1.what is the diff b/w rowid and row?

2.diff b/w rowid and row number?

Ans : rowid is the system generated seq. no column,its predefined variable.nd row is
to says that the data present in table to define. nd row number says that no.of row
present in table for identification

What are the differences between Connected and Unconnected Lookup?

Connected Lookup Unconnected Lookup

Connected lookup participates in dataflow and Unconnected lookup receives input values from the
receives input directly from the pipeline result of a LKP: expression in another transformation

Connected lookup can use both dynamic and static

Unconnected Lookup cache can NOT be dynamic
cache

Connected lookup can return more than one column Unconnected Lookup can return only one column value
value ( output port ) i.e. output port

Unconnected lookup caches only the lookup output

Connected lookup caches all lookup columns
ports in the lookup conditions and the return port

Supports user-defined default values (i.e. value to

Does not support user defined default values
return when lookup conditions are not satisfied)

What is the difference between Router and Filter?

Router Filter

Router transformation divides the incoming records

into multiple groups based on some condition. Such Filter transformation restricts or blocks the incoming
groups can be mutually inclusive (Different groups record set based on one given condition.
may contain same record)

Router transformation itself does not block any record. Filter transformation does not have a default group. If
If a certain record does not match any of the routing one record does not match filter condition, the record is
conditions, the record is routed to default group blocked

Router acts like CASE.. WHEN statement in SQL (Or

Filter acts like WHERE condition is SQL.
Switch().. Case statement in C)

What can we do to improve the performance of Informatica Aggregator

Transformation?
Aggregator performance improves dramatically if records are sorted before passing to the aggregator and
"sorted input" option under aggregator properties is checked. The record set should be sorted on those
columns that are used in Group By operation.

It is often a good idea to sort the record set in database level (why?) e.g. inside a source qualifier
transformation, unless there is a chance that already sorted records from source qualifier can again become
unsorted before reaching aggregator

What are the different lookup cache?

Lookups can be cached or uncached (No cache). Cached lookup can be either static or dynamic. A static
cache is one which does not modify the cache once it is built and it remains same during the session run.
On the other hand, A dynamic cache is refreshed during the session run by inserting or updating the
records in cache based on the incoming source data.

A lookup cache can also be divided as persistent or non-persistent based on whether Informatica retains
the cache even after session run is complete or not respectively

How can we update a record in target table without using Update strategy?

A target table can be updated without using 'Update Strategy'. For this, we need to define the key in the
target table in Informatica level and then we need to connect the key and the field we want to update in the
mapping Target. In the session level, we should set the target property as "Update as Update" and check
the "Update" check-box.

Let's assume we have a target table "Customer" with fields as "Customer ID", "Customer Name" and
"Customer Address". Suppose we want to update "Customer Address" without an Update Strategy. Then we
have to define "Customer ID" as primary key in Informatica level and we will have to connect Customer ID
and Customer Address fields in the mapping. If the session properties are set correctly as described above,
then the mapping will only update the customer address field for all matching customer IDs.

Deleting duplicate row using Informatica

Q1. Suppose we have Duplicate records in Source System and we want to load only the unique records in
the Target System eliminating the duplicate rows. What will be the approach?
Ans.
Let us assume that the source system is a Relational Database . The source table is having duplicate rows.
Now to eliminate duplicate records, we can check the Distinct option of the Source Qualifier of the source
table and load the target accordingly.
 Source Qualifier Transformation DISTINCT clause

Deleting duplicate row for FLAT FILE sources

Now suppose the source system is a Flat File. Here in the Source Qualifier you will not be able to select the
distinct clause as it is disabled due to flat file source table. Hence the next approach may be we use
a Sorter Transformation and check the Distinctoption. When we select the distinct option all the columns
will the selected as keys, in ascending order by default.
 Sorter Transformation DISTINCT clause

Deleting Duplicate Record Using Informatica Aggregator

Other ways to handle duplicate records in source batch run is to use an Aggregator Transformation and
using the Group Bycheckbox on the ports having duplicate occurring data. Here you can have the flexibility
to select the last or the first of the duplicate column value records. Apart from that using Dynamic Lookup
Cache of the target table and associating the input ports with the lookup port and checking the Insert Else
Update option will help to eliminate the duplicate records in source and hence loading unique records in the
target.
Loading Multiple Target Tables Based on Conditions

Q2. Suppose we have some serial numbers in a flat file source. We want to load the serial numbers in two
target files one containing the EVEN serial numbers and the other file having the ODD ones.

Ans.
After the Source Qualifier place a Router Transformation . Create two Groups namely EVEN and ODD,
with filter conditions asMOD(SERIAL_NO,2)=0 and MOD(SERIAL_NO,2)=1 respectively. Then output the
two groups into two flat file targets.

Router Transformation Groups Tab

Normalizer Related Questions

Q3. Suppose in our Source Table we have data as given below:

Student Name Maths Life Science Physical Science

Sam 100 70 80

John 75 100 85

Tom 80 100 85
We want to load our Target Table as:

Student Name Subject Name Marks

Sam Maths 100

Sam Life Science 70

Sam Physical Science 80

John Maths 75

John Life Science 100

John Physical Science 85

Tom Maths 80

Tom Life Science 100

Tom Physical Science 85

Describe your approach.

Ans.
Here to convert the Rows to Columns we have to use the Normalizer Transformation followed by an
Expression Transformation to Decode the column taken into consideration. For more details on how the
mapping is performed please visit Working with Normalizer

Q4. Name the transformations which converts one to many rows i.e increases the i/p:o/p row count. Also
what is the name of its reverse transformation.

Ans.
Normalizer as well as Router Transformations are the Active transformation which can increase the
number of input rows to output rows.

Aggregator Transformation is the active transformation that performs the reverse action.

Q5. Suppose we have a source table and we want to load three target tables based on source rows such
that first row moves to first target table, secord row in second target table, third row in third target table,
fourth row again in first target table so on and so forth. Describe your approach.

Ans.
We can clearly understand that we need a Router transformation to route or filter source data to the three
target tables. Now the question is what will be the filter conditions. First of all we need an Expression
Transformation where we have all the source table columns and along with that we have another i/o port
say seq_num, which is gets sequence numbers for each source row from the port NextVal of a Sequence
Generator start value 0 and increment by 1. Now the filter condition for the three router groups will be:

MOD(SEQ_NUM,3)=1 connected to 1st target table, MOD(SEQ_NUM,3)=2 connected to 2nd target table,
MOD(SEQ_NUM,3)=0 connected to 3rd target table.

Router Transformation Groups Tab

Loading Multiple Flat Files using one mapping

Q6. Suppose we have ten source flat files of same structure. How can we load all the files in target database
in a single batch run using a single mapping.

Ans.
After we create a mapping to load data in target database from flat files, next we move on to the session
property of the Source Qualifier. To load a set of source files we need to create a file say final.txt containing
the source falt file names, ten files in our case and set the Source filetype option as Indirect. Next point
this flat file final.txt fully qualified through Source file directory andSource filename .
Image: Session Property Flat File

Q7. How can we implement Aggregation operation without using an Aggregator Transformation in
Informatica.
Ans.
We will use the very basic concept of the Expression Transformation that at a time we can access the
previous row data as well as the currently processed data in an expression transformation. What we need is
simple Sorter, Expression and Filter transformation to achieve aggregation at Informatica level.
For detailed understanding visit Aggregation without Aggregator

Q8. Suppose in our Source Table we have data as given below:

Student Name Subject Name Marks

Sam Maths 100

Tom Maths 80

Sam Physical Science 80

John Maths 75

Sam Life Science 70

John Life Science 100

John Physical Science 85

Tom Life Science 100

Tom Physical Science 85

We want to load our Target Table as:

Student Name Maths Life Science Physical Science

Sam 100 70 80

John 75 100 85

Tom 80 100 85

Describe your approach.

Ans.
Here our scenario is to convert many rows to one rows, and the transformation which will help us to achieve
this is Aggregator . Our Mapping will look like this:
 Mapping using sorter and Aggregator

We will sort the source data based on STUDENT_NAME ascending followed by SUBJECT ascending.

Sorter Transformation

Now based on STUDENT_NAME in GROUP BY clause the following output subject columns are populated
as
MATHS: MAX(MARKS, SUBJECT='Maths')
LIFE_SC: MAX(MARKS, SUBJECT='Life Science')
PHY_SC: MAX(MARKS, SUBJECT='Physical Science')
 Aggregator Transformation

Revisiting Source Qualifier Transformation

Q9. What is a Source Qualifier? What are the tasks we can perform using a SQ and why it is an ACTIVE
transformation?

Ans.
A Source Qualifier is an Active and Connected Informatica transformation that reads the rows from a
relational database or flat file source.

We can configure the SQ to join [Both INNER as well as OUTER JOIN] data originating from the same
source database.
We can use a source filter to reduce the number of rows the Integration Service queries.
We can specify a number for sorted ports and the Integration Service adds an ORDER BY clause to the
default SQL query.
We can choose Select Distinct option for relational databases and the Integration Service adds a SELECT
DISTINCT clause to the default SQL query.
Also we can write Custom/Used Defined SQL query which will override the default query in the SQ by
changing the default settings of the transformation properties.
Aslo we have the option to write Pre as well as Post SQL statements to be executed before and after the
SQ query in the source database.

Since the transformation provides us with the property Select Distinct , when the Integration Service adds a
SELECT DISTINCT clause to the default SQL query, which in turn affects the number of rows returned by
the Database to the Integration Service and hence it is an Active transformation.

Q10. What happens to a mapping if we alter the datatypes between Source and its corresponding Source
Qualifier?

Ans.
The Source Qualifier transformation displays the transformation datatypes. The transformation datatypes
determine how the source database binds data when the Integration Service reads it.
Now if we alter the datatypes in the Source Qualifier transformation or the datatypes in the source
definition and Source Qualifier transformation do not match, the Designer marks the mapping as
invalid when we save it.

Q11. Suppose we have used the Select Distinct and the Number Of Sorted Ports property in the SQ and
then we add Custom SQL Query. Explain what will happen.

Ans.
Whenever we add Custom SQL or SQL override query it overrides the User-Defined Join, Source Filter,
Number of Sorted Ports, and Select Distinct settings in the Source Qualifier transformation. Hence only the
user defined SQL Query will be fired in the database and all the other options will be ignored .

Q12. Describe the situations where we will use the Source Filter, Select Distinct and Number Of Sorted
Ports properties of Source Qualifier transformation.

Ans.
Source Filter option is used basically to reduce the number of rows the Integration Service queries so as to
improve performance.
Select Distinct option is used when we want the Integration Service to select unique values from a source,
filtering out unnecessary data earlier in the data flow, which might improve performance.
Number Of Sorted Ports option is used when we want the source data to be in a sorted fashion so as to
use the same in some following transformations like Aggregator or Joiner, those when configured for sorted
input will improve the performance.

Q13. What will happen if the SELECT list COLUMNS in the Custom override SQL Query and the OUTPUT
PORTS order in SQ transformation do not match?

Ans.
Mismatch or Changing the order of the list of selected columns to that of the connected transformation
output ports may result issession failure.

Q14. What happens if in the Source Filter property of SQ transformation we include keyword WHERE say,
WHERE CUSTOMERS.CUSTOMER_ID > 1000.

Ans.
We use source filter to reduce the number of source records. If we include the string WHERE in the source
filter, the Integration Service fails the session .
Q15. Describe the scenarios where we go for Joiner transformation instead of Source Qualifier
transformation.

Ans.
While joining Source Data of heterogeneous sources as well as to join flat files we will use the Joiner
transformation.
Use the Joiner transformation when we need to join the following types of sources:
Join data from different Relational Databases.
Join data from different Flat Files.
Join relational sources and flat files.

Q16. What is the maximum number we can use in Number Of Sorted Ports for Sybase source system.

Ans.
Sybase supports a maximum of 16 columns in an ORDER BY clause. So if the source is Sybase, do not sort
more than 16 columns.

Q17. Suppose we have two Source Qualifier transformations SQ1 and SQ2 connected to Target tables
TGT1 and TGT2 respectively. How do you ensure TGT2 is loaded after TGT1?

Ans.
If we have multiple Source Qualifier transformations connected to multiple targets, we can designate the
order in which the Integration Service loads data into the targets.
In the Mapping Designer, We need to configure the Target Load Plan based on the Source Qualifier
transformations in a mapping to specify the required loading order.

Image: Target Load Plan

Target Load Plan Ordering

Q18. Suppose we have a Source Qualifier transformation that populates two target tables. How do you
ensure TGT2 is loaded after TGT1?

Ans.
In the Workflow Manager, we can Configure Constraint based load ordering for a session. The Integration
Service orders the target load on a row-by-row basis. For every row generated by an active source, the
Integration Service loads the corresponding transformed row first to the primary key table, then to the foreign
key table.
Hence if we have one Source Qualifier transformation that provides data for multiple target tables having
primary and foreign key relationships, we will go for Constraint based load ordering.

Image: Constraint based loading

Revisiting Filter Transformation

Q19. What is a Filter Transformation and why it is an Active one?

Ans.
A Filter transformation is an Active and Connected transformation that can filter rows in a mapping.
Only the rows that meet the Filter Condition pass through the Filter transformation to the next
transformation in the pipeline. TRUE and FALSE are the implicit return values from any filter condition we
set. If the filter condition evaluates to NULL, the row is assumed to be FALSE.
The numeric equivalent of FALSE is zero (0) and any non-zero value is the equivalent of TRUE.

As an ACTIVE transformation, the Filter transformation may change the number of rows passed through it.
A filter condition returns TRUE or FALSE for each row that passes through the transformation, depending on
whether a row meets the specified condition. Only rows that return TRUE pass through this transformation.
Discarded rows do not appear in the session log or reject files.

Q20. What is the difference between Source Qualifier transformations Source Filter to Filter transformation?

Ans.

SQ Source Filter Filter Transformation

Source Qualifier transformation

Filter transformation filters rows from within a
filters rows when read from a
mapping
source.

Source Qualifier transformation Filter transformation filters rows coming from

can only filter rows from any type of source system in the mapping
Relational Sources. level.

Source Qualifier limits the row Filter transformation limits the row set sent to
set extracted from a source. a target.
Source Qualifier reduces the To maximize session performance, include the
number of rows used Filter transformation as close to the sources in
throughout the mapping and the mapping as possible to filter out unwanted
hence it provides better data early in the flow of data from sources to
performance. targets.

The filter condition in the

Filter Transformation can define a condition
Source Qualifier transformation
using any statement or transformation function
only uses standard SQL as it
that returns either a TRUE or FALSE value.
runs in the database.

Revisiting Joiner Transformation

Q21. What is a Joiner Transformation and why it is an Active one?

Ans.
A Joiner is an Active and Connected transformation used to join source data from the same source system
or from two related heterogeneous sources residing in different locations or file systems.
The Joiner transformation joins sources with at least one matching column. The Joiner transformation uses
a condition that matches one or more pairs of columns between the two sources.
The two input pipelines include a master pipeline and a detail pipeline or a master and a detail branch. The
master pipeline ends at the Joiner transformation, while the detail pipeline continues to the target.

In the Joiner transformation, we must configure the transformation properties namely Join Condition, Join
Type and Sorted Input option to improve Integration Service performance.
The join condition contains ports from both input sources that must match for the Integration Service to join
two rows. Depending on the type of join selected, the Integration Service either adds the row to the result
set or discards the row .
The Joiner transformation produces result sets based on the join type, condition, and input data sources.
Hence it is an Active transformation.

Q22. State the limitations where we cannot use Joiner in the mapping pipeline.

Ans.
The Joiner transformation accepts input from most transformations. However, following are the limitations:

Joiner transformation cannot be used when either of the input pipeline contains an Update
Strategy transformation.
Joiner transformation cannot be used if we connect a Sequence Generator transformation directly before
the Joiner transformation.

Q23. Out of the two input pipelines of a joiner, which one will you set as the master pipeline?

Ans.
During a session run, the Integration Service compares each row of the master source against the detail
source.
The master and detail sources need to be configured for optimal performance .
To improve performance for an Unsorted Joiner transformation, use the source with fewer rows as the
master source. The fewer unique rows in the master, the fewer iterations of the join comparison occur, which
speeds the join process.
When the Integration Service processes an unsorted Joiner transformation, it reads all master rows before it
reads the detail rows. The Integration Service blocks the detail source while it caches rows from the
master source . Once the Integration Service reads and caches all master rows, it unblocks the detail
source and reads the detail rows.

To improve performance for a Sorted Joiner transformation, use the source with fewer duplicate key
values as the master source.
When the Integration Service processes a sorted Joiner transformation, it blocks data based on the mapping
configuration and it stores fewer rows in the cache, increasing performance. Blocking logic is possible if
master and detail input to the Joiner transformation originate from different sources . Otherwise, it does not
use blocking logic. Instead, it stores more rows in the cache.

Q24. What are the different types of Joins available in Joiner Transformation?

Ans.
In SQL, a join is a relational operator that combines data from multiple tables into a single result set. The
Joiner transformation is similar to an SQL join except that data can originate from different types of sources.
The Joiner transformation supports the following types of joins :
Normal
Master Outer
Detail Outer
Full Outer
 Join Type property of Joiner Transformation

Note: A normal or master outer join performs faster than a full outer or detail outer join.

Q25. Define the various Join Types of Joiner Transformation.

Ans.
In a normal join , the Integration Service discards all rows of data from the master and detail source that do
not match, based on the join condition.
A master outer join keeps all rows of data from the detail source and the matching rows from the master
source. It discards the unmatched rows from the master source.
A detail outer join keeps all rows of data from the master source and the matching rows from the detail
source. It discards the unmatched rows from the detail source.
A full outer join keeps all rows of data from both the master and detail sources.

Q26. Describe the impact of number of join conditions and join order in a Joiner Transformation.

Ans.
We can define one or more conditions based on equality between the specified master and detail
sources.
Both ports in a condition must have the same datatype . If we need to use two ports in the join condition
with non-matching datatypes we must convert the datatypes so that they match. The Designer validates
datatypes in a join condition.
Additional ports in the join condition increases the time necessary to join two sources.

The order of the ports in the join condition can impact the performance of the Joiner transformation. If we
use multiple ports in the join condition, the Integration Service compares the ports in the order we specified.

NOTE: Only equality operator is available in joiner join condition.

Q27. How does Joiner transformation treat NULL value matching.

Ans.
The Joiner transformation does not match null values .
For example, if both EMP_ID1 and EMP_ID2 contain a row with a null value, the Integration Service does
not consider them a match and does not join the two rows.
To join rows with null values, replace null input with default values in the Ports tab of the joiner, and then
join on the default values.

Note: If a result set includes fields that do not contain data in either of the sources, the Joiner transformation
populates the empty fields with null values. If we know that a field will return a NULL and we do not want to
insert NULLs in the target, set a default value on the Ports tab for the corresponding port.

Q28. Suppose we configure Sorter transformations in the master and detail pipelines with the following
sorted ports in order: ITEM_NO, ITEM_NAME, PRICE.
When we configure the join condition, what are the guidelines we need to follow to maintain the sort order?

Ans.
If we have sorted both the master and detail pipelines in order of the ports say ITEM_NO, ITEM_NAME and
PRICE we must ensure that:
Use ITEM_NO in the First Join Condition.
If we add a Second Join Condition, we must use ITEM_NAME.
If we want to use PRICE as a Join Condition apart from ITEM_NO, we must also use ITEM_NAME in the
Second Join Condition.
If we skip ITEM_NAME and join on ITEM_NO and PRICE, we will lose the input sort order and the
Integration Service fails the session .

Q29. What are the transformations that cannot be placed between the sort origin and the Joiner
transformation so that we do not lose the input sort order.

Ans.
The best option is to place the Joiner transformation directly after the sort origin to maintain sorted data.
However do not place any of the following transformations between the sort origin and the Joiner
transformation:

Custom
Unsorted Aggregator
Normalizer
Rank
Union transformation
XML Parser transformation
XML Generator transformation
Mapplet [if it contains any one of the above mentioned transformations]

Q30. Suppose we have the EMP table as our source. In the target we want to view those employees whose
salary is greater than or equal to the average salary for their departments.

Describe your mapping approach. Ans.

Our Mapping will look like this:
Image: Mapping using Joiner

To start with the mapping we need the following transformations:

After the Source qualifier of the EMP table place a Sorter Transformation . Sort based on DEPTNO port.

Sorter Ports Tab

Next we place a Sorted Aggregator Transformation . Here we will find out the AVERAGE SALARY for
each (GROUP BY) DEPTNO.
When we perform this aggregation, we lose the data for individual employees. To maintain employee data,
we must pass a branch of the pipeline to the Aggregator Transformation and pass a branch with the same
sorted source data to the Joiner transformation to maintain the original data. When we join both branches of
the pipeline, we join the aggregated data with the original data.
Aggregator Ports Tab
 Aggregator Properties Tab

So next we need Sorted Joiner Transformation to join the sorted aggregated data with the original data,
based on DEPTNO .
Here we will be taking the aggregated pipeline as the Master and original dataflow as Detail Pipeline.
Joiner Condition Tab
 Joiner Properties Tab

After that we need a Filter Transformation to filter out the employees having salary less than average
salary for their department.
Filter Condition: SAL>=AVG_SAL
 Filter Properties Tab

Lastly we have the Target table instance.

Revisiting Sequence Generator Transformation

Q31. What is a Sequence Generator Transformation?

Ans.
A Sequence Generator transformation is a Passive and Connected transformation that generates numeric
values.
It is used to create unique primary key values, replace missing primary keys, or cycle through a sequential
range of numbers.
This transformation by default contains ONLY Two OUTPUT ports namely CURRVAL and NEXTVAL . We
cannot edit or delete these ports neither we cannot add ports to this unique transformation.
We can create approximately two billion unique numeric values with the widest range from 1 to
2147483647.

Q32. Define the Properties available in Sequence Generator transformation in brief.

Ans.
Sequence
Generator Description
Properties

Start value of the generated sequence that we want the

Integration Service to use if we use the Cycle option. If we
Start Value select Cycle, the Integration Service cycles back to this value
when it reaches the end value.
Default is 0.

Difference between two consecutive values from the

Increment By NEXTVAL port.
Default is 1.

Maximum value generated by SeqGen. After reaching this

value the session will fail if the sequence generator is not
End Value
configured to cycle.
Default is 2147483647.

Current value of the sequence. Enter the value we want the

Current Value Integration Service to use as the first value in the sequence.
Default is 1.

If selected, when the Integration Service reaches the configured

Cycle end value for the sequence, it wraps around and starts the cycle
again, beginning with the configured Start Value.

Number of sequential values the Integration Service caches at a

Number of time.
Cached Values Default value for a standard Sequence Generator is 0.
Default value for a reusable Sequence Generator is 1,000.

Restarts the sequence at the current value each time a session

runs.
Reset
This option is disabled for reusable Sequence Generator
transformations.

Q33. Suppose we have a source table populating two target tables. We connect the NEXTVAL port of the
Sequence Generator to the surrogate keys of both the target tables.
Will the Surrogate keys in both the target tables be same? If not how can we flow the same sequence values
in both of them.
Ans.
When we connect the NEXTVAL output port of the Sequence Generator directly to the surrogate key
columns of the target tables, the Sequence number will not be the same .
A block of sequence numbers is sent to one target tables surrogate key column. The second targets
receives a block of sequence numbers from the Sequence Generator transformation only after the first
target table receives the block of sequence numbers.
Suppose we have 5 rows coming from the source, so the targets will have the sequence values as TGT1
(1,2,3,4,5) and TGT2 (6,7,8,9,10). [Taken into consideration Start Value 0, Current value 1 and Increment by
1.
Now suppose the requirement is like that we need to have the same surrogate keys in both the targets.
Then the easiest way to handle the situation is to put an Expression Transformation in between the
Sequence Generator and the Target tables. The SeqGen will pass unique values to the expression
transformation, and then the rows are routed from the expression transformation to the targets.

Sequence Generator

Q34. Suppose we have 100 records coming from the source. Now for a target column population we used a
Sequence generator.
Suppose the Current Value is 0 and End Value of Sequence generator is set to 80. What will happen?
Ans.
End Value is the maximum value the Sequence Generator will generate. After it reaches the End value the
session fails with the following error message:
TT_11009 Sequence Generator Transformation: Overflow error.

Failing of session can be handled if the Sequence Generator is configured to Cycle through the sequence,
i.e. whenever the Integration Service reaches the configured end value for the sequence, it wraps around
and starts the cycle again, beginning with the configured Start Value.

Q35. What are the changes we observe when we promote a non resuable Sequence Generator to a
resuable one?
And what happens if we set the Number of Cached Values to 0 for a reusable transformation?

Ans.
When we convert a non reusable sequence generator to resuable one we observe that the Number of
Cached Values is set to 1000 by default; And the Reset property is disabled.
When we try to set the Number of Cached Values property of a Reusable Sequence Generator to 0 in the
Transformation Developer we encounter the following error message:
The number of cached values must be greater than zero for reusable sequence transformation.