Test 416: WebSphere IIS QualityStage v7.5

Section 1 - Methodology (10%)

1. Describe the four phases
1. Identify the four phases
2. Define the four phases


2. Describe the interaction among the four phases
1. Define how to improve match through standardize adjustments
2. Describe cycles within the methodology
3. Define how methodology translates into actual process steps

Section 2 - Installation (10%)

1. Demonstrate knowledge of product installation.
1. Batch Server
2. Designer Client
3. Add-ons
1. Postals
2. real-time
3. plug-in
4. Configuration
1. ODBC
2. User IDs
3. FTP Access
5. Configure a run profile
6. Installation verification (validate script, FTP, and real-time)

Section 3 - Architecture (15%)

1. Define architectural components.
1. Demonstrate knowledge of different stages.


2. Identify the directory structure
3. Describe data sources
1. Fixed fielded flat file
2. delimited flat files
3. ODBC compliant


4. Describe international capabilities.
5. Describe how QualityStage uses the Enterprise Edition framework.
1. Partitioning data not required


6. Describe run modes.
1. File mode
2. Stream mode
3. EE mode

Section 4 - Add-ons (10%)

1. Demonstrate knowledge of postal add-ons.
1. Define the WAVES product
2. Define postal certification


2. Demonstrate knowledge of integrating QualityStage with other solutions.
1. Describe issues with redefines and holes in QualityStage meta data when integrating with DS
2. Describe the ways that QualityStage can integrate with DS
1. Plug-in
2. DS Director (Scheduler)


3. Demonstrate knowledge of QualityStage real-time
1. Describe generic real-time client dialog with QualityStage Real-time server
2. Describe the QualityStage Real-time architecture
1. Components
2. Interface languages (client side)
3. adapters

Section 5 - Investigate (15%)

1. Describe the purpose of investigation.
1. When to use character vs word investigation
2. When to use character vs character concatenation
3. Data match with meta data
1. Use word investigation results
2. Use of n.dlt
3. Use of character investigation results
4. Describe the use of investigation in other phases
1. Match blocking analysis
2. Standardization result analysis
3. Match results analysis

Section 6 - Data Transformation (15%)

1. Given a scenario, demonstrate knowledge of default type conversions, output mappings, and associated warnings.
1. Demonstrate appropriate use of modify for NULL handling, string trim, non-default conversions


2. Given a scenario, demonstrate proper selections of Transformer stage vs other stages.
1. Copy stage/output mapping
2. No BASIC Transformer
3. Filter vs Transformer constraint (e.g., filter vs interpreted)


3. Given a scenario, describe Transformer stage capabilities (including stage variables, link variables, DataStage macros, constraints, system variables, link ordering, @PART NUM, functions).
1. Explain NULL handling within parallel transformer (e.g., reject rule, NULL functions)
2. Demonstrate the use of Transformer stage variables (e.g., to identify key grouping boundaries on incoming data
3. Use a Transformer only to generate a sequence of numbers in parallel


4. Identify processes to add functionality not provided by existing DataStage stages (e.g., wrapper, buildops, user def functions/routines).
5. Given a scenario, demonstrate no closed loop scenario when updating a reference table.

Section 7 - Match (15%)

1. Demonstrate knowledge of matching
1. Describe differences between deterministic and probabilistic matching
2. Use of frequency information
3. Use of blocking
4. Use of multiple passes
5. Inexact comparisons
6. How records are scored
7. Information content and data reliability
8. Describe what constitutes a good match


2. Determine fields used for blocking and matching comparisons
1. Identify optimal blocking characteristics
2. Describe the impact of large block sizes on match throughput


3. Demonstrate knowledge of match configuration and fine tuning
1. Describe how match score is generated
2. Describe how scores are overridden
3. Define clerical review and steps involved
4. Describe m-prob and u-prob and their impact
5. Identify different types of matching
6. Describe what match extracts are used for

Section 8 - Survivorship (10%)

1. Describe the purpose of survivorship
1. Describe use of field level and record level options for selecting /creating survived records
2. Rules precedence
3. Simple vs complex
1. Best record vs current record