Data 360 Consultant Data Ingestion And Modeling Practice Question
A consultant is setting up a data stream from an external database via Amazon S3. The source system generates CSV files with custom delimiters (pipes `|` instead of commas `,`). How should the consultant configure this in Data Cloud?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Specify the pipe delimiter (`|`) in the file format configuration settings during data stream creation.
During the S3 data stream creation wizard, Data Cloud allows administrators to specify custom delimiters (such as pipes, tabs, or semicolons) for CSV file parsing.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Write an Apex transformation class to replace pipes with commas.
Why it's wrong here
Apex cannot be used for data stream parsing.
- ✓
Specify the pipe delimiter (`|`) in the file format configuration settings during data stream creation.
Why this is correct
Data Cloud's CSV ingestion wizard supports configuring custom delimiters like pipes.
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Rename the file extension from `.csv` to `.pipe` so Data Cloud auto-detects it.
Why it's wrong here
File extensions do not change delimiter parsing logic.
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Convert all files to JSON because CSV does not support custom delimiters.
Why it's wrong here
CSV parsing fully supports custom delimiters in Data Cloud.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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