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About the ICS Data Quality Developer Exam and the Skill Set Inventory
This exam measures your competency as a member of a project implementation team. This involves having an in-depth knowledge of each of the Data Quality processes from Profiling to Standardization, Matching and Consolidation. You need to be able to select and configure the appropriate Data Quality transformation for your requirements and build, debug and execute Data Quality mappings as well as integrate mappings into Power Center. The skill set inventory is used to guide your preparation before taking the exam. It is an outline of the technical topics and subject areas that are covered in each exam. The skill set inventory includes test domain weighting, test objectives and topical content. The topics and concepts are included to clarify the test objectives.
Test takers will be tested on: Be able to navigate through the Developer Tool Use Project Collaboration techniques; shared Tags, Comments, Profiles, reference tables to share information with Analysts Use a variety of profiling methods to profile data Use Analyst built profiles to develop mappings Build mappings and mapplets to cleanse and standardize data Perform Address Validation Identify duplicate records in a dataset Automatically and manually consolidate duplicate records to create a master record Execute mappings/mapplets in PowerCenter Use Data Quality Mappings in an Excel spreadsheet (connect to Web Services)
Training Prerequisites
The skills and knowledge areas measured by this exam are focused on product core functionality inside the realm of a standard project implementation. Training materials, supporting documentation and practical experience may become sources of question development. The suggested training prerequisites for this certification level are the completion of the following Informatica course(s):
Title
Informatica Overview Analyst Collaboration Profiling Standardization/Mapplets Address Validation Matching Consolidation and the DQA Integration with PowerCenter Object Import and Export DQ for Excel Parameters Content
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Question Format
You may select from one or more response offerings to answer a question. You will score the question correctly if your response accurately completes the statement or answers the question. Incorrect distractors are given as possible correct answers so that those without the required skills and experience may wrongly select that choice. A passing grade of 70% is needed to achieve recognition as an Informatica Certified Specialist (ICS) DI PowerCenter Developer v9.x You are given 90 minutes to complete the exam. Test formats used in this exam are: Multiple Choice: Select one option that best answers the question or completes the statement Multiple Response: Select all that apply to best answer the question or complete the statement True/False: After reading the statement or questions select the best answer
Exam Policy
You are eligible for one attempt per exam registration If you do not pass on your first attempt, you must wait 2 weeks after the exam to take the exam again You may take the exam up to three times in one year from the date of your first exam attempt You must pay the full exam fee each time you take the exam
Test Topics
The exam will contain 70 questions comprised of topics that span across the sections listed below. In order to ensure that you are prepared for the test, review the subtopics associated with each section.
Informatica Overview
Be able to describe the Informatica 9 architecture and set up including the repositories required for installation Be able to provide information on the Data Quality process and dimensions of data quality
Analyst Collaboration
Be able to use and describe the functionality of the Analyst Tool including Scorecarding, Reference Table Management, Tags, Filters, Profiles and Comments Be able to describe how Analysts and Developers can collaborate on projects Describe the benefits of project collaboration to a team
Profiling
Be able to perform and interpret column, rule, comparative and mid-stream profiling
Standardization/Mapplets
Be aware of where data standardization fits in the DQ process Apply, configure and troubleshoot data standardization transformations Be able to differentiate between the various parsing techniques available Recognize how reference tables are used in the standardization process
Address Validation
Verify the importance of Address Validation Configure the Address Validation transformation including explaining each mode that is available and what custom templates can be used for Interpret the AV outputs generated
Matching
Know how to develop and build match plans to identify duplicate or related data Be able to differentiate between the matching algorithms available and explain how matching scores are calculated Know how to configure Identity Matching option for the match transformation Explain populations, the identity match strategies that are available and how they are used in Identity Matching
DQ for Excel
Be able to describe the requirements for integration for Excel Explain the techniques for creating mappings for DQ for Excel Explain the Web service capabilities required for DQ for Excel Provide an explanation on how to use the Informatica ribbon in Excel
Parameters
Explain what parameters are and why they are used including what parameter functions are supported Identify which Transformations can use parameters Describe the process of exporting mappings with parameters built in
Content
Explain what Content is, what is contained in the Core Accelerator and why it is used
What types of profiling can be performed in the Developer Tool in Data Quality?
Option Text A. B. C. D. Column Profiling, Primary Key Inference, Dependency Inference Column and Join Profiling only Column, Join Analysis, Mid Stream, Comparative Profiling Column, Join Analysis, Mid Stream, Comparative, Primary and Foreign Key and Overlap Profiling
Data Consolidation manages the following processes (select all that apply):
Option Text A. B. C. D. Identifies duplicates within a data set Merging or linking duplicate or related records Removing duplicates from a dataset Replacing inaccurate data