Technical questions

Architecture of informatica 8.6

Question regarding the difference between 7.6 and 8.1
Questions regarding the static, dynamic caches..
Difference between the connections given during mapping development and
session developments
Difference between mapping variable, session variables, mapping parameter
and session parameters.
Basic difference between loader connections, relation readers and other
types..
Setting up the amount of data in session logs.
Update and lookup transformation based questions
Question based on views, materialiazed views
Questions related to triggers, dblevel triggers, table level triggers,
basic working and trigger developement.
Can i change the datatype for the coloumns in source qualifier

Scenario based questions
col1 col2 col3
1 2 x
1 2 y
1 2 z

Using the aggregator and following sql query, what will be my o/p from
aggregator transformation to next level
sql:- select col1,col2,col3
group by col1,col2


in lookup,sql query is overwritten with the following..

Selet a,b from C
order by a
q) how will my react if
1. Table C is same as my lookup table
2.Table C is different from my look up table. (check for syntax properly)

Can i use order by clause for pushdown optimization ? if so how,what
changes needs to be made in lkp properties


Develop the mapping to for SCD type 2 level.

Question based on Normalizer transformation.
I have one target table resided in data base D. My 3 sources are in
located in database A, database B, Database C.
How will you load the target instance without using joiner transformation
satisfying the unique constraints..

What are link conditions..?
Explain with scenario.

Insert
Update as Update
Update as insert
Update else insert.

Can i perform insert, update and delete using update strategy .Give
different options in the same.

Difference between ORACLE9i and ORACLE 10g.
How analysing the table helps in performance improvement.

Write the query for analysing the table.
What is dynamic partitioning in informatica...type of other partitioning
we can use...
How index is different from partition.
Types of index and partitons in oracle.

Why we use stored procedure transformation?
For populating and maintaining data bases.

42.What are the types of data that passes between informatica server and
stored procedure?

3 types of data
Input/ Output parameters
Return Values
Status code.

43.What is the status code?
Status code provides error handling for the informatica server during the
session. The stored procedure issues a status code that notifies whether
or not stored procedure completed successfully. This value cannot seen by
the user. It only used by the informatica server to determine whether to
continue running the session or stop.

What is the target load order?
Specify the target load order based on source qualifiers in a mapping. If
u have the multiple source qualifiers connected to the multiple targets, U
can designate the order in which informatica server loads data into the
targets.

1.While importing the relational source definition from database, what are the meta
data of source you import?

Source name
Database location
Column names
Datatypes
Key constraints

2. Howmany ways U can update a relational source defintion and what r they?

Two ways
1. Edit the definition
2. Reimport the defintion

3.Where should U place the flat file to import the flat file defintion to the designer?

Place it in local folder

4. To provide support for Mainframes source data,which files r used as a source
definitions?

COBOL files
5. Which transformation should u need while using the cobol sources as source
defintions?

Normalizer transformaiton which is used to normalize the data.Since cobol
sources r oftenly consists of Denormailzed data.

6. How can U create or import flat file definition in to the warehouse designer?

U can not create or import flat file defintion in to warehouse designer
directly.Instead U must analyze the file in source analyzer,then drag it into the
warehouse designer.When U drag the flat file source defintion into warehouse
desginer workspace,the warehouse designer creates a relational target defintion not
a file defintion.If u want to load to a file,configure the session to write to a flat
file.When the informatica server runs the session,it creates and loads the flatfile.

7.What is the maplet?

Maplet is a set of transformations that you build in the maplet designer and U can
use in multiple mapings.

8. what is a transforamation?

It is a repostitory object that generates,modifies or passes data.

9. What r the designer tools for creating tranformations?

Mapping designer
Tansformation developer
Mapplet designer

10. What r the active and passive transforamtions?
An active transforamtion can change the number of rows that pass through it.A
passive transformation does not change the number of rows that pass through it.

11. What r the connected or unconnected transforamations?

An unconnected transforamtion is not connected to other transformations in the
mapping.Connected transforamation is connected to other transforamtions in the
mapping.

12. How many ways u create ports?

Two ways
1.Drag the port from another transforamtion
2.Click the add buttion on the ports tab.

14. What r the reusable transforamtions?

Reusable transformations can be used in multiple mappings.When u need to
incorporate this transformation into maping,U add an instance of it to
maping.Later if U change the definition of the transformation ,all instances of it
inherit the changes.Since the instance of reusable transforamation is a pointer to
that transforamtion,U can change the transforamation in the transformation
developer,its instances automatically reflect these changes.This feature can save U
great deal of work.

15. What r the methods for creating reusable transforamtions?

Two methods
1.Design it in the transformation developer.
2.Promote a standard transformation from the mapping designer.After U add
a transformation to the mapping , U can promote it to the status of reusable
transformation.
Once U promote a standard transformation to reusable status,U can demote it to
a standard transformation at any time.
If u change the properties of a reusable transformation in mapping,U can revert
it to the original reusable transformation properties by clicking the revert button.

16.What r the unsupported repository objects for a mapplet?

COBOL source definition
Joiner transformations
Normalizer transformations
Non reusable sequence generator transformations.
Pre or post session stored procedures
Target defintions
Power mart 3.5 style Look Up functions
XML source definitions
IBM MQ source defintions

17. What r the mapping paramaters and maping variables?

Maping parameter represents a constant value that U can define before running
a session.A mapping parameter retains the same value throughout the entire
session.
When u use the maping parameter ,U declare and use the parameter in a maping
or maplet.Then define the value of parameter in a parameter file for the session.
Unlike a mapping parameter,a maping variable represents a value that can
change throughout the session.The informatica server saves the value of maping
variable to the repository at the end of session run and uses that value next time U
run the session.

18. Can U use the maping parameters or variables created in one maping into
another maping?

NO.
We can use mapping parameters or variables in any transformation of the same
maping or mapplet in which U have created maping parameters or variables.

19.Can u use the maping parameters or variables created in one maping into any
other reusable transformation?

Yes.Because reusable tranformation is not contained with any maplet or maping.

20.How can U improve session performance in aggregator transformation?

Use sorted input.