The document discusses Informatica interview questions and answers. It describes two levels at which update strategy transformations can set flags: within a session to treat all records the same way or use mapping instructions, and within a mapping to flag records for insert, delete, update, or reject. It lists common transformation types like aggregator, expression, filter, and joiner. It explains that active transformations can change the number of rows passed through while passive transformations cannot. It also states that control break statements execute a set of codes within a loop.

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Describe two levels in which update strategy transformation sets?
Ans: Within a session. When you configure a session, you can instruct the Informatica
Server to either treat all records in the same way (for example, treat all records as inserts),
or use instructions coded into the session mapping to flag records for different database
operations. Within a mapping. Within a mapping, you use the Update Strategy
transformation to flag records for insert, delete, update, or reject.
What are the various types of transformation?
Ans: Various types of transformation are: Aggregator Transformation, Expression
Transformation, Filter Transformation, Joiner Transformation, Lookup
Transformation, Normalizer Transformation, Rank Transformation, Router
Transformation, Sequence Generator Transformation, Stored Procedure Transformation,
Sorter Transformation, Update Strategy Transformation, XML Source Qualifier
Transformation, Advanced External Procedure Transformation, External Transformation.
What is the difference between active transformation and passive transformation?
Ans: An active transformation can change the number of rows that pass through it, but a
passive transformation can not change the number of rows that pass through it.
What is the use of control break statements?
Ans: They execute a set of codes within the loop and endloop. - See more at:
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