Topic 1, Tailspin Toys
Tailspin Toys is a multinational company that manufactures toys. Tailspin Toys has offices in five regions worldwide. The company sells toys at various retail stores. The company also sells toys directly to consumers through a web site.
The company has the following departments:
• Sales
• Distribution
• Manufacturing
Each department has an office in each region.
The fiscal calendar of Tailspin Toys runs from June to May.
The network contains a server farm that has Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 installed.
Existing Environment
Current Database Environment
Each department uses SharePoint team sites for internal collaboration.
All manufacturing information is stored in a relational database named Manufacturing. All sales information is stored in a relational database named Sales.
Tailspin Toys deploys SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) and configures SSAS to use tabular models. SSAS will be used for all sales reports.
Tailspin Toys deploys a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) instance in SharePoint mode.
Sales Database
A database named Sales contains two tables named FactSales and DimProduct.
FactSales contains the following columns:
• SalesID
• Total Due
• OrderDate
DimProduct contains the following columns:
• ProductID
• ProductName
• ProductCategory
• ProductSubcategory
The Sales database contains information about the products. Most of the products have a category and a subcategory. Certain products only have a category.
A sample from DimProduct is shown in the following table.
Requirements
Security Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following security requirement:
• Sales department users must be allowed to view the sales transactions from their region only.
• Sales department users must be able to view the contents of the manufacturing reports.
• Manufacturing department users must be able to create new manufacturing reports.
• Third-party and custom solutions must NOT be deployed to the reporting server.
• Sales department users must NOT be able to create new manufacturing reports.
Planned Reporting Implementation
The manufacturing department plans to use the SSRS instance for its reports. The manufacturing department also plans to make its reports accessible from SharePoint. All manufacturing reports will use an existing database named Manufacturing.
Reporting Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following reporting requirements:
• All reports must contain the company logo and a header that contains the date and the time that the report was executed.
• All reports must be created by using the SQL Server Data Tools.
Manufacturing report
You plan to create a report named ManufacturingIssues.rdl. The report has the following requirements:
• Manufacturing department managers must be able to view product issues by product type, manufacturing plant location, and error type.
• The manufacturing department managers must be able to change views by choosing options from drop-down lists.
Sales reports
You plan to create a sales report named RegionalSales.rdl. The report has the following requirements:
• Users must be able to view the report by using a web browser. By default, subcategories and product details must be hidden when using the browser.
• Users must be able to subscribe to receive the report by email. The report must be sent by email as a PDF attachment.
You plan to create a quarterly sales report named QuarterSales.rdl. The report must display sales data by fiscal quarter.
Technical Requirements
Tailspin Toys identifies the following technical requirements:
• Products in the DimProduct table that do NOT have a subcategory must use the category value as the subcategory value.
• SSRS must NOT connect to databases more frequently than once every 30 minutes.
• Sales department users must be able to use Microsoft Excel to browse tabular data.
You need to recommend a solution for the sales department that meets the security requirements.
What should you recommend?
A . Create one role for all of the sales department users. Add a DAX filter that reads the current user name and retrieves the user’s region.
B . Create one role for each region. Configure each role to have read access to a specific region. Add the sales department users to their corresponding role.
C . Create a table for each region. Create a role for each region. Grant each role read access to its corresponding table.
D . Create one role for all of the sales department users. Configure the role to have read access to the sales transactions. Ensure that all of the reports that access the sales transaction data restrict read access to the data from the corresponding sales department region only.
Answer: C
Explanation:
Scenario: Tailspin Toys identifies the following security requirement:
• Sales department users must be allowed to view the sales transactions from their region only.
• Sales department users must be able to view the contents of the manufacturing reports.
• Sales department users must NOT be able to create new manufacturing reports.
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