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A00-260 SAS Institute SAS Data Integration Development Free Practice Exam Questions (2025 Updated)

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The SAS Data Integration Studio SCD Type 2 Loader transformation can do which of the following?

A.

generate cpu statistics

B.

generate a datetime value

C.

generates cluster numbers

D.

generates standardization values

How can you make a SAS Data Integration Studio Generated transformation option required?

A.

The name of the option has to start with _REQUIRED.

B.

The type of the column has to be defined as Required Data source column.

C.

The option can be marked as Requires a non-blank value.

D.

It is not possible to make an option required.

Given the table below as a source table for the Transpose transformation in SAS Data Integration Studio:

In the Options tab in the Properties window for the Transpose transformation, if the columns are assigned as follows:

Select columns to transpose (VAR statement): Payment

Select a column for Output column names (ID statement): Month

Select columns whose values define groups of records to transpose (BY statement): Name

Which of the following tables is a possible resulting target table?

A.

Exhibit A

B.

Exhibit B

C.

Exhibit C

D.

Exhibit D

Within SAS Data Integration Studio, which one of the following is NOT an option available from the File-> New menu choice under External File grouping?

A.

Delimited

B.

Fixed Width

C.

User Written

D.

COBOL Copybook

Which statement correctly defines a System DSN?

A.

Not specific to an individual user. Anyone with permission to access the data source can use it.

B.

Specific to an individual user. It is available only to the user who creates it.

C.

Not specific to an individual user. It can be shared among users even though it is created locally.

D.

Specific to an individual user. But it can be shared among users.

Consider the job flow diagram in the display. Assume the inner job has a parameter defined specifying a table name. Which statement is FALSE?

A.

The Inner Job can be successfully executed by itself, but only if the defined parameter has been assigned a valid default value.

B.

The Inner Job cannot be successfully executed by itself unless it is disassociated from the loop job.

C.

The Control Table column is mapped to the parameter defined for the Inner Job using the Loop transformation properties window.

D.

If the server that executes the job has multiple CPUs, parallel processing can be enabled in the Loop transformation properties window.

When using SAS Data Integration Studio's SQL Join transformation, which SQL join type can be constructed as either an implicit or an explicit join?

A.

Union

B.

Full

C.

Inner

D.

Cross

In SAS Data Integration Studio, the default values for generated surrogate and retained keys contain which type of values?

A.

datetime values

B.

alpha-numeric values

C.

binary values

D.

integer values

In the following display, can status handling be enabled for both the Extract transformation and the Sort transformation?

A.

Yes. The Return Code Check transformation can be added to the job flow immediately following the Sort transformation - the Status Handling tab in this Return Code Check transformation properties can then establish the desired status handling for both the Extract and Sort transformations.

B.

No. Both the Extract and the Sort transformations do not have a Status Handling tab in their corresponding properties window, therefore it is not possible to establish status handling for these transformations.

C.

Yes. The Return Code Check transformation can be added to the job flow twice, once immediately following the Extract, and again immediately following the Sort - the Status Handling tab in each of the Return Code Check transformations properties can then establish the desired status handling.

D.

Yes. The status handling tab in the job properties window will allow you to select which transformation (or even several transformations) that you want to define status handling for.

Which statement best describes a deployment directory as used in the Schedule Manager in SAS Management Console?

A.

A folder or directory location on a server where the SAS code from a deployed SAS Data integration Studio job is stored.

B.

A location in the metadata repository where job flows are deployed.

C.

A location in the SAS Management console job directory storing the metadata for jobs that can be added to job flows.

D.

A SAS Folder in the Schedule Manager plug-in within SAS Management Console containing listings of all flows organized by server type.

Which statement regarding scheduling SAS Data Integration Studio jobs is true?

A.

To schedule a job flow you must first use SAS Management Console to deploy the job for scheduling.

B.

To schedule the job on the Platform Process Manager you require a dependency generator.

C.

Multiple job flows can be scheduled to a deployment directory.

D.

To schedule a job flow in SAS Management console you must first deploy the job for scheduling using SAS Data

Integration Studio.

Which definition cannot be imported using a SAS Metadata Bridge?

A.

Server definition

B.

Library definition

C.

Table definition

D.

Column Definition

Within SAS Data Integration Studio, which type of expression can be created using the Expression Builder window in the Where tab of SAS Extract transformation? 1) a SAS expression 2) an SQL expression 3) an XML expression 4) a constant

A.

1 and 2 only

B.

1 and 3 only

C.

1, 2 and 4 only

D.

1, 2, 3, and 4

Which statement is true regarding SAS packages created in SAS Data Integration Studio?

A.

SAS packages are used to import and export SAS applications.

B.

SAS packages are used to import and export stand-alone SAS programs.

C.

SAS packages are used to import and export third-party metadata.

D.

SAS packages are used to import and export SAS metadata.

A SAS administrator has performed the "Clear Projects" action to remove the lock on a SAS Data Integration Studio job called "Create Tables" that some user has checked out in their project repository. What will be the outcome of this action on the user's project repository?

A.

It will become empty and all new and checked out metadata objects will revert to the not checked out state.

B.

It will only contain the new metadata objects. All checked out metadata objects will revert to the not checked

out state.

C.

It will become empty and the DI job called "Create Tables" will no longer be in a checked out state.

D.

It will become empty and will not be accessible until the administrator grants permissions for it to be used

again.

Which action is performed by the Lookup transformation in SAS Data Integration Studio?

A.

combines rows from multiple tables into a single row

B.

combines rows from multiple tables into multiple rows

C.

validates that values are unique

D.

validates that values are not null

When using the SCD Type 2 load method in SAS Data Integration Studio, which statement is true when a change is detected?

A.

the old record is deleted and the changed record is added

B.

the old record is updated with the new values from the changed record

C.

the old record is flagged and the changed record is added

D.

the old record is merged with the changed record

When exporting a SAS package file using SAS Data Integration Studio, where can it be saved?

A.

in metadata

B.

on any machine that SAS Data Integration Studio can write to

C.

in a SAS catalog

D.

only on the machine where SAS Data Integration Studio is running

Which of the following is NOT defined as part of the New Library Wizard?

A.

the type of library

B.

the metadata name for the library

C.

the location of the library

D.

the metadata for the library tables

After creating a stored process from a SAS Data Integration Studio job, how can you test the stored process to make sure it runs correctly?

A.

Execute the stored process in SAS Data Integration Studio.

B.

Execute the stored process in SAS Management Console.

C.

Execute the stored process using the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office or SAS Enterprise Guide.

D.

Execute the stored process using SAS Display Manager's Stored Process Test window.

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