PDI2000: Pentaho Data Integration for
Database Developers: http://www.pentaho.com/
services/training/data_integration_for_database_
developers.php
For some exam subjects, the following additional
courses may also be useful:
> SLN7000: Pentaho Architects Bootcamps:
http://www.pentaho.com/services/training/
pentaho_architects_bootcamp.php
> SLN4000: Pentaho Business Analytics for
Business Analysts: http://www.pentaho.com/
services/training/business_analytics_for_business_
analysts/
EXAM TOPICS
This section lists the topics found on the certifcation
exam and resources available to assist exam takers.
Sample exam questions are also included.
TOPIC RESOURCES SAMPLE EXAM QUESTION
Installation and Deployment
> From the Pentaho InfoCenter:
Pentaho Data Integration
Installation Guide
What is the default location
of the Hibernate confgura-
tion fles?
Steps
> From the Pentaho Wiki:
http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/
EAIPentaho+Data+Integration
+Steps
> From Pentaho Training:
PDI2000: Pentaho Data Integration
for Database Developers
True or False: The Modifed
Java Script Value step sup-
ports calling Java methods.
Information on all Pentaho
training courses can be found at
www.pentaho.com/services/training/
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TOPIC RESOURCES SAMPLE EXAM QUESTION
Job Entries
> From the Pentaho Wiki:
http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/
EAI/Pentaho+Data+Integration
+Job+Entries
> From Pentaho Training:
PDI2000: Pentaho Data Integration
for Database Developers
What is true about job
entries launched in parallel?
Carte, Pan, Kitchen
> From the Pentaho InfoCenter:
Pentaho Data Integration
Administrators Guide
> From Pentaho Training:
PDI2000: Pentaho Data
Integration for Database
Developers
Which parameters must be
passed to Carte on startup?
Logging > From the Pentaho InfoCenter:
Pentaho Data Integration
Administrators Guide
> From Pentaho Training:
PDI2000: Pentaho Data
Integration for Database
Developers
The easiest way to enable job
logging in database tables in
PDI is by_________.
RECOMMENDED READING
The following publications may also be useful in
preparing for the certifcation exam:
> Pentaho Kettle Solutions: Building Open Source
ETL Solutions with Pentaho Data Integration by
Matt Casters, Roland Bouman, and Jos van Dongen
> Pentaho Data Integration 4 Cookbook by Mara
Carina Roldn and Adrian Sergio Pulvirenti
> Pentaho 3.2 Data Integration: Beginners Guide
by Mara Carina Roldn
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