Practice Test Geeks(MDM) Informatica Master Data Management Certification Practice Test
← All MDM Flashcard Decks

Services Integration Framework (SIF) Flashcards

7 cards from real MDM practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.

Read the first 7 Services Integration Framework (SIF) flashcards as text

  1. Which SIF API is used to manually promote a staging record directly to the base object, bypassing the standard batch load process?

    Answer: PutBvt

    PutBvt writes data directly to the base object (golden record layer), bypassing the staging and batch load pipeline.

  2. In Informatica MDM SIF, what does 'EJB transport' mode provide compared to HTTP transport?

    Answer: Lower latency for in-JVM or same-cluster SIF calls by avoiding network serialization overhead

    EJB transport provides faster in-JVM communication by using direct Enterprise JavaBean calls rather than going over the network stack.

  3. What happens in SIF when a 'PutRecord' call attempts to insert a record that already exists with the same primary key?

    Answer: It performs an upsert, updating the existing record with the new field values

    PutRecord performs an upsert operation, inserting a new record or updating the existing one if the primary key already exists.

  4. Which SIF API is used to programmatically accept or reject a task in the MDM Hub Data Steward workflow?

    Answer: UpdateTask

    UpdateTask allows programmatic resolution of workflow tasks by setting their status to accepted, rejected, or other workflow states.

  5. In SIF, what is the significance of the 'consolidation_ind' field on a cross-reference (XREF) record?

    Answer: It indicates whether the cross-reference record's data has been promoted to the golden record

    The consolidation_ind flag on an XREF record shows whether that source contribution has been consolidated into the best version of truth.

  6. Which SIF method would you call to retrieve the hierarchy relationships (parent-child links) for a specific record in MDM Hub?

    Answer: GetHierarchyRelationships

    GetHierarchyRelationships returns the parent-child and other defined hierarchy relationships for a target record.

  7. What is a key security consideration when configuring SIF API access for external applications in Informatica MDM Hub?

    Answer: Each SIF caller must supply valid MDM Hub credentials that map to an assigned Hub security role

    SIF enforces role-based access control by requiring caller credentials that map to Hub security roles governing which objects and operations are permitted.