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51. | What is a transformation? |
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A transformation is a repository object that generates, modifies, or passes data. The Designer provides a set of transformations that perform specific functions. |
52. | What are the types of transformations? |
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53. | What is the difference between active and passive transformations? |
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A passive transformation does not change the number of rows that pass through it, such as an Expression transformation that performs a calculation on data and passes all rows through the transformation. |
54. | What is the difference between connected and unconnected transformation? |
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Connected Transformation : Connected transformation is connected to other transformations or directly to target table in the mapping. UnConnected Transformation : An unconnected transformation is not connected to other transformations in the mapping. It is called within another transformation, and returns a value to that transformation. |
55. | What parameters can be tweaked to get better performance from a session? |
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DTM shared memory, Index cache memory, Data cache memory, by indexing, using persistent cache, increasing commit interval etc |