1. What are the components of Informatica? And what is the purpose of each?

Ans: Informatica Designer, Server Manager & Repository Manager. Designer for Cre ating Source & Target definitions, Creating Mapplets and Mappings etc. Server Manager for creating ses sions & batches, Scheduling the sessions & batches, Monitoring the triggered sessions and batches, giving post a nd pre session commands, creating database connections to various instances etc. Repository Manage for Creating an d Adding repositories, Creating & editing folders within a repository, Establishing users, groups, privileges & fo lder permissions, Copy, delete, backup a repository, Viewing the history of sessions, Viewing the locks on various object s and removing those locks etc. 2. What is a repository? And how to add it in an informatica client? Ans: It s a location where all the mappings and sessions related information is st ored. Basically it s a database where the metadata resides. We can add a repository through the Repository manager. 3. Name at least 5 different types of transformations used in mapping design and state the use of each. Ans: Source Qualifier Source Qualifier represents all data queries from the sour ce, Expression Expression performs simple calculations, Filter Filter serves as a conditional filter, Lookup Lookup looks up values and passes to other objects, Aggregator - Aggregator performs aggregate calculations. 4. How can a transformation be made reusable? Ans: In the edit properties of any transformation there is a check box to make i t reusable, by checking that it becomes reusable. You can even create reusable transformations in Transformation develop er. 5. How are the sources and targets definitions imported in informatica designer? How to create Target definition for flat files? Ans: When you are in source analyzer there is a option in main menu to Import th e source from Database, Flat File, Cobol File & XML file, by selecting any one of them you can import a source defi nition. When you are in Warehouse Designer there is an option in main menu to import the target from Database, XML from File and XML from sources you can select any one of these. There is no way to import target definition as file in Informatica designer. So while creating the target definition for a file in the warehouse designer it is created considering it as a table, and then in the session properties of that mapping it is specified as file. 6. Explain what is sql override for a source table in a mapping. Ans: The Source Qualifier provides the SQL Query option to override the default query. You can enter any SQL statement supported by your source database. You might enter your own SELECT sta tement, or have the database perform aggregate calculations, or call a stored procedure or stored function to read the data and perform some tasks. 7. What is lookup override? Ans: This feature is similar to entering a custom query in a Source Qualifier tr ansformation. When entering a Lookup SQL Override, you can enter the entire override, or generate and edit the defaul t SQL statement. The lookup query override can include WHERE clause. 8. What are mapplets? How is it different from a Reusable Transformation?

Ans: A mapplet is a reusable object that represents a set of transformations. It allows you to reuse transformation logic and can contain as many transformations as you need. You create mapplets i n the Mapplet Designer. Its different than a reusable transformation as it may contain a set of transfor mations, while a reusable transformation is a single one. 9. How to use