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swers Informatica Interview Questions Collection What is the use of bitmap index
es? Bitmap indexes are used to join large fact tables to smaller dimension table
s. How can we delete duplicate rows from flat files? We can make use of sorter t
ransformation and select distinct option. If a session fails after loading 10000
records into the target how can we start loading into the target from the 10001
th record? We can run the session with the recovery strategy mode. What is the l
imit of joiner transformations? We cannot use sequence generator or update strat
egy transformations before or after joiner transformations. How does server reco
gnize the source and target databases? By using ODBC if they are relational, FTP
if they are flat files.
What is rank index in a group? Power Center Designer automatically creates a RAN
K INDEX port while using Rank transformation. The purpose of this RANK INDEX por
t is to store the ranking for the column(s) we are interested in.
What are the constants or flags for each database operation and their numeric eq
uivalent in Update Strategy? Insert DD_INSERT 0 Update DD_UPDATE 1 Delete DD_DEL
ETE 2 Reject DD_REJECT 3 Can you generate reports using Informatica? No, we cann
ot generate reports using Informatica, it is just an ETL tool but we can generat
e metadata reports. (SCD-2 by RamaSurReddy) Yes, Using Informatica Data Analyzer
Tool we can generate reports.

Can you start batches within a batch? No, you can t What are the types of groups in
Router Transformation? There are three types of groups in Router Transformation
namely Input group Otput group Default group What are batches? What are the type
s of batches? Batches provide a way to group sessions for either sequential or p
arallel execution by Informatica server. Concurrent batches
which run at the same
time Sequential batches which run one after the other What is Power Center Reposit
ory? Power Center Repository allows you to share metadata among different reposi
tories and to create a datamart domain. What r the types of metadata that stores
in repository? Source definition Target definition Mappings Mapplet Transformat
ions Differences between dynamic cache and static cache In case of dynamic cache
, if we want to insert a new row, then it will first looks in the lookup cache a
nd if the row is not present in the cache, it inserts the row into the cache as
well as target but in case of static cache, its stores only into target table an
d not in cache. What is the use of source qualifier? Source qualifier is used to
convert different data types to Informatica compatible data types. What is page
code compatibility? It is nothing but compatibility of code for maintaining dat
a accuracy. It comes into picture when data is in different languages.
What are Synonyms? Synonyms are alternative names for database objects such as t
ables, views, stored procedures etc. Syntax Create [replace] synonym for [schema
.]object_name

Types of Lookup Cache? Static cache Dynamic cache Persistent cache Recache from
database Shared cache
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