Qlik View Data Architect Certification Practice Exam

The QlikView Data Architect Certification is a professional certification that shows expertise in designing and managing data models within QlikView. It shows that a person can structure, integrate, and optimize data to create efficient and scalable analytics solutions. This certification is ideal for data architects, BI developers, and IT professionals who want to ensure that business intelligence systems run smoothly and deliver accurate insights.

Recognized in the business intelligence and analytics industry, this certification helps professionals stand out in roles focused on data modeling and architecture. By earning the QlikView Data Architect Certification, individuals demonstrate the ability to manage complex data, improve system performance, and support advanced reporting needs. Organizations benefit from certified data architects who can provide reliable, high-quality data infrastructure to drive informed decision-making.

 

Who should take the Exam?

This exam is ideal for:

• QlikView Data Architects
• Business Intelligence Developers
• Data Engineers
• QlikView Application Developers
• BI Consultants

 

Skills Required

• Advanced knowledge of Business Intelligence, reporting, and data analysis
• Proficiency in SQL and/or other scripting languages
• Expertise in data modeling and data visualization
• Experience with QlikView scripting and advanced functions
• Understanding of QlikView application design principles

 

Knowledge Gained

• KPIs, dimensions, and measures
• Data sources, data quality and relationships
• QlikView associative data models
• QlikView application interfaces
• QlikView data models performance and accuracy

 

Course Outline

The Qlik View Data Architect Certification Exam covers the following topics – 
 

Domain 1- Gather and Interpret Requirements (8% of the exam)

• Determine KPIs, dimensions, or measures.  
• Determine an appropriate solution to meet the customer's needs.  

Domain 2- Identify and Analyze Data Sources (18% of the exam)

• Identify quality issues.
• Determine the expected effects of data quality issues.
• Determine how the data characteristics at the field level will affect the QlikView data model (for example, performance and accuracy).
• Interpret an entity relationship (ER) diagram.
• Determine the relationships among data.
• Determine how the relationships among data will affect the QlikView data model (for example, performance and accuracy).

Domain 3- Create the QlikView Associative Data Model (39% of the exam)

• Explain methods and considerations for connecting to different types of data sources.
• Describe the circumstances under which you should use different load strategies.
• Explain the circumstances under which you should recommend QVD files and n-tiered data architectures.
• Describe the use and properties of fact tables and dimension tables.
• Explain load techniques relevant to data transformation.
• Explain the use of QlikView functions to transform data.
• Explain how to resolve complex calendar scenarios.
• Explain the use and effects of different types of joins.
• Determine appropriate section access configuration.
• Determine how to resolve table association issues (for example, synthetic keys/circular references and data types).
• Explain the use of control statements and variables.
• Explain the purpose and functionality of the Table Viewer and System Fields.
• Determine the root cause for discrepancies between values in legacy reports and QlikView values.
• Explain the purpose and functionality of QlikView troubleshooting tools or functions.
• Determine the cause and solution for a script error.

Domain 4- Design and Develop the QlikView Application User Interface (25% of the exam)

• Determine the result of a given function or complex expression.
• Identify where alternate uses of expressions are appropriate.
• Determine the appropriate function or complex expression to use.
• Explain how to implement Actions and Triggers in the QlikView interface.
• Determine the appropriate object or chart type to use.
• Explain the purpose and functionality of common object properties.
• Determine the appropriate application performance tuning option to use.
• Determine the appropriate reload performance tuning option to use.

Domain 5- Deliver the QlikView Application (10% of the exam)

• Describe how to give the user information or direction for using the application.
• Explain the purpose and functionality of the QV Server and Publisher.
• Determine the circumstances under which you can use particular client types.