Informatica

Transformations

Sreenivas_Ram

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Introduction to Transformations

• A transformation is a repository object that generates, modifies, or passes data.

• The Designer provides a set of transformations that perform specific functions.
• For example, an Aggregator transformation performs calculations on groups
of data.
• Transformations in a mapping represent the operations the Integration Service
performs on the data.
• Data passes through transformation ports that you link in a mapping or mapplet.
• Transformations can be active or passive.
• Transformations can be connected to the data flow, or they can be
unconnected.

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Types of Transformations

• Active Transformations

• Passive Transformations

• Connected Transformation

• UnConnected Transformation

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Active Transformations

An active transformation can perform any of the following actions:

• Change the number of rows that pass through the transformation.
• For example, the Filter transformation is active because it removes rows
that do not meet the filter condition.
• All multi-group transformations are active because they might change the
number of rows that pass through the transformation.

• Change the transaction boundary. For example, the Transaction Control

transformation is active because it defines a commit or roll back transaction
based on an expression evaluated for each row.

• Change the row type. For example, the Update Strategy transformation is
active because it flags rows for insert, delete, update, or reject.

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Passive Transformation

• A passive transformation
• does not change the number of rows that pass through the transformation,
• maintains the transaction boundary, and
• maintains the row type.
• The Designer allows you to connect multiple transformations to the same
downstream transformation or transformation input group only if all
transformations in the upstream branches are passive.

• The transformation that originates the branch can be active or passive.

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Connected Transformation

• An connected transformation is connected to other transformations in the

mapping.

Un-Connected Transformation

• An unconnected transformation is not connected to other transformations in the

mapping.

• An unconnected transformation is called within another transformation, and

returns a value to that transformation.

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Transformation Descriptions

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Transformation Descriptions

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Transformation Descriptions

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Transformation Descriptions

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