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C Interview the number of record in the 은at ߾le. You have to use {} as key in the key speci߾er. This will
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CICS make all the ߾elds as one record and count the total number of records.
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DW Concepts There are serveral ways of connecting EME to Abinitio Server.
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Did you ever encounter an error called 'depth not equal' in Ab Initio?
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'Depth not equal' occurs during the compilation of the graph, it can arise when two
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components are linked together but their layout doesn’t match. A solution to this problem
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This function is quite similar to a m_lookup. The difference however is that this function
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returns NULL when there is no record having the value that has been mentioned in the
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Explain how do we handle if DML changing dynamicaly?
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frame and within a single ߾le.One of the most suitable methods is to use a conditional DML
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What is m_dump command?
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m_dump <file.dat>

m_dump is used to view data as in graphs

m_dump [­dml] [­file]

Explain in detail how can you improve the performance of a graph?

I am listing some of the ways how the performance of the graph can be improved.

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By using a limited number of components in a particular phase.

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By minimizing the number of sort components.
Try minimizing sorted join component and if possible replace them by in-memory
join/hash join 
Try to use optimum value of max core values for sort and join components.
Try using only required ߾elds in the sort, reformat, join components 
Use phasing/은ow buffers in case of merge, sorted joins.
Minimize the use of regular expression functions like re_index in the transfer
functions 
Try to avoid re-partitioning of data unnecessarily.
If the two inputs are huge then use sorted join, otherwise use hash join with proper
driving port
For large data-set don't use broadcast as partition-er.

How many components are there in your most complicated graph?

The answer is quite tricky. In a well designed modular and parametric design, most of the
graphs will have 3/4 components, which will be doing a particular task and will then call
another sets of graphs to do the next task and so on and so forth. In this way, total numbers
of distinct graphs will come down drastically, thereby support and maintenance will be
much more simple.

Write the function which you would use to transfer a string into a decimal?
out.decimal_߾eld :: ( decimal( size_of_decimal ) ) string_߾eld;
The statement converts the string to decimal and populates it to the decimal ߾eld in output
Convert.ToDecimal(stringValue);

What is AB_LOCAL expression where do you use it in ab-initio?

AB_LOCAL expression is a parameter of itable component of Ab Initio. AB_LOCAL() is
replaced by the contents of AB_LOCAL expression . There are two forms of AB_LOCAL()
construct available, one with no arguments and one with single argument as a table
name(driving table)

What is mean by Co > Operating system and why it is special for Ab-initio ?
Co > Operating System converts the Ab Initio speci߾c code into the format, which the
UNIX/Windows environment can understand and feeds it to their native operating system,
which is used for carrying out the different tasks.

How can you run a graph in߾nitely?

In  order to run a graph in߾nitely, the end script in the graph should call the .ksh ߾le of the
graph

What is the syntax of m_dump command?

m_dump is the command used in Ab Initio to view the data residing in multi߾le from unix
prompt.The general syntax of m_dump command is as follows
1. m_dump a.dml a.dat: 
The above command will print the data as it appears from GDE when we view data in
formatted text.
2. m_dump a.dml a.dat >b.dat: 
The output will be re-directed in b.dat and b.dat will act as a serial ߾le.b.dat can be referred
to whenever it is required.

How do you truncate a table in Ab Initio?

There are different ways to achieve it.
1. Easiest way is to use Truncate Table command.
2. Run Sql or update table can be used to achieve the same thing.
3. Run Program

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