IICS Certification Mass Ingestion and Data Synchronization 2

Question 1

What is 'Data Synchronization' in IICS, and how does it differ from Data Integration mappings?

Accepted Answer

Data Synchronization is a wizard-driven task for simple source-to-target sync without coding; Data Integration uses full mapping design

Answer

Data Synchronization tasks use a simplified wizard interface for straightforward data sync scenarios, while Data Integration provides a full mapping canvas for complex transformations.

Question 2

In IICS Mass Ingestion, what is a 'deployment' and why is it needed?

Accepted Answer

The step that activates and persists a Mass Ingestion task configuration, making it ready to run

Answer

Deploying a Mass Ingestion task activates its configuration, creates necessary objects at the target, and prepares it for execution.

Question 3

Which IICS Mass Ingestion option allows you to select specific tables from a source database rather than ingesting all tables?

Accepted Answer

Table filters / table selection in the task configuration

Answer

The Mass Ingestion task configuration includes a table selection panel where you can include or exclude specific tables for ingestion.

Question 4

In IICS Mass Ingestion Databases with CDC, what is 'Apply latency'?

Accepted Answer

The delay between when a change occurs at the source and when it appears in the target

Answer

Apply latency measures how long it takes for changes captured from the source transaction log to be applied to the target, indicating near-real-time lag.

Question 5

In IICS, what file formats are typically supported for Mass Ingestion Files source inputs?

Accepted Answer

Delimited (CSV), fixed-width, JSON, Parquet, and Avro formats

Answer

Mass Ingestion Files supports a range of formats including delimited (CSV), fixed-width, JSON, Parquet, and Avro for source file ingestion.

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IICS Certification Mass Ingestion and Data Synchronization 2