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DP-203 · Question #9

You have a table in an Azure Synapse Analytics dedicated SQL pool. The table was created by using the following Transact-SQL statement. You need to alter the table to meet the following requirements:

The correct answer is C. [ManagerEmployeeKey] [int] NULL. We need an extra column to identify the Manager. Use the data type as the EmployeeKey column, an int column. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/analysis-services/tabular-models/hierarchies-ssas-tabular

Submitted by tunde_lagos· Mar 30, 2026Data Modeling and Design

Question

You have a table in an Azure Synapse Analytics dedicated SQL pool. The table was created by using the following Transact-SQL statement. You need to alter the table to meet the following requirements:

  • Ensure that users can identify the current manager of employees.
  • Support creating an employee reporting hierarchy for your entire

company.

  • Provide fast lookup of the managers’ attributes such as name and job

title. Which column should you add to the table?

Exhibit

DP-203 question #9 exhibit

Options

  • A[ManagerEmployeeID] [int] NULL
  • B[ManagerEmployeeID] [smallint] NULL
  • C[ManagerEmployeeKey] [int] NULL
  • D[ManagerName] varchar NULL

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    18% (5)
  • B
    7% (2)
  • C
    71% (20)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

We need an extra column to identify the Manager. Use the data type as the EmployeeKey column, an int column. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/analysis-services/tabular-models/hierarchies-ssas-tabular

Topics

#hierarchical data#employee dimension#surrogate keys#self-referencing table

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