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Server Manager is replaced by Workflow Manager and Workflow Monitor 3. Dynamic cac ing is possible in !ersion 6 ". #epository Manager $onsole and Workflow Monitor were added. %. #epository increase in si&e. 6. 'eterogeneous target. (. )lat file target creation *. +atc es replaced by workflows ,. -vent wait. -vent raise. email. command etc 1/. Multiple S0 in Mapplets 11. 1bort task 12. Workflow log 13. D+2 e2ternal loader. teradata 3pump utility Difference between Informatica version 7 and version 6: 1. 2. 3. ". %. 6. (. *. ,. !ersioning Data profiling Support for 6" bit processor 456789 :ower$enter ;rid <ookup on flat file. 5nion. $ustom transformation Sorted input for transformations =oiner on eterogeneous sources =oin same source using different pipelines #evert to saved. view dependencies. validate multiple ob>ects Difference between Informatica version 8 and version 7: 1. :ower$enter $onnect for 7+M M0 Series. =MS. S1: 6etWeaver myS1:. S1: +W. :ower$enter Metadata Manager4Super;lue9 for connections to $ognos. +? reporting. :ower$enter Data 1naly&er 2. WebServices 'ub 3. 7nstallation and configuration in grap ical and online administration console mode. ". Pushdown optimization. @ou can use an S0< override w en you configure a session for sourceAside or full pus down optimi&ation. 3 e 7ntegration Service creates a view in t e source database to perform t e S0< override. 7t runs an S0< Buery against t is view to process transformation logic t at can be pus ed to t e source database. %. !iewing c eck outAtime in repository ob>ects as far as versioning ob>ects is concerned.

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