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DP-203 · Question #76

You are designing an inventory updates table in an Azure Synapse Analytics dedicated SQL pool. The table will have a clustered columnstore index and will include the following columns: You identify th

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Submitted by sofia.br· Mar 30, 2026Design and implement data storage

Question

You are designing an inventory updates table in an Azure Synapse Analytics dedicated SQL pool. The table will have a clustered columnstore index and will include the following columns:

You identify the following usage patterns:

  • Analyst will most commonly analyze transactions for a warehouse.
  • Queries will summarize by product category type, date, and/or

inventory event type.

  • You need to recommend a partition strategy for the table to minimize

query times. On which column should you recommend partitioning the table?

Exhibit

DP-203 question #76 exhibit

Options

  • AProductCategoryTypeID
  • BEventDate
  • CWarehouseID
  • DEventTypeID

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Topics

#partition strategy#columnstore index#query optimization#Synapse dedicated pool
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