Free IPC Workflow & Session Management Questions and Answers

Question 1

What is a workflow in Informatica PowerCenter?

Accepted Answer

A sequence of tasks executed in order

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A data transformation pipeline.

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A repository object.

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A client tool.

Question 2

Which PowerCenter client is used to create and manage workflows?

Accepted Answer

Workflow Manager

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Workflow Monitor.

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Repository Manager.

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Designer.

Question 3

What is a session in PowerCenter?

Accepted Answer

A workflow component that runs a mapping

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A repository object.

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A user role.

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An external job scheduler.

Question 4

How can you schedule workflows in PowerCenter?

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Using PowerCenter scheduler or external schedulers

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Only manual execution is possible.

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By editing session logs.

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Only through command line scripts.

Question 5

What is the purpose of workflow variables?

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To enable dynamic runtime behavior

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To hardcode session parameters.

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To store mapping definitions.

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To monitor session status.

Question 6

Which client tool provides real-time monitoring of workflow and session execution?

Accepted Answer

Workflow Monitor

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Workflow Manager.

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Repository Manager.

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Designer.

Question 7

What does a workflow task represent?

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An individual executable step

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A type of mapping.

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A repository object.

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A scheduler configuration.

Question 8

How are workflow links used?

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To control task execution sequence

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To connect PowerCenter to databases.

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To store mapping metadata.

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To schedule workflows.

Question 9

What is the use of event wait tasks in workflows?

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To wait for an event before continuing

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To execute sessions.

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To monitor session status.

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To design mappings.