MDM Services Integration Framework (SIF) 4

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

PutBvt

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

UpdateTask

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

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