MDM Services Integration Framework (SIF) 5

Question 1

Which SIF API enables external systems to invoke a Cleanse function on a set of input data without persisting the result to the Hub?

Accepted Answer

ExecuteCleanseFunction

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PutRecord

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ValidateRecord

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ExecuteCustomQuery

Question 2

In Informatica MDM SIF, what is a 'SiperianObjectUIDList' used for?

Accepted Answer

To pass multiple object identifiers in a single SIF request targeting several records at once

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To define a list of allowed SIF operations for a given security role

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To enumerate base objects in a specific ORS for metadata retrieval

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To specify the order of fields returned in a SIF response

Question 3

What is the effect of setting the 'systemName' in a SIF request when inserting or updating records in MDM Hub?

Accepted Answer

It identifies the source system of record for the cross-reference entry being created or updated

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It determines which ORS database instance receives the SIF call

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It controls which cleanse engine processes the inbound data

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It sets the audit username attributed to the change in the Hub history

Question 4

Which SIF response element provides information about why a SIF call failed, including error codes and descriptive messages?

Accepted Answer

SiperianCrossReference / fault detail in SOAP fault

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ResultSet

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RecordKeys

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SiperianObjectUID

Question 5

In SIF, what does the 'depth' parameter control when calling GetHierarchyRelationships?

Accepted Answer

How many levels of the hierarchy tree are traversed and returned in the response

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The maximum number of child records returned per parent node

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The recursion limit for circular relationship detection

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The page size of the hierarchy relationship result set

Question 6

Which SIF API call is used to programmatically run the Match batch process on a specific base object?

Accepted Answer

ProcessBatch with batch type MATCH

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ExecuteMatchColumns

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SearchMatch

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RunMatchJob

Question 7

What is the purpose of the 'interactionId' field returned in a SIF asynchronous response?

Accepted Answer

It is a correlation ID that allows the caller to poll for or retrieve the result of an async SIF request

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It uniquely identifies the SIF API version used in the request

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It maps the response back to the originating ORS instance

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It serves as a nonce to prevent replay attacks on SIF calls