IPC Repository Management 3

Question 1

Which PowerCenter Repository mechanism ensures that only one developer can modify a versioned object at a time?

Accepted Answer

Object check-out and locking

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Concurrent editing with automatic conflict merge

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Shared session mode with conflict detection alerts

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Repository mirroring with write queuing

Question 2

What does enabling high availability for the Repository Service provide in a PowerCenter domain?

Accepted Answer

Failover capability so that if the active Repository Service instance fails, another takes over

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Automatic load balancing of metadata queries across multiple repository databases

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Read-only replicas of the repository for reporting and analytics

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Automatic archival of old repository versions to cold storage

Question 3

In PowerCenter, what is a 'Deployment Group' used for?

Accepted Answer

Grouping related repository objects together for controlled migration between environments

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Managing cloud deployment configurations for PowerCenter on hosted platforms

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Assigning workflows to specific Integration Service nodes for load distribution

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Organizing user groups with shared repository folder permissions

Question 4

Which of the following repository object types can store reusable transformation logic that is shared across multiple mappings?

Accepted Answer

Both Reusable Transformations and Mapplets

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Only Reusable Transformations

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Only Mapplets

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Only Shortcuts from a Global Repository

Question 5

When an object in the Global Repository is updated, what happens to Local Repository shortcuts that reference it?

Accepted Answer

Shortcuts automatically reflect the latest changes from the Global Repository

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Shortcuts must be manually refreshed or re-created by the local repository administrator

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The Local Repository is locked until it is fully synchronized with the Global Repository

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Email alerts are sent to all developers whose mappings use the affected shortcut

Question 6

Which of the following operations typically requires the Repository Service to be in exclusive mode?

Accepted Answer

Upgrading the repository schema to a new PowerCenter version

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Running a workflow via the Workflow Manager

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Creating a new folder in an existing repository

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Exporting a mapping to an XML file

Question 7

What is the primary function of the 'pmrep connect' command?

Accepted Answer

To establish a session connection to a repository before executing subsequent pmrep commands

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To test network connectivity between PowerCenter nodes in the domain

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To register an Integration Service connection to a Repository Service in the domain

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To link a relational source connection to a target definition in a session