MDM Workflow Configuration & Hierarchy Management 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which MDM Hub feature allows a data steward to view a complete history of state changes and actions taken on a workflow task?
- Audit Manager
- Task History panel in Data Director (Correct answer)
- Hub Console Event Log
- ORS Change Tracking table
Correct answer: Task History panel in Data Director
The Task History panel in Informatica Data Director (IDD) displays a chronological log of all actions, state changes, and comments for a given task.
Question 2: In hierarchy management, what is a 'delegate relationship' used for?
- Linking records across different ORS databases
- Allowing one entity to act on behalf of another within a hierarchy context (Correct answer)
- Defining the primary key relationship between hub objects
- Automatically merging duplicate hierarchy nodes
Correct answer: Allowing one entity to act on behalf of another within a hierarchy context
A delegate relationship allows one entity to represent or act on behalf of another, useful in organizational hierarchies where authority is transferred.
Question 3: When multiple workflow packages are deployed to MDM Hub, which configuration determines which package governs a specific base object?
- Trust score mapping
- Package-to-base-object assignment in Hub Console (Correct answer)
- Workflow Engine routing table
- ORS schema version tag
Correct answer: Package-to-base-object assignment in Hub Console
In Hub Console, administrators assign specific workflow packages to base objects, determining which workflow processes govern records in that object.
Question 4: A hierarchy node is marked as 'inactive' in MDM. What is the primary effect on child nodes beneath it?
- Child nodes are automatically deleted from the ORS
- Child nodes remain active but the parent-child relationship is logically severed (Correct answer)
- Child nodes are also marked inactive by cascade
- Child nodes are promoted to the next available active parent
Correct answer: Child nodes remain active but the parent-child relationship is logically severed
Inactivating a parent node suspends the relationship link, leaving child nodes in their own active state while the relationship becomes logically invalid.
Question 5: In Informatica MDM Hub, which workflow action transitions a record from 'PENDING' state back to 'DRAFT' for additional corrections?
- Approve
- Reject
- Send Back (Correct answer)
- Escalate
Correct answer: Send Back
The 'Send Back' action returns a record to DRAFT state, allowing the originator to make corrections before resubmitting for approval.
Question 6: Which Informatica MDM Hub component is responsible for resolving workflow endpoint URLs when communicating with an external workflow engine?
- MDM Hub Server
- ORS Connection Manager
- Workflow Adapter (Correct answer)
- Process Server
Correct answer: Workflow Adapter
The Workflow Adapter translates MDM Hub workflow events into protocol calls and resolves endpoint URLs for the configured external workflow engine.
Question 7: When configuring a hierarchy relationship in MDM Hub to support multiple inheritance (a child having more than one parent), which setting must be enabled?
- Allow Multiple Parents on the Relationship Type (Correct answer)
- Enable Polymorphic Hierarchy in Hub Console
- Set Cardinality to Many-to-Many on the entity
- Configure Cross-Reference mapping for the child object
Correct answer: Allow Multiple Parents on the Relationship Type
Enabling 'Allow Multiple Parents' on the Relationship Type configuration permits a single child node to be linked to more than one parent node simultaneously.
MDM Workflow Configuration & Hierarchy Management 4
Which MDM Hub feature allows a data steward to view a complete history of state changes and actions taken on a workflow task?