How can you define a transformation? What are different
types of transformations in Informatica?

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How can you define a transformation? What are different types of transformations in Informatica?..

Answer / baskar

Transformation is define, Transform the source data
according to requirement of the target system.

Its two types 1-active Tran 2-passive Tran

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How can you define a transformation? What are different types of transformations in Informatica?..

Answer / tadikonda

transformation is a repositorty object,which transforms the
data as per requiremnt to load into target.
Transformations are two types
1)Active
2)Passive

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How can you define a transformation? What are different types of transformations in Informatica?..

Answer / steve

A transformation is a repository object that generates,
modifies, or passes data
Transformations in a mapping represent the operations the
Informatica Server performs on the data
It can be
Connected , unconnected , active or passive

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How can you define a transformation? What are different types of transformations in Informatica?..

Answer / rudresh

Transformation is a repositorty object,which loads the data
into target as per the busines rule.

Transformations are two types
1)Active
2)Passive

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How can you define a transformation? What are different types of transformations in Informatica?..

Answer / subrat

transformation is a repository object that allows us to
define a business logic in order to process the data.

can b of two types....active n passive

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How can you define a transformation? What are different types of transformations in Informatica?..

Answer / bobby

Transformation allow you to define transformation rules i.e.
business logic used for processing data.
There are 2 types of transformation they are:-
1.Active transformation
2.Passive transformation
1.Active transformation :- The number of rows which enter
the transformation is not same as number of rows exit the
transformation i.e chages occur.
2.Passive transformation :-The number of rows which enter
the transformation is same as number of rows exit the
transformation i.e chages does not occur.

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How can you define a transformation? What are different types of transformations in Informatica?..

Answer / k.pavan

transforamtion is a business logics, it transfers the data is call transformatio, transformations are different types these are in the given below.
1.filter .
2.expression.
3.router.
4.lookup.
5.joiner.
6.aggregator.
7.update strategy.
8.rank.
9.normalizer.
10.sequence generator.
11.source qualifier.
12.reusable.

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How can you define a transformation? What are different types of transformations in Informatica?..

Answer / shalijni

There are 6 kinds of transformation(3 pairs of discretion)::
Active and Passive
Connected and Unconnected
Cache and Non Cache creating(Sorry the exact name escapes
me at the moment)

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How can you define a transformation? What are different types of transformations in Informatica?..

Answer / kumar

laplace,inverse,z-trnsform

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How can you define a transformation? What are different types of transformations in Informatica?..

Answer / vijay reddy

transformation is which type of table col do you want in
source table to target then u use transformations.
transformations are various types.
1. sequential qualifier trans
2. lookup trans
3. Expression trans
4. Rank trans
5. Sequential trans....etc

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