Informatica

Q1. What is mean by informatica? What is the use?

ANS: Informatica is a ETL (extract, transform & Load) load, used for integrate
different form of system,for example which help to load data from mainframe legacy
system to oracle, informatica database etc., which help to convert the unformatted/
unstructured data into formatted/structured user friendly format. Informatica etl tool
power center has capability to manage, integrate and migrate enterprise data.
Q2. Explain about Informatica Architechture and draw it?

The PowerCenter tool consists of the following components:

Client

Server

Heres a list of Client Components of PowerCenter:

PowerCenter Repository Manager

PowerCenter Designer

PowerCenter Workflow Manager

PowerCenter Workflow Monitor

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PowerCenter Administration Console (browser-based)

Designer overview:
The PowerCenter Designer is the client where we specify how to move the data between various
sources and targets. This is where we interpret the various business requirements by using different
PowerCenter components called transformations, and pass the data through them (transformations).
The Designer is used to create source definitions, target definitions, and transformations, that can be
further utilized for developing mappings.

Designer tools:
The Designer provides the following tools:

Source Analyzer Import or create source definitions for flat files, XML, COBOL, Application,
and relational sources.

Target Designer Import or create target definitions.

Transformation Developer Create reusable transformations.

Mapplet Designer Create mapplets.

Mapping Designer Create mappings.

Workflow Manager:
The Workflow Designer is the tool necessary for creating Workflow objects. The Workflow Manager
displays the following windows to help you create and organize workflows:

Navigator You can connect to and work in multiple repositories and folders. In the
Navigator, the Workflow Manager displays a red icon over invalid objects.

Workspace You can create, edit, and view tasks, workflows, and Worklets.

Output Contains tabs to display different types of output messages.

The Workflow Manager also displays a status bar that shows the status of the operation you
perform.

Workflow Manager tools:

The following are the various tools that come under Workflow Manager:

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Workflow Designer Maps the execution order and dependencies of sessions, Tasks and
Worklets, for the Informatica Server

Task Developer Create Session, Shell Command and Email Tasks and the Tasks created
in the Task Developer are reusable.

Worklet Designer Creates objects that represent a set of Tasks and the Worklet objects are
reusable

Q3. What is the difference between 8.6 / 9.1 / 9.5 / 9.6?

Q4. What is mean by Active and Passive Transformation?
Passive transformation -> it copy all the data from source to target without any
modification in data and structure.
Active transformation -> based on condition or transformation property it load more
or less number of records to target than source.
Q5. What is mean by Connected and Un Connected Transformation?
Connect: which has at least connected to one of the transformation in the data flow.
Un connect is act as individual transformation, especially called by some other
transformation at start or last part of mapping for some logical operation.

SQL
Q1. What is mean by sql? What kind of languages and Explain it?
Q2. What is mean by Operator? What are the operators in SQL?
Q3. What is mean by Function? What kind of functions in SQL?
Q4. What is mean by Join? What kind of Joins we have in SQL?
Q5. What is mean By Sub String? Example?

UNIX
Q1. List out all Commands in Unix?

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Q2. What is mean by GREP command with example?

Q3. What is mean by SED command with example?
Q4. What is mean by FIND, AWK command with example?
Q5. How to run Informatica Workflow using Unix command?

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