Multiple choice technology platforms and products

Which situation always causes a mapping to be invalid?

  1. A target definition with no data flowing into it.

  2. Two ports with different datatypes connected together

  3. Two active transofrmations connected to the same downstream transformation

  4. A source qualifier with port names that do not match the field names in the source definition.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In Informatica PowerCenter, connecting two active transformations to the same downstream transformation violates single-origin rules and causes data flow ambiguity. This always results in an invalid mapping. The other options represent scenarios that can be validated or resolved.