Qlik Talend Data Integration certification exams are designed to be challenging to ensure that you have the skills to successfully implement quality projects. Preparation is critical to passing.
This certification exam covers topics related to the development of Talend Studio data integration Jobs. Topics include, but are not limited to, using Talend Studio in a stand-alone and collaborative team environment to build, analyze, and test Jobs, accessing files and databases, joining and filtering data, orchestrating complex tasks, and following best practices.
Certification Exam details
Duration: 90 minutes
Number of questions: 55
Passing score: 70%
Exam content is updated periodically. The number and difficulty of questions may change. The passing score is adjusted to maintain a consistent standard.
Recommended experience
At least six months of experience using Talend products General knowledge of data integration architecture and advanced features such as parallelization Experience with Talend Studio, including manual installation and configuration, project management, user management, Job deployment strategies, and troubleshooting of common issues
Preparation
To prepare for this certification exam, Qlik recommends:
Taking the Data Integration Basics and Data Integration Advanced learning paths Studying the material in the Talend Data Integration Certified Developer preparation training modules Reading the product documentation:
You should be comfortable using the Qlik Talend Help Center to search for documents that correspond with the exam topics Reading Qlik Community knowledge base articles
For more information about the recommended learning plans, go to the Qlik Learning Catalog.
Badge
After passing this certification exam, you are awarded the Talend Data Integration Certified Developer using Talend Studio badge. To know more about the criteria to earn this badge, refer to the Qlik Badging program page.
Certification Exam topics
Getting started with data integration
Define Talend Data Integration Describe the Talend Studio GUI Create a simple Job
Working with files
Configure basic component properties Create and configure a schema Use the tMap component and configure a simple mapping Use pre-defined Talend Java functions
Joining and filtering data
Define and configure Talend metadata Join two sources of data using the tMap component Define the tMap Join settings and its reject capture mechanism Create a filter condition in tMap Configure a filter reject output along with multiple filtered outputs
Using context variables
Define a standard context variable use case Use context variables in a Job Run Jobs in multiple contexts
Error handling
Use triggers to create a sequence of subJobs Use logging components in a Job design Create 'if' triggers based on component variables
Working with databases
Define a database metadata Set actions on tables and data Customize SQL queries in database components Use metadata, generic schemas, and context variables in database components
Orchestrating Jobs
Explain a typical master Job use case Describe the order of priority to pass parameters in context variables Send dynamic parameters to a child Job by overriding context variables Explain Joblets and compare then to other orchestration primitives Refactor and create a Joblet from an existing Job Create a Joblet from the ground up Incorporate a Joblet into a Job Explain different parallelization options available in Studio Profile the execution of a Job with and without parallelism applied
Deploying Jobs
Build a Job and understand its options Run a standalone Job Handle context variables in standalone Jobs Configure remote hosts in Studio Launch a Job on a remote host
Project management
Explain key differences between a local and remote connection Configure a remote connection in Talend Studio Explain the key concepts of revision control (Git) Perform operations on revision control Define a reference project and use items from a reference project
Debugging
Debug a Job using Traces Debug
