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Connectivity Overview

Informaticas Architecture
Designer
Workflow Manager
Workflow Monitor

Repository Manager

Data Models

Targets 1-n

Sources 1-n
PowerPlugs
Repository

Server

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Connectivity Overview

Informatica Design Process

1.
2.

Source Def
5.
3.

Target Def
Sessions
Mapping

4.

1. Create Repository
2. Import Source Definitions
3. Import/Create Target
Schema
4. Create Mappings
5. Load Data

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Repository

Metadata Repository
Information about the target system
Catalogs the repository
Directs the server
Contains record of user access
Can be shared
Can be searched and reported
Bridged through Metadata Exchange

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Repository Manager

Repository Manager Navigator

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Create Repository
Launch the Repository Manager
Repository Connect to Repository Server

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1. Create the configuration

In Manage Repository window
Configuration - Create

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2. Create Repository
In Manage Repository window
Repository Create

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Informatica Server can not start up without repository

NO REPOSITORY

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Create a group
Connect to the repository using repository manager
SecurityManage Groups

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Assign Privileges to a Group

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Creating a new user

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User Management

Privileges
(issued per login ID and/or group)
Use Designer *
Browse Repository *
Create Sessions and Batches *
Session Operator
Administer Repository
Administer Server
Super User

Permissions

Object Locking

(issued at folder level)

(applied at object level)

Read
Write
Execute

Lock - automatic
Unlock - automatic, manual

* Default privileges to each new user and group

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Groups and Privileges

Create users
Create groups
Assign privileges to
groups

Move users into groups

Assign additional privileges to
users

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Folder Permissions

Assign one user as the folder

permissions
owner for first tier

Select one of the owners groups

for second tier
permissions

All users and groups in the

repository will be assigned the
third tier permissions

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Designer Tools

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Designer Windows

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Working with Sources

Relational Source
Oracle
Sybase
Informix
SQL Server
DB2
MS Excel Source
Cobol Source
Flat files
XML sources

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Working with Relational source

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Analyze Sources

Import from Database

Import from Files
Flat File
Excel file
XML file

Import from Cobol File

Repository

Create manually
Transfer from data modeling
tools via PowerPlugs

Relational

Diff Type
Of files

COBOL file

Data Model

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Relational Source Analysis

Source Analyzer

Relational Source
OD

BC
Table
View

O
D
B
C

Synonym
DEF

DEF

Repository
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Import from relational database

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Import from relational database

After import, chose Repository Save

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Updating a relational source definition

Edit existing source definition

Re-import source definition

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Flat File Analysis

Source Analyzer

Map
NFS ped D
r
Loc Moun ive
al D
t
irec
tory

Flat File
DEF

Fixed Width
Delimited

O
D
B
C

DEF

Repository
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Flat File Wizard

Three-step wizard

Can rename columns

within wizard

Only datatypes allowed

are text or numeric

Wizard guesses datatype

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Flat File Analysis

Edit Source Definition

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Import source from MS Excel

To import source from MS Excel
Install the MS Excel ODBC driver

Create a MS Excel ODBC Data Source for each

source file

Prepare MS spreadsheet by definition ranges

and formatting columns of numeric data

import source definitions to the designer

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Import source from XML

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COBOL File Analysis

Source Analyzer

Map
NFS ped D
Loc Mou rive
al D ntin
irec g
tory

.CBL File
DEF

O
D
B
C
DATA

DEF

Repository

Supported Numeric Storage Options

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Cobol File Analysis

Edit Source Definition

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Working with Target Warehouse Designer

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Importing a relational target definitions

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Import from Database

Reverse engineer existing object definitions from a
database into Informatica repository
Warehouse Designer
Database
OD
O
D
B
C

BC

Table
View
Synonym
DEF

Repository

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Import target from a relational database

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Import target from a flat file

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Import target from XML

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Manual Target Definition

1. Create empty definition

2. Add desired columns

3. Finished target definition

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Target Table Definitions

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Create Physical Tables

DEF
DEF

DEF

Execute SQL
via
Designer

Informatica
Repository
logical
target table definitions

Target
Databases
physical
tables

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Create Physical Tables

Create tables that do not already exist in target database

Connect - connect to the target database

Generate SQL file - create DDL in a script file
Edit SQL file - modify DDL script as needed
Execute SQL file - create the physical tables in target database

Connect

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Mappings and Mapplets

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Sample Mapping

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Steps to develop a mapping

Verify that all source, target, and reusable objects are
created

Create the mapping (Open the Mapping Designer, chose

MappingCreate or drag a repository object into the
workspace, enter a name for the new mapping e.g.
m_PromotionItems)

Add sources and targets

Add transformations and transformation logic
Connect the mapping
Validate the mapping
Save the mapping

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Mapping Object Edit View

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Connecting mapping objects

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Working with source in a mapping

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Working with transformation in a mapping

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Working with Mapplets in a mapping

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Working with Targets in a mapping

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Working with Targets in a mapping

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Relational Target

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Mapping Validation

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Mapplets Overview

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Sample Mapplet

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Sample Mapplet in a mapping

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Expanded Mapplet in a mapping

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Transformation

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Transformation Type -1

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Transformation Type -2

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Creating a transformation

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Configuring a transformation

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Working with Expression

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Using Local Variables

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Using Local Variables sample

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Using Default Value

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Configuring Tracing levels Session log

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Linking Port

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Auto-Link by position

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Auto-Link by Name

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Auto-Link by Prefix/Suffix

Layout Autolink

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Link one to many / many to one

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Create a reusable transformation

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Source Qualifier Transformation

Represents the source record set queried by the server.
Mandatory in mappings using relational or flat file sources.

Active Transformation
Connected
Ports
All input/output
Usage
Modify SQL statement*
Sorted ports*
Select DISTINCT*
Convert datatypes

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*relational sources only

Source Qualifier Transformation

For relational sources
SQL Query replaces the default query
User Defined Join replaces the WHERE clause of the default query
Source Filter is added to the WHERE clause of the default query
Number of Sorted Ports adds an ORDER BY to the default query
Select Distinct adds a DISTINCT to the default query

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Expression Transformation
Perform calculations using non-aggregate Informatica
functions.
Passive Transformation
Connected
Ports
Mixed
Variables allowed
Create expression in an
output port
Usage
Perform majority of
data manipulation

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Aggregator Transformation
Performs aggregate functions.

Active Transformation
Connected
Ports
Mixed
Variables allowed
Group By allowed
Create expression in an
output port
Usage
Standard
aggregations
Group By

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Sorted Ports

Source Qualifier

Number of Sorted Ports property - will create an ORDER BY

statement in the SQL

Increases performance

for rank, joiner, and aggregator

Aggregator

The Sorted Ports property ONLY works if data has been sorted
Group By ports
MUST be pre-sorted in SQL
MUST be in same order as in SQL
Server will store data for a group into memory, and when it
reaches the first record of the next group, it can release data from
the cache

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Aggregation Mapping

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Rank Transformation
Filters the top or bottom range of records.

Active Transformation
Connected
Ports
Mixed
One predefined output
port RANKINDEX
Variables allowed
Group By allowed
Specify the column to be
ranked
Usage
Select top/bottom
number of records

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Update Strategy Transformation

Used to specify how each individual row will be used to
update target tables (insert, update, delete, reject).
Active Transformation
Connected
Ports
All input/output
Specify the Update
Strategy Expression
Usage
Slowly changing
dimension tables
IIF or DECODE logic
determine how to
handle the record

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Lookup Transformation
Looks up values from database objects and provides to
other components in a mapping.
Passive Transformation
Connected/Unconnected
Ports
Mixed
L denotes Lookup port
R denotes port used as
a return value in
unconnected lookup
Specify the Lookup
condition
Usage
Get related values
Update tables

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Working with Transformations

Update Strategy Mapping

SOURCE

SOURCE
QUALIFIER

LOOKUP
Look up
source
Job_IDs
in target
T_JOBS

UPDATE
STRATEGY
Based upon
match of
Job_IDs,
update the
target
T_JOBS table

TARGET

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Filter Transformation
Limits rows sent to targets or other transformations.

Active Transformation
Connected
Ports
All input/output
Specify a Filter condition
Usage
Filter rows from flat
file sources
Single pass source(s)
into multiple targets

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Stored Procedure Transformation

Calls a database stored procedure.

Passive Transformation
Connected/Unconnected
Ports
Mixed
R denotes port used as
a return value (from a
stored function)
Usage
Perform transformation
logic outside Informatica

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Stored Function vs.

Stored Procedure Transformations
ORACLE
STORED FUNCTION

ORACLE
STORED PROCEDURE

Can only return one value

(connected or unconnected
mode)

Can return multiple values (in

connected mode)

Must use the Return (R) port

option for the output port that
provides the return value,
regardless of whether the
transformation is unconnected
or connected.

In a connected mode, use links to

designate return values. In
unconnected mode, use
PROC_RESULT in the parameter list
of the stored procedure call to
designate the return value.

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Sequence Generator Transformation

Generates unique keys for records.

Passive Transformation
Connected
Ports
Two predefined output
ports, NEXTVAL and
CURRVAL
No input ports allowed
Usage
Generate sequence
numbers
Shareable across
mappings

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Working with Transformations

Star Schema Mapping
Filter
filters out
discontinued items
Stored Procedure
calls stored procedure
to calculate the
number of times an
item has been ordered

Sequence Generator
generates unique
ID numbers

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Workflow Manager

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Workflow Monitor

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