HCL Group Test Lead Interview Questions and Answers for Experienced

Online questions were based on scenarios to write SQL queries. Also got few questions on Python as well for which I had only limited knowledge.

Q1. I'm listing some of the questions here which the interviewers (2 panel resources) asked me regarding Informatica ETL, Oracle DB and I might have missed some of them. What types of indexes are used on Orac...read more
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Q2. What happens if Treat source row property as "Update" at session level but at target object "Delete" is checked?
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The source row will be treated as an update, but the target object will be deleted.
• The session level property 'Treat source row as Update' will be applied to the source row.

• The target object will be deleted regardless of the update status of the source row.

• This can result in data loss if the source row contains important information.
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Q3. What are the different types of dimension tables?
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Dimension tables are used in data warehousing to provide descriptive information about the data in fact tables.
• Slowly changing dimensions

• Junk dimensions

• Degenerate dimensions

• Role-playing dimensions

• Bridge dimensions
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Q4. What schema type was used in your previous project? And explain why it was used?
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We used a relational schema in our previous project as it was suitable for the data structure and allowed for efficient querying.
• Relational schema was used as it allowed for efficient querying of data

• The data structure was suitable for a relational schema

• We were able to easily join tables to retrieve necessary data

• Examples include using SQL to query a database with multiple tables

• Normalization was used to reduce data r
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Q5. Difference between Joiner and Lookup transformations?
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Joiner combines data from multiple sources based on a common key, while Lookup retrieves data from a reference table based on a matching key.
• Joiner is used to combine data from two or more sources based on a common key column.

• Lookup is used to retrieve data from a reference table based on a matching key column.

• Joiner can perform inner, outer, left, and right joins, while Lookup can only perform an inner join.

• Joiner can...read more
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Q6. Scenario: I have records in a flat file ending with ; character at the end of each them. How to load these records into DB based on this character? What property will be used in Informatica?
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Q7. How version control happened in your previous project?
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We used Git for version control in our previous project.
• We created a Git repository for the project.

• All team members were added as collaborators to the repository.

• We followed the Git flow branching model.

• We used pull requests for code review and merging.

• We used tags to mark important releases.

• We regularly pushed our changes to the remote repository.

• We used Git commands like commit, push, pull, merge, and rebase.

• We used...read more
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Q8. Which SCD type you worked on before and explain on that?
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I have worked on SCD Type 2 before.
• SCD Type 2 is used to track historical changes in data.

• It creates a new record for each change and maintains a history of changes.

• It includes start and end dates for each record.

• Example: Tracking changes in employee salary over time.
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Q1. This round was taken by the project manager on a phone call. He asked me few basic fundamental questions related to my skills and the things which I worked on in my previous project. He also told me about ...read more
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Q1. Just F2F discussion with HR finalising on the compensation structure, learning opportunities and the organisational benefits as an employee.
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