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Informatica (Version 9.5.0)

Release Guide



Informatica Release Guide

Version 9.5.0June 2012

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Table of Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Informatica Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Informatica Customer Portal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Informatica Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Informatica Web Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Informatica How-To Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Informatica Knowledge Base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Informatica Multimedia Knowledge Base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Informatica Global Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Part I: Version 9.5.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 1: New Features and Enhancements (9.5.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Version 9.5.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Informatica Installer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Informatica Data Explorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Informatica Data Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Informatica Data Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Informatica Data Transformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Informatica Domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Command Line Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

PowerCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Metadata Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

PowerExchange Adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Chapter 2: Informatica Data Explorer (9.5.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Edit Profile Action Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Foreign Key Discovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Scorecards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 3: Informatica Data Quality (9.5.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Address Val idator Transformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22


Export to PowerCenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

File Directory Fields for Mapping Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Exception Transformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Mapping and Mapplet Editors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Match Transformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Reference Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Scorecards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Chapter 4: Informatica Data Services (9.5.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26


Export to PowerCenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

File Directory Fields for Mapping Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Flat File Data Object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Mapping and Mapplet Editors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Scorecards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Web Service Consumer Transformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Web Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Fault Transformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Fault Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Manual Web Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

SOAP 1.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Chapter 5: Informatica Data Transformation (9.5.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Data Transfor mation Platform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Deprecated Script Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

IntelliScript Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Model Repository. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Obsolete Script Components and Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Script Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Transformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

XML Validation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Chapter 6: Informatica Domain (9.5.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Connection Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Content Management Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Data Integration Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Pass-through Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Web Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Chapter 7: PowerCenter (9.5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Pushdown Optimization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Exporting Metadata to Excel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Chapter 8: Metadata Manager (9.5.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Data Modeling and Business Intelligence Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Incremental Metadata Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

mmcmd Command Line Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Resource Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Metadata Manager Ser vice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Convert Metadata Manager Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Reload Metadata Manager Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Update the Metadata Manager Properties File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Chapter 9: Adapters for PowerCenter (9.5.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

PowerCenter Dual Load Option for Teradata. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

PowerExchange for HP Neoview Transporter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

PowerExchange for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (JD Edwards OneWorld). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

PowerExchange for Microsoft Dynamics CRM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

PowerExchange for Salesforce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

PowerExchange for Teradata Parallel Transporter API. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

PowerExchange for Ultra Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Part II: Version 9.1.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Chapter 10: New Features and Enhancements (9.1.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Version 9.1.0 HotFix 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Infor matica Data Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

PowerCenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Version 9.1.0 HotFix 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Infor matica Data Explorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Infor matica Data Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47


Infor matica Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Adapters for PowerCenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48


PowerCenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Version 9.1.0 HotFix 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Infor matica Data Explorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Informatica Data Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Informatica Data Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51



Version 9.1.0 HotFix 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Infor matica Data Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53


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Informatica Domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55



Metadata Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Version 9.1.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Informatica Data Explorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Informatica Data Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59


Infor matica Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Infor matica Domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64



PowerCenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Data Analyzer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71


Chapter 11: Informatica Data Explorer (9.1.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Oracle Database Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Profiling Warehouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Chapter 12: Informatica Data Quality (9.1.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Address Val idator Transformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Assoc iation Transformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Data Quality Content Installer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Data Quality f or Siebel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Decision Transformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Exception Transformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Export to PowerCenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Match Transformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Reference Data Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Web Service Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Chapter 13: Informatica Data Services (9.1.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Application Redeployment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Informatica Data Integr ation Analyst Action Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Deployment Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Export to PowerCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Logical Data Object Model Import. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Web Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Generate Requests in the Data Viewer View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Deleted WSDL Data Object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Create a Web Service Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Ports Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

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Create Web Service from a WSDL Data Object Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Deployment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Ports Tab Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Cache Property in the Lookup Transformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Web Service Consumer Transformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Deleted WSDL Data Object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Ports Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Ports Tab Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Chapter 14: Informatica Domain (9.1.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Analyst Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82


Addr ess Validation Reference Data Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

HTTP Proxy Server Authentication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Result Set Cache Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Domain Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

infacmd Contr ol Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Export Control Files for Domain Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Import Control Files for Domain Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Model Repository Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Backup File Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Sear ch Index Backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Blocking Other Operations During a Backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Permissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Privileges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Chapter 15: Metadata Manager (9.1.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Incremental Metadata Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

backupCmdLine Command Line Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Business Glossary Custom Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Class Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Hide or Display Empty and Read-only Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Link Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Search Results Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Metadata Manager Agent Validation Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Embarcadero ERStudio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

SAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Chapter 16: Power Center (9.1.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Session Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Informatica Data Integr ation Analyst Action Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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Chapter 17: Informatica Development Platform (9.1.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Relational Data Adapter API. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Chapter 18: Adapters for PowerCenter (9.1.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

PowerExchange for HP Neoview Transporter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

PowerExchange for Hadoop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Part III: Ver sion 9.0.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Chapter 19: New Features and Enhancements (9.0.1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Version 9.0.1 HotFix 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Infor matica Data Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Infor mat ica Data Quali ty and Informat ica Data Explorer Advanced Edit ion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Version 9.0.1 HotFix 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Infor matica Domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Infor mat ica Data Quali ty and Informat ica Data Explorer Advanced Edit ion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96



Version 9.0.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Informatica Data Quali ty and Informatica Data Explorer Advanced Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Informatica Data Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Informatica Domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Metadata Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

PowerCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

PowerExchange. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Adapters for Data Quality and Data Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Adapters for PowerCenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Chapter 20: Informatica Data Quality and Informatica Data Explorer AdvancedEdition (9.0.1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Transformations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Chapter 21: Informatica Data Services (9.0.1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Relational Physical Data Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Relational Physical Data Object Source and Target Transformations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Relational Physical Data Object Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Flat File Physical Data Object File Path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Chapter 22: Informatica Domain (9.0.1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

8.6.1 Features in 9.0.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

IBM DB2 Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

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Connection Permissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Command Line Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

infacmd Changed Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

infacmd New Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

New Environment Variables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116


Data Integration Service Privilege. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Maximum # of Concurrent Connections Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Maximum Execution Pool Size Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

LDAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

User Import. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

View Log Events from the Previous Informatica Version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Maximum Heap Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Node Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

User Activity Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118License Management Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Chapter 23: PowerCenter (9.0.1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Mapping Analyst for Excel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Excel Add-in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Export Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Standard Mapping Specification Template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Web Services Hub. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Sour ces and Targets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Chapter 24: Metadata Manager (9.0.1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

backupCmdLine Command Line Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Business Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Data Lineage for Custom Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Data Lineage for SQL Inline Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Impact Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

mmcmd Command Line Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Searching for PowerCenter Metadata Extensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Part IV: Version 9.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 5

Chapter 25: New Features and Enhancements (9.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Informatica Data Quality and Informatica Data Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Data Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Data Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

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Informatica Analyst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Informatica Domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Command Line Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

PowerCenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Metadata Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

PowerExchange. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Adapters for PowerCenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

PowerExchange for HP Neoview Transporter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

PowerExchange for Netezza. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

PowerExchange for Oracle E-Business Suite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

PowerExchange for SAP NetWeaver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

PowerExchange for Teradata Parallel Transporter API. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

PowerExchange for Web Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

PowerExchange for webMethods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Chapter 26: Informatica Domain (9.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

PowerCenter Domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

PowerCenter Domain Name Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Administration Console Name Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Informatica Administrator URL Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Domain Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Object Name Length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Shared Object Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Domain Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Command Line Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141New Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

New Environment Variable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Metadata Manager Privileges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Chapter 27: Power Center (9.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Reference Table Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Chapter 28: Metadata Manager (9.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Business Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

mmcmd Command Line Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Data Lineage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Removed Resource Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Deprecated Metadata Source Versions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Linking Objects in Connected Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

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Connection Assignments for Purged Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Automatic Connection Assignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

PowerCenter Source Increment Extract Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

PowerCenter Parameter Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

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Preface

The Informatica Release Guide is written for administrators who are responsible for installing and configuring the

Informatica platform and developers and software engineers who implement Informatica. This guide assumes that

you have knowledge of the features for which you are responsible. The Informatica Release Guide lists new

features and enhancements, behavior changes between versions, and tasks you might need to perform after you

upgrade from a previous version.

Informatica Resources

Informatica Customer Portal

As an Informatica customer, you can access the Informat ica Customer Portal site at

http://mysupport.informatica.com. The site contains product information, user group information, newsletters,

access to the Informatica customer support case management system (ATLAS), the Informatica How-To Library,

the Informatica Knowledge Base, the Informatica Multimedia Knowledge Base, Informatica Product

Documentation, and access to the Informatica user community.

Informatica Documentation

The Informatica Documentation team takes every effort to create accurate, usable documentation. If you have

questions, comments, or ideas about this documentation, contact the Informatica Documentation team through

email at [email protected]. We will use your feedback to improve our documentation. Let us

know if we can contact you regarding your comments.

The Documentation team updates documentation as needed. To get the latest documentation for your product,

navigate to Product Documentation from http://mysupport.informatica.com.

Informatica Web Site

You can access the Informatica corporate web site at http://www.informatica.com. The site contains information

about Informatica, its background, upcoming events, and sales offices. You will also find product and partner information. The services area of the site includes important information about technical support, training and

education, and implementation services.

Informatica How-To Library

As an Informatica customer, you can access the Informat ica How-To Library at http:/ /mysupport .informatica.com.

The How-To Library is a collection of resources to help you learn more about Informatica products and features. It

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includes articles and interactive demonstrations that provide solutions to common problems, compare features and

behaviors, and guide you through performing specific real-world tasks.

Informatica Knowledge Base

As an Informatica customer, you can access the Informat ica Knowledge Base at http: //mysupport .informatica.com.

Use the Knowledge Base to search for documented solutions to known technical issues about Informatica

products. You can also find answers to frequently asked questions, technical white papers, and technical tips. If

you have questions, comments, or ideas about the Knowledge Base, contact the Informatica Knowledge Base

team through email at [email protected].

Informatica Multimedia Knowledge Base

As an Informatica customer, you can access the Informat ica Multimedia Knowledge Base at

http://mysupport.informatica.com. The Multimedia Knowledge Base is a collection of instructional multimedia files

that help you learn about common concepts and guide you through performing specific tasks. If you have

questions, comments, or ideas about the Multimedia Knowledge Base, contact the Informatica Knowledge Base

team through email at [email protected].

Informatica Global Customer Support

You can contact a Customer Support Center by telephone or through the Online Support. Online Support requires

a user name and password. You can request a user name and password at http://mysupport.informatica.com.

Use the following telephone numbers to contact Informatica Global Customer Support:

North America / South America Europe / Middle East / Africa Asia / Australia

Toll Free

Brazil: 0800 891 0202

Mexico: 001 888 209 8853

North America: +1 877 463 2435

Toll Free

France: 0805 804632

Germany: 0800 5891281

Italy: 800 915 985Netherlands: 0800 2300001

Portugal: 800 208 360

Spain: 900 813 166

Switzerland: 0800 463 200

United Kingdom: 0800 023 4632

Standard Rate

Belgium: +31 30 6022 797

France: +33 1 4138 9226

Germany: +49 1805 702 702

Netherlands: +31 306 022 797United Kingdom: +44 1628 511445

Toll Free

Austra lia: 1 800 151 830

New Zealand: 09 9 128 901

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India: +91 80 4112 5738

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Part I: Version 9.5.0

This part contains the following chapters:

¨ New Features and Enhancements (9.5.0), 2

¨ Informatica Data Explorer (9.5.0), 20

¨ Informatica Data Quality (9.5.0), 22

¨ Informatica Data Services (9.5.0), 26

¨ Informatica Data Transformation (9.5.0), 31

¨ Informatica Domain (9.5.0), 36

¨ PowerCenter (9.5) , 38

¨ Metadata Manager (9.5.0), 39

¨ Adapters for PowerCenter (9.5.0), 42

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New Features and Enhancements

(9.5.0)

This chapter includes the following topic:

¨ Version 9.5.0, 2

Version 9.5.0

This section describes new features and enhancements in version 9.5.0.

Informatica Installer

This section describes new features and enhancements to the Informatica platform installer.

Install Application Client Components

You can specify the Informatica application client components that you want to install. For example, you can install

all of the application clients or a subset of application clients.

Pre-Installation (i9Pi) System Check Tool

Before you install or upgrade the Informatica services, you can run the Pre-installation (i9Pi) System Check Tool to

verify that the machine meets the minimum system and database requirements for the installation.

Uninstall Application Client Components

You can specify the Informatica application client components that you want to uninstall.

Informatica Data Explorer

This section describes new features and enhancements to Informatica Data Explorer.

ConnectionsVersion 9.5.0 includes the following enhancements for connections:

¨ You can rename connections.

¨ You can configure advanced properties of a database connection when you create a database connection in

the Analyst tool. You can edit database connections in the Analyst tool.

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Data Domain Discovery

You can identify critical data characteristics within the enterprise so that you can apply further data management

policies, such as data masking or data quality, to the data. Run a profile to identify all the data domains for a

column based either on its values or name. A data domain is the logical datatype of a column or a set of allowed

values it may have. The name of the data domain helps you find the functional meaning of the column data.

You can perform data domain discovery in both Analyst tool and Developer tool.

Enterprise Discovery

You can run multiple data discovery tasks on a large number of data sources across multiple connections and

generate a consolidated results summary of the profile results. This data discovery method includes running a

column profile, data domain discovery, and discovering primary key and foreign key relationships. You can view

the results in both graphical and tabular formats.

You can run enterprise discovery from a profile model in the Developer tool.

Find in Editor

In the Developer tool, you can search for attributes, columns, expressions, groups, ports, or transformations in any

type of mapping editor, in a logical data object editor, in a mapplet editor, or in a workflow editor.

Project Permissions

You can assign read, write, and grant permissions to users and groups when you create a project and when you

edit project details.

Scorecards

¨ You can configure a third-party application to get the scorecard results and run reports. The profiling

warehouse stores the scorecard metrics and configuration information.

¨ You can attach a read-only view of the scorecard metrics to a web application or portal. Copy the scorecard

URL from the Developer tool and add it to the source code of external applications or portals. You can also drill

down into source rows and view trend charts from external applications.

Informatica Data QualityThis section describes new features in Informatica Data Quality.

Address Validator Transformation

The Address Validator transformation can perform consumer marketing and segmentation analysis on address

data. Select the CAMEO options in the transformation to perform consumer marketing and segmentation analysis.

The Address Validator transformation can add Enhanced Line of Travel (eLOT) data to a United States address.

Mail carriers use eLOT data to sort mail items in the order in which they are likely to be delivered on a mail route.

The Address Validator transformation runs in Certified mode when it creates eLOT output.

Connections

Version 9.5.0 includes the following enhancements for connections:




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Content Management Service

The Content Management Service has the following features:

¨ The Content Management Service identifies the location of files that store probabilistic model data. You set the

path to the probabilistic model files in the on each Content Management Service.

¨ You can configure a master Content Management Service for an Informatica domain or grid. You specify amaster Content Management Service when you want to run a mapping that reads probabilistic model data on

multiple nodes.

When you use a master Content Management Service, any probabilistic model file that you create or update on

the master service host machine is copied from the master service machine to the locations specified by the

other Content Management Services on the domain or grid.

¨ The Content Management Service enables dynamic configuration updates for the Address Validator

transformation and the Match transformation.

The Content Management Service updates the input port list in the Address Validator transformation each time

you open the transformation. You can install an address validation engine update from Informatica without

performing a product reinstall.

The Content Management Service updates the list of identity population files in the Match transformation each

time you open the transformation.

Data Masking Transformation

The Data Masking transformation contains the following data masking techniques:

¨ Expression masking. Applies an expression to a source column to create or mask data.

¨ Substitution masking. Replaces source data with repeatable values. The Data Masking transformation

produces deterministic results for the same source data, masking rules, and seed value.

¨ Dependent masking. Replaces the values of one source column based on the values of another source column.

Find in Editor



Import from PowerCenter

You can import objects from a PowerCenter repository to a Model repository. You can connect to a PowerCenter

repository from the Developer tool and select objects to import into a target location in the Model repository. The

import process validates and converts the PowerCenter objects to Model repository objects based on compatibility.

You can check feasibility of the import before the final import. The Developer tool creates a final summary report

with the results of the import.

Decision Transformation

The Decision transformation handles integer values in IF/ELSE statements in addition to boolean values. The

transformation processes a 0 value as False and other integer values as True.

Informatica Data Director for Data Quality

Informatica Data Director for Data Quality is a web-based application that you use to review the bad record andduplicate record output from an Exception transformation. You can edit bad records, and you can consolidate

duplicate records into a single master record. You use Informatica Data Director for Data Quality to complete a

Human task in a workflow. When you log on to the application, Informatica Data Director for Data Quality connects

to the database tables specified in the workflow and displays the tasks to perform.

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Mapping and Mapplet Editors

The Developer tool contains the following options for mapping and mapplet editors:

Option Description

Shift + resize an object After you resize the object, the Developer tool arranges all objects so that no objects are overlapping.

Align All to Grid The De veloper too l ali gns al l obj ects in the edito r based on data flow.

Restore All When an editor contains iconized objec ts , the Developer tool restores the objects to their original

sizes without overlapping them.

Project Permissions



Probabilistic Models

A probabil istic model is a content set that you can use to ident ify data values on input ports that contain one or more values in a delimited string. A probabilistic model uses probabilistic matching logic to identify data values by

the types of information the values contain. You can use a probabilistic model in Labeler and Parser

transformations.

You create a probabilistic model in the Developer tool. You select the model from a project folder in the Model

repository. The Developer tool writes probabilistic model data to a file you specify in the Content Management

Service.

Scorecards






System Mapping Parameters

System mapping parameters are constant values that define the directories where the Data Integration Service

stores cache files, reject files, source files, target files, and temporary files. You define the values of the system

parameters on a Data Integration Service process in the Administrator tool. By default, the system parameters are

assigned to flat file directory, cache file directory, and temporary file directory fields.

Workflows

A workflow is a graphical representation of a set of events, tasks, and decis ions that define a business process.

You use the Developer tool to add objects to a workflow and to connect the objects with sequence flows. The

Workflow Service Module is the component in the Data Integration Service that uses the instructions configured in

the workflow to run the objects.

A workflow can contain the fo llowing objects:

¨ Start event that represents the beginning of the workflow.

¨ End event that represents the end of the workflow.

¨ Mapping task that runs a mapping.

¨ Command task that runs a single shell command.

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¨ Human task that involves user interaction with an application. For example, you view bad or duplicate records

in Informatica Data Director for Data Quality in a Human task.

¨ Notification task that sends an email notification to specified recipients. Before you configure a Notification task

to send emails, you must use the Administrator tool to configure the email server properties for the Data

Integration Service.

¨ Assignment task that assigns a value to a user-def ined workf low variable.

¨ Exclusive gateway that makes a decision to split and merge paths in the workflow.

A sequence flow connects workflow objects to specify the order that the Data Integration Service runs the objects.

You can create a conditional sequence flow to determine whether the Data Integration Service runs the next object.

You can define and use workflow variables and parameters to make workflows more flexible. A workflow variable

represents a value that records run-time information and that can change during a workflow run. A workflow

parameter represents a constant value that you define in a parameter file before running a workflow.

After you validate a workflow to ident ify errors, you add the workflow to an application and deploy the application

to a Data Integration Service. You run an instance of the workflow from the deployed application using the infacmd

wfs command line program. You monitor the workflow instance run in the Monitoring tool.

Informatica Data Services

This section describes new features and enhancements to Informatica Data Services.

Business Intelligence Tools

You can query published data services with the OBIEE 11.1.1.5 or 11.1.13, Toad for Data Analysts, and MS Sql

Server Reporting Service business intelligence tools.

Connections

Version 9.5.0 includes the following enhancements for connections:




Data Processor Transformation

You can configure a Data Transformation service in the Developer tool by configuring it in a Data Processor

transformation. Create a script in the IntelliScript editor or configure an XMap to map input XML to output XML in

the transformation. Add a Data Processor transformation to a mapping or export the transformation as a service to

a Data Transformation repository.

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Import from PowerCenter

You can import objects from a PowerCenter repository to a Model repository. You can connect to a PowerCenter repository from the Developer tool and select objects to import into a target location in the Model repository. The

import process validates and converts the PowerCenter objects to Model repository objects based on compatibility.

You can check feasibility of the import before the final import. The Developer tool creates a final summary report

with the results of the import.





The Developer tool contains the following options for mapping and mapplet editors:

Option Description

Shift + resize an object After you resize the object, the Developer tool arranges all objects so that no objects are overlapping.

Align All to Grid The De veloper too l ali gns al l obj ects in the edito r based on data flow.

Restore All When an editor contains iconized objec ts , the Developer tool restores the objects to their original

sizes without overlapping them.

Mapping Specifications

Version 9.5.0 includes the following enhancements for mapping specifications in the Analyst tool:

¨ You can select multiple source columns and drag these to insert between target columns in a mapping

specification.

¨ When you edit a mapping specification, all objects appears as a single tabbed dialog. Analysts can select

sources, joins, lookups, reusable rules, expressions, filters, aggregators, and a target from a tab and edit these

objects.

¨ You can run a profile on a source, source columns, or target columns in a mapping specification to better

understand the data in a mapping specification.

¨ You can add SQL queries to source and target columns in a mapping specification and run the query to view

the query results as a data preview in a mapping specification.

¨ The data preview for a mapping specification appears on tabs for mapping specification objects such as

lookups, filters, joins, and aggregators.

¨ You can create join types or use a join object as a source object in a mapping specification. You can also

create a join between two join objects.

¨ When you create a join between two sources, the Analyst tool recommends join conditions for a join between

two sources.

¨ The Analyst tool updates a mapping specification when you open a mapping specification again after deleting a

column or after modifying a mapping specification.

¨ In the Analyst tool, you can map source and target columns based on naming conventions and column

positions.

Performance

Version 9.5.0 includes the following performance enhancements:

¨ You can configure early selection and push-into optimization with the Java transformation, Web Service

Consumer transformation, and the SQL transformation.

¨ You can add hints to a source SQL query to pass instructions to a database optimizer. The optimizer uses the

hints to choose a query run plan to access the source. The source database must be Oracle, Sybase, IBM

DB2, or Microsoft SQL Server.

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Row Level Security

Administrators can assign security predicates on vir tual tables to restric t access to rows of data when users query

the tables.

Scorecards






SQL Data Services

Version 9.5.0 includes the following enhancements for SQL data services:

¨ You can issue a correlated subquery in a query against an SQL data service if the correlated subquery meets a

specific set of criteria. You can submit correlated subqueries from an ODBC, JDBC client, or from the query

plan window in the Developer tool.

¨ You can connect to an SQL data service through a default ODBC or JDBC connection specified in the SQL

data service and then create and drop local temporary tables in a relational database.

System Mapping Parameters

System mapping parameters are constant values that define the directories where the Data Integration Service

stores cache files, reject files, source files, target files, and temporary files. You define the values of the system

parameters on a Data Integration Service process in the Administrator tool. By default, the system parameters are

assigned to flat file directory, cache file directory, and temporary file directory fields.

Web Services

Web Service Consumer Transformation

Version 9.5.0 include the following enhancements for the Web Service Consumer transformation:

¨ You can enable the Web Service Consumer transformation to create multiple concurrent connections to a

web service so that it can send multiple web service requests in parallel. When you enable the WebService Consumer transformation to create multiple concurrent connections to the web service, you can

set the memory consumption limit and the number of concurrent connection limits.

¨ The Web Service Consumer transformation can process SOAP 1.2 messages with document/literal

encoding. You can create a Web Service Consumer transformation with a SOAP 1.2 binding. The fault

output ports for SOAP 1.2 are code, reason, node, role, and detail.

Generic Fault

You can define a generic fault to return an error message to a web service client when an error is not defined

by a fault element in the WSDL. Create a Fault transformation to return a generic error message.

Schema Objects

Version 9.5.0 includes the following enhancements for schema objects:

¨ You can add multiple root .xsd files to a schema object. You can also remove .xsd files from a schema

object.

¨ You can update a schema object when elements, attributes, types, or other schema components change.

When you update a schema object, the Developer tool updates objects that use the schema.




The following table describes the methods that you can use to update a schema object:

Method Description

Synchronize the

schema.

Synchronize a schema object when you update the schema files outside the Developer

tool. The Developer tool re-imports all of the schema XSD files that contain changes.

Edit a schema file. Edit a schema file when you want to update a fi le from within the Developer tool. The

Developer tool opens the file in your XSD file editor or in an editor that you select.

Hierarchy Level of Elements

You can change the hierarchy of the elements in an operation mapping.

Operations

You can create and configure operations in the web service Overview view. After you manually create a web

service, you can create an operation from a reusable object.

SOAP 1.2

The Data Integration Service can process SOAP 1.2 messages with document/literal encoding. Each webservice can have an operation that uses a SOAP 1.2 binding. When you create a fault using SOAP 1.2, the

wizard creates the code, reason, node, and role elements.

WSDL Synchronization

You can synchronize a WSDL data object when the WSDL files change. When you synchronize a WSDL data

object, the Developer tool re-imports the object metadata from the WSDL files. The Developer tool also

updates objects that reference the WSDL or marks them as changed when you open them.

Informatica Data Transformation

Effective in version 9.5.0, Data Transformation moved to the Informatica platform. You can now create and test a

Data Transformation service in the Developer tool. Create a Data Processor transformation that include script

objects or XMAP objects to transform data. Create a script in the Data Processor transformation Script editor. A

script can contain Parsers, Serializers, Mappers, Transformers, and Streamer components. Define an XMap in the

transformation XMap editor. Define an XMap to map input XML to output XML. You can add a Data Processor

transformation to a mapping or export the transformation as a service to a Data Transformation repository.

You can import a Data Transformation project into a Data Processor transformation to upgrade a script from Data

Transformation versions 8.6.1 through 9.1.0. You can also deploy a Data Transformation project as a service, and

then import the service to a Data Processor transformation.

Informatica Domain

This section describes new features and enhancements to the Informatica domain.

Connection Management

You can rename connections.

Data Director Service

The Informatica Data Director Service is an application service that runs Informatica Data Director for Data Quality

in the Informatica domain. Create and enable an Informatica Data Director Service on the Domain tab of

Informatica Administrator.

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When you enable the Informatica Data Director Service, the Service Manager starts Informatica Data Director for

Data Quality. You can open Informatica Data Director for Data Quality in a web browser.

Data Integration Service

Directories for Data Integration Service Files

You can configure the following Data Integration Service process properties that define where the servicestores files:

Property Description

Home Directory Root directory accessible by the node. This is the root

directory for other service process variables. Default is

<Informatica Services Installation Directory>/

tomcat/bin.

Log Directory Directory for log files. Default is <home directory>/

disLogs.

Cache Directory Directory for index and data cache files for

transformations. Default is <home directory>/Cache.

Source Directory Directory for source flat files used in a mapping. Default is

<home directory>/source.

Target Directory Default directory for target flat files used in a mapping.

Default is <home directory>/target.

Rejected Files Directory Directory for reject files. Reject files contain rows that were

rejected when running a mapping. Default is <home

directory>/reject.

Out of Process Execution

You can run each Data Integration Service job as a separate operating system process. Each job can run

separately without affecting other jobs running on the Data Integration Service. For optimal performance, run

batch jobs and long jobs out of process, such as preview, profile, scorecard, and mapping jobs.

Email Server Properties

You can configure email server properties for the Data Integration Service. The email server properties

configure the SMTP server that the Data Integration Service uses to send email notifications from a workflow.

Grid

You can run the Data Integration Service on a grid. When you run an object on a grid, you improve scalability

and performance by distributing the work across multiple DTM processes running on nodes in the grid.

Human Task Service Module

The Human Task Service Module is the component in the Data Integration Service that manages requests to

run a Human task in a workflow.

Logical Data Object Properties

If you want to manage the data object cache through the database, you can specify a cache table name for

each logical data object. When you specify a cache table name, the database user or a third-party tool that

you configure populates and refreshes the cache.




SQL Properties

You can configure the following SQL properties for the Data Integration Service:


DTM Keep Alive Time Number of milliseconds that the DTM process stays open after it completes the last request.Identical SQL queries can reuse the open process.

You can set this property globally or for each SQL data service that is deployed to the Data


Table Storage

Connection

Relational database connection that stores temporary tables for SQL data services.

Skip Log Files Prevents the Data Integration Service from generating log f i les when the SQL data service

request completes successfully and the tracing level is set to INFO or higher.

Virtual Table Properties

If you want to manage the data object cache through the database, you can specify a cache table name for

each virtual table. When you specify a cache table name, the database user or a third-party tool that youconfigure populates and refreshes the cache.

Web Service Properties

You can configure the following web service properties for the Data Integration Service:


DTM Keep Alive

Time

Number of milliseconds that the DTM process stays open after it completes the last request. Web

service requests that are issued against the same operation can reuse the open process.

You can set this property globally or for each web service that is deployed to the Data Integration

Service.

Logical URL Prefix for the WSDL URL if you use an ex ternal HTTP load balancer .

Skip Log Files Prevents the Data Integration Service from generating log fi les when the web service request

completes successfully and the tracing level is set to INFO or higher.

Workflow Service Module

The Workflow Service Module is the component in the Data Integration Service that manages requests to run

workflows.

Monitoring

You can monitor a workflow instance run in the Monitoring tab of the Administrator tool. You can view the status of

running workflow and workflow object instances. You can abort or cancel a running workflow instance. You can

also view workflow reports, workflow logs, and mapping logs for mappings run by Mapping tasks in the workflow.

PowerExchange Listener Service

You can configure PowerExchange so that Data Integration Service workflows connect to a PowerExchange

Listener through a PowerExchange Listener Service.

If the NODE statement in the DBMOVER configuration file on a Data Integration Service node includes the

service_name parameter, the Data Integration Service ignores the host_name parameter on the NODE statement

and uses the service_name and port parameters to connect to the Listener Service that manages the

PowerExchange Listener process.

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The function of the NODE statement did not change for PowerCenter Integration Service workflows.

Profile Privilege

Assign the Manage Data Domains Model Repository Service privilege to enable a user to create, edit, and delete

data domains in the data domain glossary.

Security¨ The Model Repository Service includes the Show Security Details privilege. When you disable this privilege,

error and warning message details do not display the names of projects for which users do not have read

permission.

¨ The Informatica domain locks out a user if they exceed the maximum number of failed logins. The administrator

can configure the maximum number of failed logins. The administrator can also unlock an account.

Command Line Programs

This section describes new commands and options for the Informatica command line programs.

infacmd cms Commands

The following table describes new infacmd cms commands:

Command Description

CreateAuditTables Creates audit trail tables that record any change made to probabilistic model content sets.

DeleteAuditTables Deletes audit trail tables that record any change made to probabilistic model content sets.

ResyncData Synchronizes the probabilistic model content set files on a Content Management Service machine with

the files on the master Content Management Service machine.

Upgrade Updates a Content Management Service to version 9.5.0. When you run infacmd cms upgrade, the

command updates the following properties on the service: Master CMS, Model Repository Service,

Reference Data Location.

The following table describes an updated infacmd cms command:

Command Description

CreateService Contains the following new options:

- -RepositoryService (-rs). Specifies a Model Repository Service to associate with the Content Management

Service.

- -ReferenceDataLocation (-rdl). Connection name of the database that stores data values for the reference

tables defined in the Model repository.

Note: -RepositoryService and -ReferenceDataLocation are required options. Update scripts that use the

CreateService command before you run them in an Informatica 9.5.0 environment.




infacmd dis Commands

The following table describes updated commands:

Command Description

CreateService Contains new option -GridName (-gn). This option spec if ies the gr id on which the Data Integration

Service runs.

PurgeDataObjectCache Deletes all cache for a logical data object, including the latest cache run if the latest cache run

has exceeded the cache refresh period. Previously, this command deleted all cache for a logical

data object except the latest cache run.

Contains new option -PurgeAll (-pa). This option deletes all cache for a logical data object.

UpdateDataObjectOptions Contains new data object option DataObjectOptions.RefreshDisabled. This option specifies the

name of the table that the Data Integration Service uses to cache the logical data object.

UpdateServiceOptions Contains the following new options:

- -NodeName (-nn). The name of the node on which the Data Integration Service runs.

- -GridName (-gn). The name of the grid on which the Data Integration Service runs.

Contains the following changed option:- -Option (-o). This argument is optional. Previously, this argument was required.

Contains the following new Data Integration Service option:

- WSServiceOptions.DTMKeepAliveTime. Sets the keepalive time for all web services that are

deployed to the Data Integration Service.

Contains the following changed Data Integration Service options:

- WSServiceOptions.<option name>. Specifies the web service options. Previously, the web

service options were named "WebServiceOptions.<option name>."

- WebServiceOptions.RequestResourceBufferSize. This option is removed.

If you created scripts that use the changed Data Integration Service options, you must update the scripts.

infacmd ipc Commands

The following table describes a new command:

Command Description

ImportFromPC Converts a PowerCenter repository object XML file to a Model repository object XML file.

The following table describes an updated command:

Command Description

CreateConnection Contains new option -ConnectionId (-cid). This option specifies the string that the Data Integration Service

uses to identify the connection.

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infacmd isp Commands

The following table describes new commands:

Command Description

RenameCon nection Ren ames a connecti on.

Val idateFeature Val idates that the feature in the spec if ied plug-in fi le is registered in the domain.


Command Description

ImportDomainObjects The merge conflict resolution strategy for option -ConflictResolution (-cr) is removed. You can still

specify the merge strategy for groups in the import control file.

If you created scripts that use the merge conflict resolution strategy, you must update the scripts.

infacmd oie Commands


C omm an d D es cr ip ti on

Export

Import

Contain new option -OtherOptions (-oo). This option specifies the options you can set when you import or export

data files.

You can set an option for a probabi listic model file in the rtm group. The possible values are "full" or "train edOnly."

The following options select trained probabilistic model files:

rtm:disName=ds,codePage=UTF-8,refDataFile=/folder1/data.zip,pm=trainedOnly

infacmd ps Commands

The following table describes new commands:

Command Description

cancelProfileExecution Cancels the profile model run.

executeProfile Runs the profile model.

getP rof il eExecu tion Statu s Gets the run -ti me statu s o f a profi le model .

migrateScorecards Migrates scorecard results from Informatica 9.1.0 to 9.5.0.




infacmd rtm Commands


Command Description

DeployImport Contains the following changed options:

- -ConflictResolution (-cr). This option is removed.

- -DataIntegrationService (-ds). Identifies the Data Integration Service. Previously, you used the -

DsServiceName (-dsn) option.

- -Folder (-f). Identifies a folder on the machine that runs the command. Previously, this option identified a

folder on a Data Integration Service machine.

- -StagingDbName (-sdb). This option is removed.

Export Contain changed option -Folder (-f) . This option identif ies a folder on the machine that runs the command.

Previously, this option identified a folder on a Data Integration Service machine.

Import Conta ins the fol lowi ng change d opti ons:

- -Folder (-f). Identifies a folder on the machine that runs the command. Previously, this option identified a

folder on a Data Integration Service machine.

- -ImportType (-it). Specifies the type of content to import. The DataOnly argument is deprecated for this

option.

Use the MetadataAndData argument with the -ImportType option to import reference data into the Model

repository and reference data database.

Use the infacmd oie ImportObjects command to import data to the reference data database only.

If you created scripts that use the changed options, you must update the scripts.

infacmd sql Commands


Command Description

UpdateSQLDataServiceOptions Contains new SQL data service option SQLDataServiceOptions.DTMKeepAliveTime. Thisoption sets the keepalive time for one SQL data service that is deployed to the Data


UpdateTableOptions Contains new data object option VirtualTableOptions.RefreshDisabled. This option specifies

the name of the table that the Data Integration Service uses to cache the virtual table.

infacmd wfs Commands

The following table describes new infacmd wfs commands:

Command Description

ListWorkflowParams Lists the parameters for a workflow and creates a parameter file that you can use when you run a

workflow.

StartWo rkfl ow St art s an instan ce of a workflow.

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infacmd ws Commands


Command Description

UpdateWebServiceOptions Contains new web service option WebServiceOptions.DTMKeepAliveTime. This option sets the

keepalive time for one web service that is deployed to the Data Integration Service.

pmrep


Command Description

ExecuteQuery

FindCheckout

ListObjects

ListObjectDependencies

Validate

Contain new option -y. This option displays the database type of sources and targets.

PowerCenter

This section describes new features and enhancements to PowerCenter.

Datatypes

PowerCenter supports the Microsoft SQL Server datetime2 datatype. Datetime2 datatype has a precision of 27

and scale of 7.

Transformation Language

Use the optional argument, match_from_start, with the REG_EXTRACT function to return the substring if a match

is found from the start of the string.

The REG_EXTRACT function uses the following syntax:

REG_EXTRACT( subject, 'pattern', subPatternNum, match_from_start )

Metadata Manager

This section describes new features and enhancements to Metadata Manager.

Resources

SAP BW Resource

You can create and configure a SAP BW resource to extract metadata from SAP NetWeaver Business

Warehouse.

Custom Resource

You can create and configure custom resources to extract metadata from custom files such as comma

separated files. You can create load template files that contain all mapping rules and rule sets used to load

the custom resources.




Rule-based Links

Use rule-based links to define rules that Metadata Manager uses to link matching elements between a custom

resource type and another custom, packaged, or business glossary resource type. You can also configure rule-

based links between a business glossary and a packaged resource type. Configure rule-based links so that you

can run data lineage analysis across metadata sources.


The following table describes new Metadata Manager commands.

Command Description

createloadtemplate Creates a load template f ile.

generatedefaultload

template

Generates a default load template to load all top level classes for the specified model.

get load templa te Expor ts a load template f ile.

deleteloadtemplate Deletes a load template f i le.

l ist loadtemplate Lists all the load template f i les for a custom resource.

updateloadtemplate Updates a load template file.

createlinkruleset Creates a linking rule set based on a rule set XML file.

updatelinkruleset Updates a linking rule set based on a modified rule set XML file. If the rule set does not exist, the

command creates the rule set.

deletel inkruleset Deletes a l inking rule set .

exportlinkruleset Exports all linking rule sets for a resource to XML files. You can import the rule sets into another

Metadata Manager repository.

importlinkruleset Imports all linking rule sets from XML files in the specified path into the Metadata Manager repository.

PowerExchange Adapters

This section describes new features and enhancements to PowerExchange adapters in version 9.5.

Adapters for PowerCenter

PowerExchange for Greenplum

¨ You can parameterize the following PowerExchange for Greenplum session properties:

- Greenplum Target Table

- Match Columns

- Update Columns

- Update Condition

- Delimiter

- Escape Character

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- Null As

- Quote

- Error Table

- Greenplum Pre SQL

- Greenplum Post SQL

PowerExchange for Microsoft Dynamics CRM

¨ You can use PowerExchange for Microsoft Dynamics CRM for online deployment with passport

authentication.

¨ You can use Power Exchange for Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Internet-facing deployment with claims-

based authentication.

¨ You can read and write PartyList datatype from Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

¨ Intersect entities are writable.

PowerExchange for Salesforce

¨ You can use an encrypted HTTP proxy account password for PowerExchange for Salesforce. Use the

PowerCenter command line program, pmpasswd, to encrypt the password.

PowerExchange for SAP NetWeaver

¨ PowerExchange for SAP NetWeaver uses SAP RFC SDK 7.2 libraries.

PowerExchange for Teradata Parallel Transporter API

¨ You can use the serialize mechanism for columns with the Stream system operator.

PowerExchange for Ultra Messaging

¨ You can connect to Informatica Ultra Messaging Queuing sources and targets to process messages.

¨ You can read and write Ultra Messaging JMS messages.

¨ You can configure pass-through partitioning for an Ultra Messaging source and target.

¨

You can run PowerExchange for Ultra Messaging workflows concurrently.¨ You can configure PowerExchange for Ultra Messaging for high availability.

¨ You can configure PowerExchange for Ultra Messaging to use any Ultra Messaging transport protocol.

Adapters for Informatica

PowerExchange for Facebook

¨ You can extract social media data such as friends and posts from Facebook.

¨ You can use Open Authentication to connect to Facebook.

¨ You can use Informatica Developer to create a Facebook data object, specify resources, and create a data

object operation. You can use the data object operation as a source in the mappings.

¨ You can use Facebook search operators in a query parameter to search for data.

PowerExchange for LinkedIn

¨ You can extract social media data such as connections and profiles from LinkedIn.

¨ You can use Open Authentication to connect to LinkedIn.

¨ You can use Informatica Developer to create a LinkedIn data object, specify resources, and create a data


¨ You can use LinkedIn search operators in a query parameter to search for data.





¨ PowerExchange for SAP NetWeaver uses SAP RFC SDK 7.2 libraries.

PowerExchange for Twitter

¨ You can extract social media data such as tweets and profiles from Twitter. You can extract Twitter data

that is six to nine days old or extract data in real time.¨ You can use Open Authentication to connect to Twitter.

¨ You can use Informatica Developer to create a Twitter data object, specify resources, and create a data


¨ You can use Twitter search operators in a query parameter to search for data.

Documentation

This section describes new features and enhancements to the documentation.

Documentation DVD

The Informatica Documentation DVD contains product manuals in PDF format. Effective in 9.5.0, the

documentation DVD uses a browser-based user interface. Supported browsers are Internet Explorer 7.0 or later and Mozilla Firefox 9.0 or later. Ensure that Javascript support is enabled and the Adobe Acrobat Reader plugin is

installed in your browser.

Data Quality User Guide

The Informatica Data Quality User Guide contains information about profiles, reference data, rules, and

scorecards. It includes data quality information from the Informatica Data Explorer User Guide, Informatica Data

Quality Analyst User Guide, Informatica Developer User Guide, and Informatica Developer Transformation Guide.

Data Processor Transformation Guide

The Informatica Data Processor Transformation Guide contains information that can help you design scripts and

XMaps in the Data Processor transformation in the Developer tool and implement them in Data Integration

Services. It consolidates information from the Data Transformation Studio Editing Guide, Data Transformation

Studio User Guide, and Data Transformation Engine Developer Guide.

Data Services Performance Tuning Guide

The Informatica Data Services Performance Tuning Guide contains information that can help you identify and

eliminate bottlenecks and tune the Administrator, Developer, and Analyst tools to improve data services

performance.

Data Services User Guide

The Informatica Data Services User Guide contains information about data services, virtual data, queries, and

data services configuration. It consolidates information from the Informatica JDBC/ODBC Connection Guide,

Informatica SQL Reference, and the Informatica Developer User Guide.

Developer Workflow Guide

The Informatica Developer Workflow Guide describes how to create and configure workflows in the Developer tool.

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C H A P T E R 2

Informatica Data Explorer (9.5.0)

This chapter includes the following topics:

¨ Edit Profile Action Menus, 20

¨ Foreign Key Discovery, 20

¨ Projects, 21

¨ Scorecards, 21

Edit Profile Action Menus

Effective in version 9.5.0, the actions menus to edit a profile in Informatica Analyst have changed.

The following table describes tasks to edit a profile that have changed action menus:

Task Changed to Changed from

Change the basic properties such as

name, description, and profile type.

Actions > General Actions > Edit Properties

Choose another matching data source

for the profile.

Actions > Data Source Actions > Edit Properties

Select the columns you want to run the

profile on and configure the sampling

and drill down options.

Actions > Column Profiling Actions > Run Profile

Create, edit, and delete filters. Actions > Column Profiling Filter Actions > Manage Filters

Create rules or change current ones. Actions > Column Profiling Rules Actions > Add Rule

Foreign Key Discovery

Effective in version 9.5.0, the option to limit the total number of inferred foreign keys has changed. This option now

determines the number of foreign keys identified between a child data object and a parent data object. The default

value is 2.

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The following table describes the change to the foreign key limiting option:


Limit the number of foreign keys

identified between a child data object

and a parent data object

Max foreign keys between data objects Max foreign keys returned

Previously, the option determined the total number of foreign keys the Developer tool returned in the profile results

and the default value was 500.

Projects

Effective in version 9.5.0, Model repository projects include the following changes:

¨ You can share project contents by assigning permissions to users and groups. You can assign read, write, and

grant permissions when you create or edit a project.Previously, to share projects contents, you created a shared project. When you upgrade a shared project to

version 9.5.0, all domain users inherit read permission on the project.

¨ The Developer tool hides the projects that you do not have read permission on.

Previously, the Developer tool displayed all projects regardless of project permissions.

Scorecards

Effective in version 9.5.0, you need to migrate scorecards results from version 9.1.0 before you can start using

existing scorecards. To view the results of scorecards, run the infacmd ps migrateScorecards command.

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Informatica Data Quality (9.5.0)


¨ Address Validator Transformat ion, 22


¨ Export to PowerCenter, 23

¨ File Directory Fields for Mapping Objects, 23

¨ Exception Transformation, 24

¨ Mapping and Mapplet Editors, 24

¨ Match Transformation, 25

¨ Projects, 25

¨ Reference Tables, 25

¨ Scorecards, 25


Effective in version 9.5.0, the Addr ess Validator transformation uses version 5.2.9 of the Address Doctor software

engine.

Address Doctor 5.2.9 allows you to configure the Address Validator transformation to return the formal street name

or the street alias in cases where a street has both a formal name and an alias. Previously, the transformation

returned the formal name only.

Effective in 9.5.0, the Address Validator transformation refreshes the list of available input and output ports when

you open the transformation. Previously, Informatica defined the port list in the product code.

Edit Profile Action MenusEffective in version 9.5.0, the actions menus to edit a profile in Informatica Analyst have changed.

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Export to PowerCenter

Effective in version 9.5.0, the process to export Model repository objects to the PowerCenter repository writes log

message files to the machine that performs the export operation. Previously, the export process did not write log

files and displayed log messages for Developer tool export operations only.

If you export to a PowerCenter repository from a Developer tool machine, the export process writes log files to the

following location:

[9.5.0_Install_Directory]\clients\DeveloperClient\infacmd\exporttopc_cli_logs

If you export to a PowerCenter repository from an Informatica services machine, the export process writes log files

to the following location:

[9.5.0_Install_Directory]\tomcat\logs\exporttopc_cli_logs

You must have write access to the log directory. If you do not have write access, Informatica 9.5.0 displays a

warning message to state that no logs are stored for the export.

File Directory Fields for Mapping Objects

Effective in version 9.5.0, system mapping parameters are the default values for flat file directory, cache file

directory, and temporary file directory fields in mapping objects. System parameters are constant values that

define the directories where the Data Integration Service stores cache files, reject files, source files, target files,

and temporary files. You define the values of system parameters on a Data Integration Service process in the

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The following table lists the default values for these directories:

Object Directory Field Default Value

Flat file data object Source file directory SourceDir

Flat file data object Output file directory TargetDir

Flat file data object Reject file directory RejectDir

Aggregator transformation Cache directory CacheDir

Joiner transformation Cache directory CacheDir

Lookup transformation Cache directory CacheDir

Rank transformation Cache directory CacheDir

Sorter transformation Work directory TempDir

Previously, the default value for all of these directories was ".", which stood for the following directory:

<Informatica Services Installation Directory>\tomcat\bin

When you upgrade, the upgrade process does not change the value of these directory fields. If you used the

previous default value of ".", the upgrade process retains that value.

Exception Transformation

Effective in version 9.5.0, you can connect the bad record and duplicate record output from an Exception

transformation to a data object in a mapping. You use the transformation to create the bad record and duplicate

record tables and the data object.

Previously, you used the Exception transformation to write data to bad record or duplicate record tables that are

not represented as repository objects.

If you upgrade to Data Quality 9.5.0 and the Model repository contains an Exception transformation, complete the

following steps to use the transformation in Data Quality 9.5.0:

1. Create a data object from the database table that contains the bad records or duplicate records.

2. Add the data object to the mapping canvas.

3. Connect the bad data or duplicate data ports output ports to the data object.

When you run a mapping with an Exception transformation in Data Quality 9.5.0, you can use Informatica Analyst

or Informatica Data Director for Data Quality to review and edit the table records.


Effective in version 9.5.0, when you click Layout > Arrange All in any mapping or mapplet editor, the Developer

tool aligns each object in the editor, but retains the object size.

Previously, the Arrange All option resized each object to a standard size.

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Match Transformation

Effective in version 9.5.0, the Match transformation refreshes the list of identity population files that are installed

on the Informatica services machine each time you open a strategy in the transformation.

Previously, the Match transformation read the list of identity population files when you started the Developer tool.

Projects

Effective in version 9.5.0, Model repository projects include the following changes:


grant permissions when you create or edit a project.

Previously, to share projects contents, you created a shared project. When you upgrade a shared project to




Reference Tables

Effective in 9.5.0, you can use the Developer tool and Analyst tool to create, edit, and delete reference tables in

the Model repository.

Previously, you used the Analyst tool to perform reference table operations.

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Informatica Data Services (9.5.0)




¨ File Directory Fields for Mapping Objects, 27

¨ Flat File Data Object, 28

¨ Mapping and Mapplet Editors, 28

¨ Projects, 28

¨ Scorecards, 28

¨ Web Service Consumer Transformation, 28

¨ Web Services, 29

Edit Profile Action Menus

Effective in version 9.5.0, the actions menus to edit a profile in Informatica Analyst have changed.







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Effective in version 9.5.0, the process to export Model repository objects to the PowerCenter repository writes log

message files to the machine that performs the export operation. Previously, the export process did not write log

files and displayed log messages for Developer tool export operations only.

If you export to a PowerCenter repository from a Developer tool machine, the export process writes log files to the

following location:

[9.5.0_Install_Directory]\clients\DeveloperClient\infacmd\exporttopc_cli_logs

If you export to a PowerCenter repository from an Informatica services machine, the export process writes log files

to the following location:

[9.5.0_Install_Directory]\tomcat\logs\exporttopc_cli_logs

You must have write access to the log directory. If you do not have write access, Informatica 9.5.0 displays a

warning message to state that no logs are stored for the export.

File Directory Fields for Mapping ObjectsEffective in version 9.5.0, system mapping parameters are the default values for flat file directory, cache file

directory, and temporary file directory fields in mapping objects. System parameters are constant values that

define the directories where the Data Integration Service stores cache files, reject files, source files, target files,

and temporary files. You define the values of system parameters on a Data Integration Service process in the

Administrator tool.

The following table lists the default values for these directories:

Object Directory Field Default Value

Flat file data object Source file directory SourceDir

Flat file data object Output file directory TargetDir

Flat file data object Reject file directory RejectDir

Aggregator transformation Cache directory CacheDir

Joiner transformation Cache directory CacheDir

Lookup transformation Cache directory CacheDir

Rank transformation Cache directory CacheDir

Sorter transformation Work directory TempDir

Previously, the default value for all of these directories was ".", which stood for the following directory:

<Informatica Services Installation Directory>\tomcat\bin

When you upgrade, the upgrade process does not change the value of these directory fields. If you used the

previous default value of ".", the upgrade process retains that value.

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Flat File Data Object

Effective in version 9.5, you can use the flat file data object to read a directory of files with the same file properties.

Previously, you could not read a directory of files.


Effective in version 9.5.0, when you click Layout > Arrange All in any mapping or mapplet editor, the Developer

tool aligns each object in the editor, but retains the object size.

Previously, the Arrange All option resized each object to a standard size.

ProjectsEffective in version 9.5.0, Model repository projects include the following changes:


grant permissions when you create or edit a project.

Previously, to share projects contents, you created a shared project. When you upgrade a shared project to




Scorecards




Effective in version 9.5.0, you can create a Web Service Consumer transformation for a SOAP 1.2 binding from a

single WSDL object. For a SOAP 1.2 binding, the Data Integration Service returns the fault message, code,

reason, node, and role elements for the fault.

Previously, you could only create a Web Service Consumer transformation for a SOAP 1.1 binding. The Data

Integration Service returned the fault elements defined for a SOAP 1.1 binding.

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Web Services

This section describes changes to web services.

Fault TransformationEffective in version 9.5.0, you can configure a Fault transformation to return a generic error message when the

error is not defined by a fault element in the WSDL. When you create a Fault transformation for a generic fault in a

web service, you must define the operation mapping logic that returns the error condition.

Previously, you could create a Fault Transformation to return a predefined fault from a fault element. The web

service used a fault element to define the fault. You could configure a Fault transformation to return a custom error

message.

Fault Terminology

Effective in version 9.5.0, the fault handling terminology changed. Faults can be of the following types:

¨ System defined

¨ User-defined

- Predefined

- Generic

The following table shows the terminology changes:

9.5 Term Previous Term

System defined fault. Generic fault.

User-defined fault. -

Predefined fault. User-defined fault.

Generic fault. -

Manual Web Services

Effective in version 9.5.0, the Developer tool contains behavior changes for web services that you create manually.

The Developer tool contains the following behavior changes:

¨ When you change an element type from complex to simple, the Developer tool clears the location of the

associated port. Previously, the Developer tool deleted the associated port.

¨ When you change an element type from simple to complex, the Developer tool marks the port as not valid.

Previously, the Developer tool cleared the location of the associated port.

SOAP 1.2

Effective in version 9.5.0, the following changes are implemented for SOAP 1.2:

¨ Each web service can have one or more operations that use either a SOAP 1.1 binding or a SOAP 1.2 binding

but not both.

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¨ The SOAP request can be of SOAP 1.1 or SOAP 1.2 format. The SOAP request is based on the type of binding

that is used by the binding operation associated with the operation mapping.

¨ When you create a fault in an operation that has a SOAP 1.2 binding, the wizard creates the code, reason,

node, and role elements.

Previously, you could only create an operation with a SOAP 1.1 binding and create a fault in an operation with a

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C H A P T E R 5

Informatica Data Transformation (9.

5.0)


¨ Data Transformation Platform, 31

¨ Deprecated Script Components, 32

¨ IntelliScript Editor, 32

¨ Model Repository, 32

¨ Obsolete Script Components and Options, 33

¨ Script Objects, 33

¨ Transformation, 34

¨ Views, 34

¨ XML Validation, 35

Data Transformation PlatformEffective in version 9.5.0, Data Transformation moved to the Informatica platform. You can create a Data

Processor transformation that includes XMap objects and script objects.

Previously, you could use Data Transformation Studio to create scripts. Data Transformation Studio is still

available to edit Data Transformation library projects and validation rule files.

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Deprecated Script Components

Effective in version 9.5.0, some Intelliscript components are deprecated. The IntelliScript editor displays

deprecated components in scripts that were created in previous Data Transformation versions, but you can no

longer add them to scripts.

The following table describes the deprecated components and suggestions for replacements:

Component Replacement

ExternalJavaPreProcessor documen t proce ssor Develop a cust om Java com ponent .

ExternalPreProcessor document processor Develop a custom C++ component.

ExternalTransformer transformer Develop a custom C++ component.

JavaTransformer transformer Develop a custom Java component.

EDIFACTValidation transformer Use other validation components.

IntelliScript Editor

Effective in version 9.5.0, the IntelliScript editor opens in the Developer tool. The IntelliScript editor uses new

icons and a new font. Script components now appear in black letters.

Previously, the IntelliScript editor opened in Data Transformation Studio. Script components appeared in brown

letters. The IntelliScript editor also had a separate panel to display the example source document for the main

input.

Model Repository

Effective in version 9.5.0, you store schemas, example sources, and other project files in the Model repository.

You can also import a Data Transformation project or service into the Model repository.

Previously, you stored schemas, example sources, and project files in a workspace folder in the file system. You

could import projects or services into the workspace folder, or you could copy the files manually to the workspace

folder.

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Obsolete Script Components and Options

Effective in version 9.5.0, some script components that were deprecated in version 8.6.1 are obsolete. The

IntelliScript editor does not load scripts that contain any of these components or options.

The following table describes the obsolete components and options and their replacements:

Obsolete Component Replacement

DownloadFile action Use a custom component.

EDIValidation validator Use other validation components.

ExcelToHtml document processor Use the ExcelToXml_03_07_10 document processor.

ExcelToTextML document processor Use the ExcelToXml_03_07_10 document processor.

ExcelToTxt document processor Use the ExcelToXml_03_07_10 document processor.

HtmlForm anchor Use a custom component.

IBANValidation validator Use other validation components.

JavaScriptFunction action Use other components that define complex behavior.

MSMQOutput option of WriteValue action Use a custom component.

MSMQOutput option of WriteSegment action Use a custom component.

PowerpointToHtml document processor Use a custom component.

SubmitForm action Use a custom component.

SubmitFormGet action Use a custom component.

WordToRTF document processor Use the WordToXml document processor.

WordToTxt document processor Use the WordToXml document processor.

WordToHTML document processor Use the WordToXml document processor.

WordToTextML document processor Use the WordToXml document processor.

WordperfectToTextML document processor Use a custom component.

Script Objects

Effective in version 9.5.0, you create scripts in the Developer tool.

Previously, you used Data Transformation Studio to create TGP file scripts.

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Transformation

Effective in version 9.5.0, transformations include the following changes:

¨ Data Transformation moved to the Informatica platform. You can create a Data Processor transformation in the

Developer tool. Create scripts and XMap objects in the transformation instead of the DT Studio.

¨ Set the startup component of a Data Processor transformation in the Overview tab. If the startup component is

a component of a script, you can set it in the IntelliScript editor.

Previously, you could set the startup component of a TGP file in the IntelliScript editor.

¨ Add a schema object to a project in the Model reposi tory, and then reference a schema in the Data Processor

transformation.

Previously, you added a schema to the XSD node in the Data Transformation Explorer view of Data

Transformation Studio.

¨ The Output panel of the Data Viewer view displays the main output of a Data Processor transformation or the

output of an additional output port.

Previously, you could view the main output and output for additional output ports in a separate view in the

editor area.

¨ View an example source in the Input panel of the Data Viewer view. You can view example source data for the

main input and for additional input ports.

Previously, you could view the example sources for the main input in the Input panel of the IntelliScript editor,

and you could view the example source for additional input ports in a separate view.

¨ Configure document encodings and other settings in the Data Processor transformation Settings view.

Previously, you configured document encodings and other settings in the Studio project properties.

¨ You can no longer use the VarPostData, VarFormAction , and VarFormData system variables. The IntelliScript

editor continues to display them in scripts that were created in previous Data Transformation versions.

Views

Effective in 9.5.0, views in the Developer tool replaced views in Data Transformation Studio.

The following table describes the changes in the views:

Developer Tool View Studio View Description

Data Processor Events Events Shows information about events that

occur when you run the transformation.

Shows initialization, execution, and

summary events.

Data Processor Script Help Help Displays context-sensitive help for

components and properties selected in

the IntelliScript editor.

Data Processor Hex Binary Source Displays the example source

documents in hexadecimal format.

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Developer Tool View Studio View Description

Data Viewer IntelliScript editor example panel and

other components

View example input data, run the

transformation, and view output results.

Help No equivalent Displays context-sensitive help for tabsselected in the Data Processor

transformation.

Objects No equivalent Add, modify, or delete script and XMap

objects from the transformation.

Overview No equivalent Configure ports and define the startup

component.

References No equivalent Add or remove schemas from the

transformation.

Settings Project Properties dialog box Configure transformation settings for

encoding, output control, and XML

generation.

Validation Log Problems Displays details of syntax errors in the

Data Transformation project or Data

Processor transformation.

No equivalent Data Transformation Explorer Displayed all project files in a

hierarchical tree.

No equivalent Schema Displayed all schemas available in the

project, together with system variables

and user-defined variables.

No equivalent Repository Displayed information about services in

the ServiceDB folder on the local

computer.

No equivalent Component Displayed all the components of a TGP

file in a hierarchical tree.

No equivalent Intelliscript Assistant Displayed additional information about

the value of the component or property

selected in the IntelliScript editor.

XML Validation

Effective in version 9.5.0, the lexical space of the simple type gmonth is --MM, in accordance with W3C erratum

E2-12.

Previously, the lexical space of the simple type gmonth was --MM--, in accordance with the original W3C XML

Schema recommendation.

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C H A P T E R 6

Informatica Domain (9.5.0)


¨ Connection Management, 36

¨ Content Management Service, 36

¨ Data Integration Service, 36

¨ Pass-through Security, 37

¨ Web Services, 37


Effective in version 9.5.0, the Data Integration Service identifies each connection by the connection ID. Therefore,

you can rename a connection.

Previously, the Data Integration Service identified each connection by the connection name. You could not rename

a connection.

If you upgrade to version 9.5.0, the upgrade process sets the connection ID for each connection to the connection

name.


Effective in version 9.5.0, the Content Management Service specifies the database connection name for the

database that stores reference table data values.

Previously, the Analyst Service specified the database connection name.


Effective in version 9.5.0, when the Data Integration Service restarts, the state of each application associated with

the Data Integration Service is restored.

Previously, when the Data Integration Service restarted, each application associated with the Data Integration

Service was restarted as well.

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Pass-through Security

Effective in version 9.5.0, you configure pass-through security in the connection properties of a domain.

Previously, you configured pass-through security in the Data Integration Service.

Web Services

Effective in version 9.5.0, you can set the keepalive interval for web services through the Administrator tool.

You can also set the keepalive interval through the following infacmd command options:

¨ infacmd dis UpdateServiceOptions command, WSServiceOptions.DTMKeepAliveTime option

¨ infacmd ws UpdateWebServiceOptions command, WebServiceOptions.DTMKeepAliveTime option

Previously, you set the keepalive interval for all web services through the infacmd dis UpdateServiceOptions

command, WebServiceOptions.DTMKeepAlive option. If you created scripts that use this command option, you

must update the scripts.

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C H A P T E R 7

PowerCenter (9.5)


¨ Pushdown Optimization, 38

¨ Exporting Metadata to Excel, 38

Pushdown Optimization

Effective in version 9.5.0, you can disable creation of temporary views for pushdown optimization to Teradata

when the Source Qualifier transformation contains source filter, user defined joins, or SQL override.

Previously, pushdown optimization on Teradata database would create and drop views when you have source

filter, user defined joins, or SQL override at the Source Qualifier transformation.

Exporting Metadata to Excel

Effective in version 9.5.0, the PowerCenter Repository Service does not export the Domains, Enumerations, Joins,

Lookups, Filter, and Rules worksheet when you export metadata to Excel. The export of metadata to Excel is a

reporting activity that represents a summary of the data lineage. The PowerCenter Repository Service exports the

Models, Packages, and Mapping worksheets when you export metadata to Excel.

Previously, the PowerCenter Repository Service exported the worksheets by including the worksheets that do not

have summary lineage, when you export metadata to Excel. The worksheets exported were Models, Packages,

Domains, Enumerations, Mappings, Joins, Lookups, Filter, and Rules worksheet.

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C H A P T E R 8

Metadata Manager (9.5.0)


¨ Data Modeling and Business Intelligence Resources, 39

¨ Incremental Metadata Load, 39

¨ mmcmd Command Line Program, 39

¨ Resource Types, 40

¨ Metadata Manager Service, 40

Data Modeling and Business Intelligence Resources

Effective in version 9.5.0, properties of the data modeling and business intelligence resources include all the

properties available in the Metadata Manager Agent.

Previously, these resources included custom properties that were not available in the Metadata Manager Agent.

Incremental Metadata Load

Effective in version 9.5.0, when you configure any business intelligence resource except a Microsoft Analysis and

Reporting Services resource, you can choose to incrementally load recent changes to the metadata instead of

loading complete metadata. After the first successful load, the Metadata Manager Agent incrementally loads

metadata that changed after the last successful load. By default, the incremental extraction option is enabled for

all these resources. If you do not want to incrementally load a resource, you can edit the resource and disable the

option.

Previously, you could incrementally load Business Object and Cognos resources.

mmcmd Command Line Program

Effective in version 9.5.0, specify two consecutive hyphens (--) before a long name option in the mmcmd

commands.

Previously, you specified a hyphen (-) before a long name option in the commands.

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For example, if the long name option in a command is user, specify --user <user name> instead of -user <user

name>.

Resource TypesSome of the resource types in Metadata Manager 9.1.0 are deprecated in Metadata Manager 9.5.0

The following resource types are deprecated in Metadata Manager 9.5.0:

¨ Business Objects

¨ Cognos ReportNet

¨ Microsoft Analysis and Reporting Services

¨ MicroStrategy

¨ Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition

¨ Erwin

¨ ERStudio

¨ Oracle Designer

¨ Power Designer

¨ RationalER

¨ Generic JDBC Xconnect

When you upgrade to Metadata Manager 9.5.0, Metadata Manager appends (Deprecated_9.5.0) to the Metadata

Manager 9.1.0 resource types. You can view resources of the deprecated resource type, but you cannot create or

edit resources. You can also view the existing data lineage for the objects of the deprecated resource types. You

must create and load resources with the corresponding new resource types in 9.5.0.

Metadata Manager Service

After you upgrade, complete the post-upgrade tasks for each Metadata Manager Service. Enable the Metadata

Manager Service when you perform the post-upgrade tasks. You must upgrade to the Metadata Manager 9.1.0

before you upgrade to Metadata Manager 9.5.0.

Convert Metadata Manager Resources

The business intelligence, data modeling, and JDBC resources have new model and representation in Metadata

Manager 9.5.0.

During the upgrade, Metadata Manager marks the existing business intelligence, data modeling, and JDBCresources as deprecated. You cannot edit or reload the deprecated resources. Instead, for each deprecated

resource, you must create, configure and load an equivalent new resource. You will lose all the personalization in

deprecated resources and must redo all personalization in the new resources. After you have converted a

deprecated resource, you can delete the deprecated resource.

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Reload Metadata Manager Resources

Before you can use Metadata Manager after the upgrade, you must reload all the resources.

To ensure that the connection assignments are proper, do resource conversion and load the resources in the

following order:

1. Convert each deprecated JDBC resource to an equivalent new JDBC resource.

2. Reload all database management resources.

3. Convert each deprecated business intelligence or data modeling resource to an equivalent new resource.

4. Reload each of the business intelligence, data modeling, PowerCenter, ERP, and custom resources.

5. Recreate any personalization.

6. Delete the deprecated resources.

For example, suppose you have resources of the following types:

¨ Database management - JDBC, Oracle

¨ Data integration - PowerCenter

¨ Data modeling - ER/win

¨ Business intelligence - Cognos

After you upgrade to Metadata Manager 9.5.0, the JDBC, ER/win, and Cognos resources are marked as

deprecated.

Perform resource conversion and load the resources in the following order:

1. Convert the JDBC resource.

2. Load JDBC and Oracle resources.

3. Convert ER/win and Cognos resources.

4. Load PowerCenter, ER/win, and Cognos resources.

5. Recreate any personalization.

6. Delete the deprecated resources.

Update the Metadata Manager Properties File

Compare the imm.properties file in the previous installation directory with the 9.5.0 version. Update the 9.5.0

version of the imm. properties file as required.

The 9.5.0 version of the imm.properties file is in the following directory:

<9.5.0 InformaticaInstallationDir>\tomcat\shared\class

The changes take effect when you enable the Metadata Manager Service.

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C H A P T E R 9

Adapters for PowerCenter (9.5.0)


¨ PowerCenter Dual Load Option for Teradata, 42

¨ PowerExchange for HP Neoview Transporter, 42

¨ PowerExchange for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (JD Edwards OneWorld), 42

¨ PowerExchange for Microsoft Dynamics CRM, 43

¨ PowerExchange for Salesforce, 43

¨ PowerExchange for Teradata Parallel Transporter API, 44

¨ PowerExchange for Ultra Messaging, 44

PowerCenter Dual Load Option for Teradata

Effective in version 9.5.0, Informatica dropped support for PowerCenter Dual Load Option for Teradata. If you

upgrade to version 9.5.0, the sessions will fail.

PowerExchange for HP Neoview Transporter

Effective in version 9.5.0, Informatica dropped support for PowerExchange for HP Neoview Transporter. Hewlett

Packard has discontinued selling Neoview.

Informatica continues to support PowerExchange for HP Neoview for previous releases. You can upgrade from

version 9.1.0 to a 9.1.0 hotfix version. However, if you upgrade to version 9.5.0, the sessi ons will fail.

PowerExchange for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (JDEdwards OneWorld)

PowerExchange for JD Edwards OneWorld is renamed PowerExchange for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne.

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PowerExchange for Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Effective in version 9.5.0, PowerExchange for Microsoft Dynamics CRM includes the following changes:

¨ You can use PowerExchange for Microsoft Dynamics CRM for on-premise deployment with active directory and

claims-based authentication.

Previously, you could use PowerExchange for Microsoft Dynamics CRM for on-premise deployment with active

directory authentication.

¨ Intersect entities are readable and writable.

Previously, intersect entities were only readable.

¨ Endorsed jars are placed in the following location:

<PowerCenter Installation Directory>\server\bin\javalib\endorsed

Previously, endorsed jars were placed in the following location:

<<PowerCenter Installation Directory>\clients\java\jre\lib\Endorsed


Effective in version 9.5.0, PowerExchange for Salesforce uses version 24.0 of the Salesforce API.

Previously, application connections pointed to earlier versions of the Salesforce service.

To connect to the new version of a Salesforce object, change the service URL in existing application connections

from the previous version to the new version. The following table shows the service URLs for application

connections created in the previous versions of PowerExchange for Salesforce:

PowerExchange for Salesforce Version Salesforce Service URL

9.1.0 HotFix 3, 9.1.0 HotFix 4 https://www.salesforce.com/services/Soap/u/23.0

9.1.0 HotFix 2 https://www.salesforce.com/services/Soap/u/21.0

9.1.0, 9.1.0 HotFix 1 https://www.salesforce.com/services/Soap/u/20.0

9.0.1 HotF ix 1, 9.0.1 HotFix 2, and 8.6.1.0.4 https :/ /www.sales force.com/serv ices/Soap/u/19.0

9.0.1 https://www.salesforce.com/services/Soap/u/18.0

9.0 https://www.salesforce.com/services/Soap/u/17.0

8.6.1 and 8.6.1.0.3 https://www.salesforce.com/services/Soap/u/14.0

8.6.0.1 https://www.salesforce.com/services/Soap/u/12.0

8.5, 8.5.1, and 8.6 https://www.salesforce.com/services/Soap/u/8.0

The 24.0 version of the Salesforce service URL is:

https://www.salesforce.com/services/Soap/u/24.0

If the new version of a Salesforce object has a different structure than the previous version of the object, re-import

the Salesforce object. After you re-import the object, analyze the associated mapping to determine if you need to

update transformations in the mapping. For example, if you re-import a source definition that is based on a

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Salesforce object that contains a new field, you can modify your mapping to extract the new field and write the

data to the target.

PowerExchange for Teradata Parallel Transporter APIEffective in version 9.5.0, PowerExchange for Teradata Parallel Transporter API includes the following changes:

¨ PowerExchange for Teradata Parallel Transporter API will be installed along with Informatica 9.5.0 server.

Previously, you needed to install PowerExchange for Teradata Parallel Transporter API separately.

PowerExchange for Ultra Messaging

Effective in version 9.5.0, PowerExchange for Ultra Messaging includes the following changes:

Informatica Ultra Messaging Persistence sources and targets

You use PowerExchange for Ultra Messaging to connect to Ultra Messaging Queuing sources and targets.

Previously, you used PowerExchange for Ultra Messaging to connect to Ultra Messaging Persistence sources

and targets.

Configuration files

You use one XML-based source and target configuration file to define the configuration options that the

PowerCenter Integration Service must use to connect to Ultra Messaging sources and targets contained in

one workflow.

Previously, you created a source configuration file to connect to Ultra Messaging sources and a target

configuration file to connect to Ultra Messaging targets.

Ultra Messaging Connection

You specify the destination name, configuration file path, session ID, maximum number of session IDs,

application name, and context name to create an Ultra Messaging connection.

Previously, you specified the destination name and configuration file path.

Flush latency

You configure the flush latency for an Ultra Messaging session in milliseconds.

Previously, you configured the flush latency in seconds. If you upgrade from an earlier version, you must

manually configure the flush latency in milliseconds.

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Part II: Version 9.1.0



¨ Informatica Data Explorer (9.1.0), 72

¨ Informatica Data Quality (9.1.0), 73




¨ PowerCenter (9.1.0), 91

¨ Informatica Development Platform (9.1.0), 92

¨ Adapters for PowerCenter (9.1.0), 93

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C H A P T E R 1 0


(9.1.0)


¨ Version 9.1.0 HotFix 4, 46




¨ Version 9.1.0, 58

Version 9.1.0 HotFix 4

This section describes new features and enhancements in version 9.1.0 HotFix 4.

Informatica Data ServicesThis section describes new features and enhancements to Informatica Data Services.

Analyst Service Privileges

The License Access for Informatica Analyst privilege is renamed to Run Profiles and Scorecards.

The following Analyst Service privileges are required to access mapping specifications and load the results of

mapping specifications in the Analyst tool:

¨ Access Mapping Specifications. Allows access to mapping specifications in the Analyst tool.

¨ Load Mapping Specification Results. Load the results of a mapping specification to a table or flat file.

After you upgrade to 9.1.0 HotFix 4, an administrator must grant the Access Mapping Speci ficat ions and Load

Mapping Specification Results privileges from the Administrator tool.

After you upgrade to 9.1.0 HotFix 4, users with the License Access for Informatica Analyst pr ivilege will have the

Run Profiles and Scorecards privilege. Administrators must grant the Run Profiles and Scorecards privilege to new

users.

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PowerCenter


Data Masking Transformation

The Data Masking Transformation has the following enhancements:

¨ The substitution masking type can replace datetime values, integers, and floating point numbers.

¨ You can create repeatable output for any data masking type.

¨ When you mask credit card numbers, you can keep or replace the six-digit credit card issuer.



Informatica Data Explorer This section describes new features and enhancements to Informatica Data Explorer.

Profile Export

When you export profile results from the Analyst tool, you can choose to export the complete profile results

summary to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

Data Source Import

You can import a fixed-width flat file data source using the Analyst tool.

Informatica Data Quality

This section describes new features and enhancements to Informatica Data Quality.


The Address Validator transformation includes the Delivery Point Validation Footnote Complete port. This port

writes all Delivery Point Validation Footnote data for a United States address as a single string. You find this

port in the US Specific port group of the Address Validator transformation.

Profile Export

When you export profile results from the Analyst tool, you can choose to export the complete profile results

summary to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

Data Source Import

You can import a fixed-width flat file data source using the Analyst tool.



Aggregators

You can add aggregators to a mapping specification in the Analyst tool to perform aggregate calculations on

multiple rows of data.

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When you add an aggregator, you can perform aggregate calculations on groups of columns or all columns. When

you group by columns, you can apply the aggregate conditions and rules to multiple columns. You can include

filters, rules, conditional clauses, and nested expressions in an aggregator. You can also add different aggregators

to multiple columns.

Export to Excel

You can export the mapping specification logic from the Analyst tool to Microsoft Excel to document and share the

mapping specification logic with other analysts and developers. You can then modify the mapping specification

with the review feedback.

Data Masking

You can create a Data Masking transformation to transform sensitive production data to realistic test data for non-

production environments. You can create masked data for software development, testing, training, and data

mining. You can maintain data relationships in the masked data and maintain referential integrity between

database tables.

Web Services

You can create a web service configuration to control the settings the Developer tool applies when you preview

the output of an operation mapping or the output of a transformation in the operation mapping.

Informatica Domain



You can limit the number of characters that the Data Integration Service processes in a web service request or

response message.

Secure Connections

You can configure the Reporting and Dashboards Service to use secure communications.

PowerCenter and Metadata Manager Reports in JasperReports Server

You can associate a Reporting and Dashboards Service with the PowerCenter Repository Service to view the

PowerCenter reports in JasperReports Server. You can associate a Reporting and Dashboards Service with the

Metadata Manager Service and view the Metadata Manager reports in JasperReports Server. You can also launch

the reports from the PowerCenter Client and Metadata Manager to view them in JasperReports Server.

Connection to the Jaspersoft Repository from Jaspersoft iReport Designer

You can connect to the Jaspersoft repository from Jaspersoft iReport Designer.


This section describes new features and enhancements to adapters for PowerCenter.


You can extract up to 100 Twitter user profiles at a time.


PowerExchange for Salesforce 9.1.0 HotFix 3 uses version 23.0 of the Salesforce API.

You can configure a Bulk API session to replace values in the target with null values from the source. You can use

the existing Set Fields to NULL session property when configuring the Bulk API session.





You can configure the workflow to complete processing when the SAP DataSource does not return any data

during business content integration.

PowerExchange for Hadoop

You can set the Hive table name and configure the session to overwrite data in the Hive table. You can configure

the session to load Hive table data to a location defined in the output file path.

Metadata Manager


Configure Server Connection Timeout

You can configure the duration after which a remote connection from mmcmd to the Metadata Manager Service

times out.

PowerCenter This section describes new features and enhancements to PowerCenter.

Aggregators

You can add aggregators to a mapping specification in the Analyst tool to perform aggregate calculations on

multiple rows of data.

When you add an aggregator, you can perform aggregate calculations on groups of columns or all columns. When

you group by columns, you can apply the aggregate conditions and rules to multiple columns. You can include

filters, rules, conditional clauses, and nested expressions in an aggregator. You can also add different aggregators

to multiple columns.

Data Masking

You can configure dependent data masking for a source column. With dependent masking, the Data Maskingtransformation masks more than one column of source data from the same row of data in a dictionary. You can

maintain a relationship between the columns of source data, such as the relationship between city and state.

You can configure data masking for Social Insurance numbers (SIN). Select the SIN masking type when you

configure masking for the source SIN.

Export to Excel

You can export the mapping specification logic from the Analyst tool to Microsoft Excel to document and share the

mapping specification logic with other analysts and developers. You can then modify the mapping specification

with the review feedback.








Exporting Profile Results from Informatica Developer to Your Local Computer

When you export profile results from the Developer tool, you can choose to export it to a local directory.

Overlap Discovery

You can determine the percentage of overlapping data between two columns within one or more data sources.

You run the overlap discovery function from a profile model in Informatica Developer. You can validate the results

that appear in a Venn diagram.

Synchronization of Metadata Changes with Data Objects

Informatica Data Explorer synchronizes the metadata changes to imported data sources with the related profile

and scorecard data objects. In Informatica Analyst, you can synchronize a data object with the metadata changes

to its external data source.




The Address Validator transformation has new ports. Use the ports to add the following information to an address

record:

¨ Additional demographic information about United States addresses. The information includes the time zone for

the address, the census areas the address belongs to, and whether the address is a home or business.

¨ The preferred name of a locality in Canada or the United States, where a preferred locality name exists. For

example, the transformation recognizes "North York" as a locality name in Canada, but it can return "Toronto"

as the preferred locality name.

¨ The address type in a Canadian or United States address.

The transformation can return the short forms of United States street and locality names when the addressreference data contains the short forms. Use the Element Abbreviation option to add the short forms to the

address record.

Informatica Data Quality Integration for PowerCenter

Most Data Quality transformations in PowerCenter can run on a grid. The following transformations can run on a

grid:

¨ Address Validator

¨ Case Converter

¨ Decision

¨ Execution Point

¨ Labeler

¨ Merge

¨ Parser

¨ Comparison

¨ Standardizer

¨ Weighted Average




Regional Accelerators

The following regional accelerators include prebuilt identity matching mapplets:

¨ Informatica Data Quality Accelerator for Australia and New Zealand

¨ Informatica Data Quality Accelerator for Brazil

¨ Informatica Data Quality Accelerator for France

¨ Informatica Data Quality Accelerator for Germany

¨ Informatica Data Quality Accelerator for Portugal

¨ Informatica Data Quality Accelerator for United Kingdom

¨ Informatica Data Quality Accelerator for US and Canada

Each regional accelerator includes mapplets that perform the following identity matching operations:

¨ Company name and address matching

¨ Family name and address matching

¨ Individual name and address matching

¨ Person name and data matching

Templates

A template is a set of repository objects that you can use to create and run business intelligence reports from

Informatica Data Quality applications. Use templates to quickly gain insights into the data quality of project data. A

template contains mappings, mapplet rules, profile objects, and Informatica reference data. Templates use logical

data objects to enable rapid implementation.

Informatica users can download the following templates:

CRM Template

Use the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Template to measure and report on the customer data

processing issues associated with CRM implementations and data migrations.

Dashboard and Reporting Template

Use the Dashboard and Reporting Template to add data quality metrics to enterprise business intelligence

reports. The template lets you apply data quality metrics across multiple dimensions for cross-organization

and data entity reports.



Web Services

¨ You can create an operation from a flat file data object or relational data object. When you create an operation

from a flat file data object or relational data object, the operation performs a look up on the data object.

¨ You can update the maximum number of occurrences for elements in operations that you create from a

reusable object.




You can access Facebook through an HTTP proxy server.





You can access LinkedIn through an HTTP proxy server.

PowerExchange for Netezza

You can recover real-time Netezza sessions in normal mode.


PowerExchange for Salesforce 9.1.0 HotFix 2 uses version 21.0 of the Salesforce API.

You can generate success files and error files separately when you monitor a Bulk API session. When you monitor

a Bulk API session, you can use the existing Use SFDC Success File session property to generate a success file

and the Use SFDC Error File session property to generate an error file.

You can configure a session to have Salesforce truncate overflow target data and write truncated data to a

Salesforce target. By default, the PowerCenter Integration Service writes overflow data to the session error file.


You can access Twitter through an HTTP proxy server.

Metadata Manager


IMM.Properties

The following table describes properties added to the imm.properties file.


shortcut.classes Lists the classes that are shortcuts.

When you add a shortcut class to this list of classes, children

of that shortcut appear in the Catalog tree.

ImpactSummary.MaxObjects Sets the maximum number of objects to appear in the impact

summary user interface.

ElementFetch.ParamSize Sets the number of elements that Metadata Manager

processes to calculate impact summary.



Command Description

backupconfiguration Backs up the resource configurations, source files associated

with resources, and custom models for a Metadata Manager

instance.

restoreconfiguration Restores the resource configurations, source files associated

with resources, and custom models from a backup file.




Command Description

listmodels Lists all models in Metadata Manager.

getresourcefiles Retrieves all the source files associated with a resource.

The following table describes the new Metadata Manager options for the command line programs.

Commands Option Description

createresource, updateresource,

assignconnection, assignparameterfile

-pdir The directory in which the source files

associated with a resource are located.





Address Validation

Data Quality address validation meets the certification standards of the Address Matching Approval System

(AMAS) of Australia Post.

Transformations


¨ The transformation includes output ports that enable address validation to the Australia Post AMAS

certification standard.

¨ The transformation includes ports that provide additional information on United States address that are

validated to the Coding Accuracy Support System (CASS) certification standard of the United States

Postal Service.

¨ The transformation includes ports that provide additional information on Canadian addresses that are

validated to the Software Evaluation and Recognition Program (SERP) certification standard of Canada

Post.

¨ You can use the Address Validator transformation to generate a report for address data that meet the

Australia Post AMAS certi ficat ion standard.


You can configure the Exception transformation to append records to the exception table.

Labeler Transformation

¨ The Labeler transformation includes a search feature in the token set and character set wizards. You can

search name, description, and tag metadata by entering text that contains all or part of the metadata string.

¨ When you use the Labeler transformation to select objects from a content set, you can override the default

label.




Parser Transformation

The Parser transformation includes a search feature in the token set and character set wizards. You can

search name, description, and tag metadata by entering text that contains all or part of the metadata string.



Informatica Data Director Integration

You can integrate detailed operational data from an SQL data service with Informatica Data Director data to give

data stewards access to a complete view of data. Data stewards can view virtual table data on a custom tab when

they select a master record in Informatica Data Director.

Informatica Data Integration Analyst

You can load the results of a mapping specification to a flat file to download locally.

You can export the mapping specification logic as a virtual table that analysts can use to run SQL queries against

the data. You can also export the mapping specification logic to PowerCenter to share the logic in the mapping

specification with a PowerCenter developer.

You can add a lookup to a mapping specification to look up data from a data object. You can add multiple lookups

and edit a lookup to configure the lookup conditions and outputs.

You can remove redundant sources from a mapping specification and validate the mapping specification.

Import Objects from a URL

You can add untrusted certificates to the Developer tool when you want to import an object from a URL that

requires an untrusted client certificate.

Data Object Lookup Optimization

When the logical data object is a lookup in a mapping, the Data Integration Service can attempt to push

transformation logic in the logical data object read map to a relational source. Mapping performance improves

when the Data Integration Service pushes transformation logic in the logical data object read map to a relational

source.

Result Set Caching

You can cache the results of web service requests. The Data Integration Service caches the results for a specified

expiration period. When web service client makes the same request before the cache expires, the Data Integration

Service returns the cached results. If a cache does not exist or has expired, the Data Integration Service starts a

DTM instance to process the request.

When a web service uses WS-Security, the Data Integration Service caches the result by user and only returns

cached results to the user that sent the web service request.

Schema Objects

You can view global attributes on the Schema view of a schema object.

Virtual Stored Procedures

You can preview a source or transformation in a virtual stored procedure.

Web Services

¨ You can create an operation from a reusable mapplet, reusable transformation, or a reusable logical data

object. When you create an operation from a reusable logical data object, the operation performs a look up on

the data in the logical data object.




¨ The Developer tool extracts nodes in the first level of the operation hierarchy to ports when you choose to

extract the first level of the hierarchy. The Developer tool also creates the ports to perform the extraction.

¨ When you extract nodes from the operation input, you can extract the complete SOAP request as XML instead

of returning groups of relational data in separate output ports. When you extract ports to the operation output

and operation fault, you can extract XML data from one string or text input port to the entire SOAP response.

¨ You can configure a SOAP message from a WSDL or schema that contains derived types, anyTypes, and

substitution groups. You must choose the types that can appear in the data.

¨ You can create a SOAP message from denormalized input data.

¨ You can configure composite keys in a SOAP message by extracting multiple ports to the same key. You can

create keys that contain string, bigint, or integer values.

¨ When you use the Data Viewer view to preview the output of a transformation in an operation mapping and the

preview fails, a system-defined fault displays in the Output area of the Data Viewer view.


¨ The Developer tool extracts nodes in the first level of the operation hierarchy to ports when you choose to

extract the first level of the hierarchy. The Developer tool also creates the ports to perform the extraction.

¨ You can configure a SOAP message from a WSDL or schema that contains derived types, anyTypes, and

substitution groups. You must choose the types that can appear in the data.

¨ You can create a SOAP message from denormalized input data.

¨ You can configure composite keys in a SOAP message by extracting multiple ports to the same key. You can

create keys that contain string, bigint, or integer values.

Informatica Domain


Connection Permissions

You can view connection permission details for a user or group. When you view permission details, you can view

the origin of effective permissions. Permission details display direct permissions assigned to the user or group and

direct permissions assigned to groups that the user or group belongs to. In addition, permission details display

whether the user or group is assigned the Administrator role which bypasses the permission check.

Custom Keystore File

If you use a custom keystore file, you can specify the location and password when you upgrade a gateway node to

a different node configuration.

Monitoring Reports

You can view the following monitoring reports:

Report Name Description

Longest Dura tion SQL Data Serv ice Connec tions Shows SQL da ta service connect ions that were open the

longest during the specified time period.

Longest Dura tion SQL Data Serv ice Requests Shows SQL data service reques ts tha t r an the longest during

the specified time period.

Longest Duration Web Service Requests Shows web service requests that were open the longest

during the specified time period.




Report Name Description

Minimum, Max imum, and Average Durat ion Repor t Shows the total number of SQL data service and web serv ice

requests during the specified time period.

Mos t Act ive IP for SQL Data Service Requests Shows the total number o f SQL da ta service reques ts f romeach IP address.

Most Frequent Errors for Jobs Shows the most frequent errors for jobs, regardless of job

type.

Most Frequent Errors for SQL Data Service Requests Shows the most frequent errors for SQL data service requests.

Mos t F requent Fau lt s for Web Service Requests Shows the mos t f requent fau lt s for web serv ice requests.

Reporting and Dashboards Service

You can create the Reporting and Dashboards Service from Informatica Administrator. You can use the service to

create and run reports from the JasperReports application. JasperReports is an open source reporting library that

can be embedded into any Java application.



infacmd

With infacmd rds commands, you can create a Reporting and Dashboards Service and list service process

options. The following table describes new infacmd rds commands:

Command Description

CreateService Creates a Reporting and Dashboards Service in a domain.

ListServiceProcessOptions Lists the Reporting and Dashboards Service process options.

The following table describes a new option for the infacmd command:

Command Option Description

cms CreateService -ds Specifies the name of the Data

Integration Service to assign to the

Content Management Service.

Adapters for PowerCenter This section describes new features and enhancements to adapters for PowerCenter.


You can use PowerExchange for Hadoop to extract from and load data to Hadoop.

This adapter opens the connectivity available between Informatica and Hadoop.




Use PowerExchange for Hadoop to complete the following tasks:

¨ Extract data from Hadoop through a Hadoop source to load into a data warehouse and other targets. A Hadoop

source is a Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) database.

¨ Load data from enterprise data sources into Hadoop through a Hadoop target. A Hadoop target is an HDFS

database.


You can read LRAW datatypes from SAP in the file mode.


¨ You can extract social media data from LinkedIn such as FirstName, Specialties, and Honors.

¨ You can create source definitions for LinkedIn source types such as Connections and People.

¨ You can use a query string to search for data.


¨ You can extract social media data from Facebook such as LikesCount, FromId, and CommentsCount.

¨ You can create source definitions for Facebook source types such as Posts.



¨ You can extract social media data from Twitter such as FromUser, Entry, and followers_count.

¨ You can create source definitions for Twitter source types such as Entry and User.


Metadata Manager


Export Service Log

You can export the service log file from Metadata Manager for a specified date and view it offline.

Right-click Menu Options

You can use right-click menu options to perform the following actions:

¨ Create objects from custom objects, business categories, and business terms.

¨ Propose and publish business terms in the business glossary.

¨ Edit resources in the Load perspective.



Command Description

version Displays the current version of Metadata Manager.

testsourceconnection Tests connection to the source system of the resource.

getlinkreport Exports the link report. The link summary report contains the

resource, connection, assigned database, and assigned

schema details.




Command Description

encrypt Encrypts the text you specify.

You can specify the encrypted text when you use the -ep

option in a command.

getServiceLog Exports the service log file from Metadata Manager for a

specified date.

The following table describes the new Metadata Manager options for the command line programs.


assignConnection -s During refresh, skips retrieving the

connection objects you specify in the

resource configuration file.

-ep Specifies the encrypted password

generated using the encrypt command.This option can be used in multiple

commands.

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Data Explorer Repository Migration

You can migrate profile metadata and data source connection metadata from a Data Explorer Legacy repository to

the Model repository that Data Explorer uses.

The migration does not remove metadata from the Data Explorer Legacy repository.

Profiles

¨ You can create and run a profile on bad record tables and duplicate record tables in the Analyst tool.

¨ You can create and run profiles to identify primary keys, foreign keys, and functional dependencies between

columns in data objects. You can also define relationships between columns, and profile the columns to verify

the relationship.

¨ You can create a data model of the data objects that you want to profile. You can create and run profiles on the

data objects in the profile model.

¨ You can replace the data object in a profile and run the profile on the new data object without editing the profile

parameters. The old and new data object must be the same type and must have the same data structure.

¨ You can use a profile to infer the Date type for source data values.

¨ You can apply one or more filters to a profile.




¨ You can apply one or more filters to drilldown data in the Analyst tool.

¨ You can create profiles for multiple data objects in a single operation. The profiles return separate results for

each data object.

¨ You can run a profile on two objects in a mapping and view a comparison of the profile results. Use this profile

to review the changes that the mapping can make to the source data.

¨ You can run profiling reports that include column profiling statistics and their summary from Data Analyzer.

Reference Tables

¨ You can use the Analyst tool to create reference tables that store data in databases that you specify.

Reference tables that store data in the staging database are called managed reference tables. Unmanaged

reference tables store data in user-specified databases.

¨ When using Informatica Developer to import and export reference tables, you specify file paths recognized by

the local file system. Previously when you used the Developer tool to import and export reference tables, you

specified directories recognized by the machine that ran the Data Integration Service.

¨ You can apply a text filter when you search the Model repository for a reference table from a data quality

transformation. The filter narrows your search to reference table names that meet your filter criteria.

¨ When you use the infacmd oie exportObjects command to export Model repository objects, you can include the

reference tables associated with these objects. The command exports reference table data from the staging

database into a .zip file. When you run the infacmd oie importObjects command to import the Model repository

objects, the command writes reference table data from the .zip file into the staging database.

Tags

A tag is metadata that defines an object in the Model repository based on business usage. Create tags to group

objects according to their business usage. Use a tag to informally define an object in the Model repository. Create

a tag and assign it to multiple objects in the Model repository. You can also search for objects by a tag.



Accelerators

Accelerators are content bundles that contain rules, reference tables, demonstration mappings, and demonstration

data objects. Each accelerator provides solutions to common data quality issues in a country, region, or industry.

The Data Quality Content installer includes the Informatica Data Quality Core Accelerator, which contains general

data quality rules. You can purchase the following accelerators separately:

¨ Informatica Data Quality Accelerator for Australia and New Zealand

¨ Informatica Data Quality Accelerator for Brazil

¨ Informatica Data Quality Accelerator for Financial Services

¨ Informatica Data Quality Accelerator for Portugal

¨ Informatica Data Quality Accelerator for United Kingdom

¨ Informatica Data Quality Accelerator for US and Canada

Content Sets

A content set is a Model repository object that you use to store reusable, user-def ined expressions. These

expressions include pattern sets, character sets, token sets, and regular expressions. When you configure a

Labeler or Parser transformation, you can choose to include reusable expressions from a content set. Create

content sets in the Developer tool.

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Exception Management

You can perform the following exception management tasks in the Analyst tool:

¨ Apply status and priority filters to rows in a bad record table.

¨ Save changes to multiple rows at a time in a bad record or duplicate record table.

¨ View the previous version of a data value in an audit trail table.

Integration with Microsoft Excel

You can use Data Quality for Microsoft Excel to start a mapping that reads input data from a Microsoft Excel

spreadsheet. The Data Integration Service runs the mapping and returns the results to the Microsoft Excel

spreadsheet. Data Quality for Microsoft Excel calls the mapping through Informatica web services.

Object Deployment

The process to export repository objects to PowerCenter resolves conflicts and dependencies.

Profiles

¨ You can create and run a profile on bad record tables and duplicate record tables in the Analyst tool.

¨ You can replace the data object in a profile and run the profile on the new data object without editing the profile

parameters. The old and new data object must be the same type and must have the same data structure.

¨ You can use a profile to infer the Date type for source data values.

¨ You can apply one or more filters to a profile.

¨ You can apply one or more filters to drilldown data in the Analyst tool.

¨ You can create profiles for multiple data objects in a single operation. The profiles return separate results for

each data object.

¨ You can run a profile on two objects in a mapping and view a comparison of the profile results. Use this profile

to review the changes that the mapping can make to the source data.

¨ You can run profiling reports that include column profiling statistics and their summary from Data Analyzer.

Reference Tables

¨ You can use the Analyst tool to create reference tables that store data in databases that you specify.

Reference tables that store data in the staging database are called managed reference tables. Unmanaged

reference tables store data in user-specified databases.

¨ When using Informatica Developer to import and export reference tables, you specify file paths recognized by

the local file system. Previously when you used the Developer tool to import and export reference tables, you

specified directories recognized by the machine that ran the Data Integration Service.

¨ You can apply a text filter when you search the Model repository for a reference table from a data quality

transformation. The filter narrows your search to reference table names that meet your filter criteria.

¨ When you use the infacmd oie exportObjects command to export Model repository objects, you can include the

reference table data associated with these objects. The command exports reference table data from the

staging database into a .zip file on the Developer client machine. When you run the infacmd oie importObjects

command to import the Model repository objects, the command writes reference table data from the .zip file

into the staging database.

Tags

A tag is metadata that defines an object in the Model repository based on business usage. Create tags to group






Transformations


¨ You can configure the Address Validator transformation in Suggestion List mode. Use this mode to find all

possible matches for an input address in the reference data. Suggestion List mode works for partial and

complete addresses.¨ You can define parameters for default country, line separator, casing style, and mode.

Association Transformation

¨ You can set the minimum amount of cache memory that the Association transformation uses.

¨ If you enter a cache memory value that is lower than 65536, the Association transformation reads the

value in megabytes.

¨ The Association transformation generates log entries while mappings are running. The transformation

generates log entries after every 100,000 rows.

¨ You can define parameters for the cache directory.

Comparison Transformation

You can use custom-built identity population files when you perform identity operations.

Consolidation Transformation

¨ The Consolidation transformation can use row-based consolidation strategies. The transformation uses

these strategies to choose a single cluster row. The transformation populates the master row with the data

values from the chosen row.

¨ The Consolidation transformation can use custom consolidation strategies that you define. You define the

custom strategies using decision expressions.

¨ You can define parameters for the cache directory.


You can configure the Decision transformation to recognize input NULL values.


The Exception transformation creates database tables that you can review for data quality issues in the

Analyst tool. Use the Exception transformation in a mapping to create tables that identify poor qual ity or

duplicate records using conditions that you specify. Use the Analyst tool to correct bad records or consolidate

duplicate records in the tables.

Java Transformation

You can implement the resetNotification method in a Java transformation. When the Data Integration Service

machine runs in restart mode, this method resets variables that you use in the Java code after a mapping run.


¨ You can analyze a Match transformation to preview the number of computations that the transformation

will perform.

¨ You can analyze a Match transformation to preview the size and number of clusters the transformation will

create.

¨ You can define partitioned identity match operations to improve identity match operation performance. Use

the Execution Instance property to configure the number of partitions.

¨ You can use custom-built identity population files to perform identity operations.

¨ You can define parameters for threshold, weight, matched pairs cache directory, clustering cache

directory, and index file directory.

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Business Terms

¨ You can use a Metadata Manager business term in the Analyst tool to search for objects in the Metadata

Manager repository. You can select Metadata manager objects from the search results and import them as

tables in the Analyst tool. You can use these tables as sources for profiles or mapping specifications.

¨ You can access Metadata Manager and the Metadata Manager Business Glossary from the Analyst tool to

manage business terms. You can view or edit business terms in the Metadata Manager Business Glossary.

Logical Data Object Models

You can import logical data models from the export files of the following modeling tools:

¨ CA ERwin 7.x Data Modeler

¨ IBM Cognos BI Reporting - Framework Manager

¨ SAP BusinessObjects Designer

¨ Sybase PowerDesigner CDM 7.5 to 15.x

¨ Sybase PowerDesigner OOM 9.x to 15.x

¨ Sybase PowerDesigner PDM 7.5 to 15.x

Mapping Specification

¨ A mapping speci ficat ion is an object in the Model repository that describes the movement and transformation of

data from a source to a target. Use a mapping specification to define business logic that populates a target

table with data that you can leverage to report on the target table.

¨ You can create a mapping specification in the Analyst tool to transform and move data from the source to the

target.

¨ You can configure the sources, target, rules, filters, and joins to transform the data in a mapping specification.

¨ You can load the results of a mapping specification to a target.

MonitoringYou can access the Monitoring tool from the Developer and Analyst tools to monitor the status of applications and

jobs, such as a profile job.

Object Export and Import

¨ You can import individual objects from an XML file into the repository.

¨ You can edit the object names in an export XML file with an infacmd xrf command.

¨ You can use an infacmd control file when you run the infacmd oie ExportObjects or ImportObjects command.

Use an infacmd control file to complete the following tasks during an export or import process:

- Filter the objects that are exported or imported.

- Configure conflict resolution strategies for specific object types or objects.

- Map connections in the source repository to connections in the target repository.

Performance Tuning

Mapping Performance

You can improve mapping performance with the cost-based optimization method. The Data Integration

Service can evaluate a mapping, generate semantically equivalent mappings, and run the mapping with the

best performance. Cost-based optimization is most effective for mappings that contain multiple Joiner




transformations. The Data Integration Service applies cost-based optimization when you select the full

optimizer level.


¨ The Data Integration Service can push Expression and Joiner transformation logic to the source database.

¨ The Data Integration Service can push transformation logic to IBM DB2 for i5/OS, DB2 for LUW, and DB2

for z/OS sources when expressions contain supported functions with the following logic:

- TO_BIGINT includes more than one argument.

- TO_CHAR converts a date to a character string without the format argument.

- TO_DATE converts a character string to a date without the format argument.

- TO_DECIMAL converts a string to a decimal value.

- TO_INTEGER includes more than one argument.

Physical Data Objects

Nonrelational Data Objects

After you import a nonrelational data object, you can use the Developer tool to view the fo llowing types of

information:

¨ Mapping of nonrelational records and fields to columns in a relational table

¨ Copybook definition

¨ Data map metadata

Schema Objects

You can import a schema and store it as a schema object in the repository. When you create a web service,

you can define input, output and fault signatures from the schema types.

WSDL Data Objects

Import a WSDL file to create a WSDL data object. You can use a WSDL data object to create a web service

or a Web Service Consumer transformation.

SQL Data ServicesResult Set Caches

You can temporarily cache the results of SQL queries run against an SQL data service. The Data Integration

Service caches the results by user for a specified expiration period. When the same user makes the same

request before the cache expires, the Data Integration Service returns the cached results. If a cache does not

exist or has expired, the Data Integration Service starts a DTM instance to process the request.

SQL Data Service Datatypes

SQL data services support the binary SQL 99 datatype.

SQL Data Service Functions

SQL data services supports the COALESCE function in SQL queries.

Tags A tag is metadata that defines an object in the Model repository based on business usage. Create tags to group



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Transformations

Java Transformation

You can implement the resetNotification method in a Java transformation. When the Data Integration Service

machine runs in restart mode, this method resets variables that you use in the Java code after a mapping run.

Lookup Transformation

The Lookup transformation can perform a lookup on a logical data object. The transformation can return one

row or it can return multiple rows. You an configure the Lookup transformation to perform the lookup in a web

service operation mapping.


The Web Service Consumer transformation consumes web services in a mapping. The transformation can

consume an Informatica web service or an external web service. The transformation returns related groups of

output data from hierarchical SOAP response messages. Create a Web Service Consumer transformation

from a WSDL data object.

Web Services

Informatica web services provides data integration functionality through a web service interface. Create an

operation mapping to define how the Data Integration Service processes the web service request. The operation

mapping can include logical data objects or transformations. You can create a web service from a WSDL, or you

can create a web service without using a WSDL. You can configure message layer security and transport layer

security for a web service. Message layer security includes user authentication and user permissions.

Informatica Documentation

This section describes new documentation and enhancements to Informatica documentation.

Informatica Analyst User Guide

The Informatica Analyst User Guide is divided into the following guides:

¨ Informatica Data Explorer User Guide

¨ Informatica Data Integration Analyst User Guide

¨ Informatica Data Quality Analyst User Guide

Informatica Getting Started Guide

The Informatica Getting Started Guide is divided into the following guides:

¨ Informatica Administrator Getting Started Guide

¨ Informatica Data Integration Analyst Getting Started Guide

¨ Informatica Data Explorer Getting Started Guide

¨ Informatica Data Quality Getting Started Guide

¨ Informatica Data Services Getting Started Guide

Informatica Domain


Connections

If you have PowerExchange, you can create an Adabas connection.





The Content Management Service is an application service that manages address validation reference data

properties and identifies the identity population data files that are available to Developer tool users. It updates the

Data Integration Service with configuration information for the address reference data. The Match transformation

and Comparison transformation display the list of currently installed identity population files, including any custom

population file that you add to the system.


You can limit the amount of memory that the Data Integration Service allocates for requests such as data

previews, mappings, and SQL queries. You can configure the maximum amount of memory that the Data

Integration Service allocates for running all concurrent requests. You can also limit the maximum amount of

memory that the Data Integration Service allocates for any request.

Data Transformation

You can install Data Transformation Engine and Data Transformation Studio through the Informatica platform

installer.

When you run the server installation, you can install or upgrade Informatica or you can install only Data

Transformation Engine.

When you run the client installation, you can install Informatica Developer, the PowerCenter Client, and Data

Transformation Studio and Engine.

Dependencies

In the Services and Nodes view on the Domain tab, you can now view dependencies among applications

services, nodes, and grids.

Domain Configuration Database

You can create a domain configuration database on Sybase ASE.

Monitoring

You can configure the Service Manager to store historical run-time statistics about objects that run on a Data

Integration Service. The Service Manager stores the statistics in the Model repository. You can view the statisticsand reports in the Monitoring tab of the Administrator tool for different objects, such as applications, web services,

logical data objects, and SQL data services. For example, you can view a report to determine the longest running

jobs. You can also moni tor objects from the Analyst tool and Developer tool.

Object Export and Import

You can use the infacmd command line program to migrate objects between different domains of the same

version. You might migrate domain objects from a development environment to a test or production environment.

Use the following infacmd commands:

¨ infacmd isp ExportDomainObjects. Exports native users, native groups, roles, and connections to an XML file.

¨ infacmd xrf GenerateReadableViewXML. Generates a readable XML file from the export file. Review the

readable XML file to determine if you need to filter the objects that you import.

¨ infacmd isp ImportDomainObjects. Imports native users, native groups, roles, and connections into an

Informatica domain.

If you do not want to migrate all objects, use an infacmd control file to filter the objects during the export or import.

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Permissions

Origin of Effective Permissions

You can view domain object, SQL data service, or web service permission details for a user or group. When

you view permission details, you can view the origin of effective permissions. Permission details display direct

permissions assigned to the user or group, direct permissions assigned to groups that the user or group

belongs to, and permissions inherited from parent objects. In addition, permission details display whether the

user or group is assigned the Administrator role which bypasses permission checking.

Search Filters

You can use search filters to search for a user or group when you assign permissions, view permission

details, or edit permissions.

Privileges

You can assign the following new types of privileges:

Connection Privileges

Assign the Manage Connection priv ilege to enable a user or group to create, edit, and remove connections.

Monitoring Privileges

Assign the monitoring priv ileges to enable a user or group to configure and view his torical run-time stat istics

and reports. Sample monitoring privileges include Configure Global Settings, Configure Statistics and

Reports, and Access Monitoring.

Profiling Privileges

Assign the Dril ldown and Export Results pr ivilege to enable a user to dril l down or export profi ling results.

Secure Communication

To configure services to use the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol to transfer data securely within the

domain, enable the TLS protocol for the domain. When you enable TLS for the domain, services use TLS

connections to communicate with other Informatica application services and clients.

Views

The Domain tab now has new views:

¨ Services and Nodes view. View and manage services and nodes in the domain.

¨ Connections view. View and manage connections in the domain.



infacmd

With infacmd cms commands, you can create and remove a Content Management Service. The following table

describes new infacmd cms commands:

Command Description

CreateService Creates the Content Management Service.

RemoveService Removes the Content Management Service.




The following table describes a new infacmd dis command:

Command Description

PurgeResultSetCache Purges the result set caches for an application.

The following table describes new infacmd isp commands:

Command Description

Expor tDomainObjects Expor ts native users , nat ive groups, ro les, and connections f rom an Informat ica domain to

an XML file.

Impor tDomainObjects Impor ts native users, native groups, roles , and connections f rom an XML fi le into an

Informatica domain.

re move UserPermi ssio n Remo ves permi ssion on an obj ect from a u ser.

removeGroupPermission Removes permiss ion on an object fr om a g roup .

The following table describes a new infacmd pwx command:

Command Description

UpgradeModels Upgrades PowerExchange 9.0.1 nonrelational data objects.

With infacmd ws commands, you can manage web services. The following table describes new infacmd ws

commands:

Command Description

ListOperationOptions Lists operation options.

ListOperati onPermi ssio ns Li st s op era tio n permi ssion s.

ListWebServiceOptions Lists web service options.

Lis tWebServ icePermiss ions Lis ts web service permiss ions.

L is tWebServices L ists the web services in an app lica tion . I f t he app lica tion name is not p rovided, a ll web

services are listed.

RenameWebService Renames a web service.

SetOperati onPe rmi ssi ons Se ts operati on permi ssio ns.

SetWebServicePermiss ions Sets web serv ice permiss ions.

StartWebService Starts a web service so it can receive web service requests.

StopWebService Stops a web service.

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UpdateOperati onOpti ons Upda tes operati on prope rti es.

UpdateWebServ iceOpt ions Updates web serv ice p ropert ies.

With infacmd xrf commands, you can generate a readable XML file from an export file. You can also edit the

readable XML file and update the changes in the export file.

The following table describes new infacmd xrf commands:

Command Description

GenerateReadableViewXML Generates a readable XML file from the export fi le.

UpdateE xp ort XML Updates the export fi le wi th th e changes mad e to the readab le XML fi le .

The following table describes new options for infacmd commands:


isp ImportUsersAndGroups -exportedFromPowercenter Specif ies that the export f i le containing users and groups

was exported from a PowerCenter version 8.6.1 domain.

mrs BackupContents -BackupSearchIndices Saves the search index to the backup file.

oie ExportObjects -OverwriteExportFile Overwrites the export file if it exists.

-Co ntrolFi leP ath Sp eci fi es t he pat h and fil e na me of t he export control fil e.

Use an export control file to filter the objects that are

exported from the Model repository.

-OtherOptions Specifies additional options to export reference table data.

oie ImportObjects -skipCRC Skips the CRC check that detects whether the import file

was modified.

-Conf li ctReso lu tion Configures how to handle con fl ic ts dur ing the import .

-Co ntrolFi leP ath Sp eci fi es t he pat h and fil e na me of t he i mport control fil e.

Use an import control file to filter the objects that are

imported into the Model repository.

-SkipConnectionValidation Skips connection validation during the import.

-OtherOptions Specifies options to import reference table data.

ps purge -rd Specifies the number of days that the profiling warehouse

stores profile or scorecard results before it purges the

results.

-pf Identifies the Model repository project and folder where the

profile or scorecard is stored.





-pt Specifies the name of the profile task.

-r Purges results from folders recursively.

-pa Purges all results for a specified profile or scorecard from

the Profiling Warehouse.

infasetup

The following infasetup commands are updated to enable Transport Layer Security (TLS).

¨ DefineDomain

¨ DefineGatewayNode

¨ DefineWorkerNode

¨ UpdateGatewayNode

¨ UpdateWorkerNode

pmrep

The following table describes new pmrep commands:

Command Description

GenerateAbapProgramToFile Generates the ABAP program for a mapping and saves the program as a file.

Install Aba pProgram Generates and in stal ls an ABA P program i n th e SA P system.

Unins tallAbapProgram Uninstalls the ABAP program. Uninstal l an ABAP program when you no longer want to

associate the program with a mapping.

Metadata Manager


Business Glossary

When you create or edit a business term, you can add hyperlinks to any other business term in the same or

different business glossary. You can also provide links to external web pages as a reference to a business term.

These internal and external links help you to browse through related business terms in the business glossary.

Class Properties

You can organize the way to display the class properties.

When you edit the properties, you can drag them to change their order or to ensure that they appear in either the

Basic or Advanced section of the class properties, in all Metadata Manager perspectives.

For a class, Source Creation Date, Source Update Date, MM Creation Date, and MM Update Date properties are

referred as the synthetic date properties. You can set the Show_Synthetic_Dates_In_Basic_Section property in

the imm.properties file to specify if these properties should be located in the Basic or Advanced section.

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Search Results Configuration

You can use the elements in the searchpriorities.xml file to create groups of class_ids, class_types, or

favorite_types and assign a priority value to the group. You can assign a priority value to a group, where one

indicates a low priority and ten indicates a high priority. The search results appear based on the priority assigned

to the group.

By default, searchpriorities.xml is in the following directory:

<Informatica installation directory>\services\shared\jars\pc\classes

Hide or Display Empty and Read-only Properties

You can set the value of the Hide_Empty_Uneditable_Properties property in the imm.properties file to hide or

display the empty and read-only properties in all Metadata Manager perspectives.

Filtering Impact Summary

You can filter the objects that appear in the impact summary based on the type of resource. The filter criteria is

persisted across objects in the catalog.

JDBC Resource

You can create and configure a JDBC resource to extract metadata from any relational database managementsystem that is accessible through JDBC.

You can create a JDBC resource for any relational database that supports JDBC. Informatica has tested the JDBC

resource for IBM DB2/iSeries. You cannot connect to relational databases through ODBC. Where available, you

should use the existing database resource types specific to that relational database instead of the JDBC resource.

The database-specific resource types perform better and extract more metadata aspects. For example, to load

metadata from an Oracle database, create an Oracle resource instead of creating a JDBC resource.

Missing Links Report

You can set the value of the Missing_Links_Report_Limit property in the IMM.properties file to limit the maximum

number of missing links you want to export.

backupCmdLine Command Line Program

backupCmdLine includes an optional nThreads argument and the task argument for the Backup and Restorecommand. The value of the the nThread argument specifies the number of threads you want to use for the backup

or restore task. The value must be greater than zero. The task argument specifies the type of task, which can be

backup or restore.

Gathering Statistics

You can gather statistics for DB2 resources when the GatherStatistics property in the imm.properties file is set to

Yes.

PowerCenter


PowerCenter RepositoryYou can create a PowerCenter repository on Sybase ASE.




Data Analyzer

This section describes new features and enhancements to Data Analyzer.

Data Analyzer Repository

You can create a Data Analyzer repository on Sybase ASE.




¨ PowerExchange for Salesforce uses version 20.0 of the Salesforce API.

¨ You can configure the Enable Field Truncation Attribute session property to have Salesforce truncate overflow

target data and write truncated data to a Salesforce target.

¨ You can use a forced authentication HTTP proxy server.


¨ You can use pmrep to generate and install ABAP programs for mappings with SAP source tables.

¨ You can load data to SAP target tables.

¨ When you generate the ABAP program, you can require that SAP perform an authorization check on ABAP

programs that are generated and installed from the Designer.

PowerExchange for SAS

¨ You can join SAS sources in a mapping.

¨ You can configure the SIP Server timeout parameter in the SPI Server. The SIP Server timeout determines the

amount of time that the SIP Server waits for the PowerCenter Integration Service to connect to the SPI Server.


¨ PowerExchange for Teradata Parallel Transporter API supports Teradata Parallel Transporter version 13.10.

¨ You can extract data from a Teradata source or load data to a Teradata target when the PowerCenter

Integration Service runs on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and you use Teradata Parallel Transporter 13.10.


Integration Service runs on SunOS x64 platform.

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Informatica Data Explorer (9.1.0)


¨ Oracle Database Requirements, 72

¨ Profiling Warehouse, 72

Oracle Database Requirements

Effective in 9.1.0, you can configure NLS_CHARACTERSET and NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS environment

variables. These variables make sure that the Profiling Service Module does not truncate Unicode characters

when you profile a data source.

Previously, the Profiling Service Module truncated Unicode characters when you profiled a data source and the

profilling warehouse was an Oracle database.

Profiling WarehouseEffective in 9.1.0, you purge result data for profiles or scorecards from the profiling warehouse. Run the infacmd

ps purge command to purge the result data.

Previously, the profile warehouse purged result data when the Data Integration Service was idle.

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Informatica Data Quality (9.1.0)


¨ Address Validator Transformat ion , 73

¨ Association Transformation, 74

¨ Data Quality Content Installer, 74

¨ Data Quality for Siebel, 74

¨ Decision Transformation, 74

¨ Exception Transformation, 75


¨ Match Transformation, 76

¨ Reference Data Configuration, 76

¨ Web Service Operations, 76


Effective in 9.1.0 HotFix 3, the Address Validator transformation uses version 5.2.8 of the Address Doctor software

engine.

Effective in 9.1.0 HotFix 3, when you run a mapping with an Address Validator transformation that is configured in

Suggestion List mode, the transformation performs a runtime check to verify that all input ports belong to the

Discrete port group.

The mapping fails if the Address Validator transformation uses an input port from any other port group.

Effective in 9.1.0 HotFix 2, the Address Validator transformation uses version 5.2.7 of the Address Doctor software

engine.

Effective in 9.1.0 HotFix 1, Address Validator transformation port names are composed of complete words

separated by character spaces. Previously, all words and numbers were concatenated in Address Validator port

names, and postal terms in transformation names were abbreviated.

For example, the AddressComplete1 port is renamed to Address Complete 1, and the CBSAID port is renamed to

Core-Based Statistical Area Identification.

Note: The port name changes do not affect transformation or mapping performance or Informatica version

compatibility.

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Association Transformation

Effective in 9.1.0, Association transformation behavior changes in the following ways:

¨ The Association transformation accepts string and numerical values on association ports. If you configure a

column of another data type as an association port, the transformation converts the port data values to strings.

Previously, the Association transformation accepted string data only on association ports.

¨ The association ID output is hard-coded as an integer. Previously, the association ID output was hard-coded as

a string.

If you upgrade to version 9.1.0, the Association transformation preserves the string data type on the

association ID port and writes the port output values as a string.

Data Quality Content Installer

Effective in 9.1.0, Data Quality Content Installer behavior changes in the following ways:

¨ The Data Quality Content Installer has a single executable installer. If you are a Data Quality user, run the

installer on a machine that the Data Integration Service can access. If you are a PowerCenter user, run the

installer on a machine that the PowerCenter Integration Service can access.

Previously, the Data Quality Content Installer had an additional installer that you ran on the Informatica

Developer machine or PowerCenter Designer machine.

¨ The Data Quality Content Installer can install address validation reference data, identity population data, and

sample data sources.

Previously, the Content Installer also installed reference table data and Informatica rules. In Informatica 9.1.0,

you use the Developer tool to import reference table data and Informatica rules to the Model repository.

Data Quality for Siebel

Effective in 9.1.0 HotFix 2, Data Quality for Siebel contains the following changes:

¨ Data Quality for Siebel uses the Informatica 9 platform. Users can create mappings in Informatica Data Quality

9 and export these mappings to PowerCenter for use with Data Quality for Siebel. Previously, users created

data quality plans in Data Quality 8.6 before exporting to PowerCenter.

¨ Data Quality for Siebel uses Address Doctor for all realtime and batch address validation. Previously, Data

Quality for Siebel used specific vendors for particular realtime or batch scenarios.


Effective in 9.1.0 HotFix 2, when you use a Decision transformation in a web service operation, the DTM resources

remain in memory between data requests. Previously, a web service operation that included a Decision

transformation stopped and started the DTM for each data request.




Effective in version 9.1.0, the Decision transformation implements the function INSTR(str1, str2) by looking for str2

in str1. Previously, the Decision transformation looked for str1 in str2. If you configured a Decision transformation

with this function in Informatica 9.0.1, edit the transformation to reverse the order of the strings in the function.


Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 2, the Exception transformation contains the following change:

Column names that the Exception transformation writes to a staging table do not use the prefix "Ex_". Previously,

all columns names contained the "Ex_" prefix.

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 1, the Exception transformation contains the following changes:

¨ The Consolidation Exception type is called the Duplicate Record Exception. You choose a transformation type

when you create an Exception transformation.

¨ The names of port groups, views, and options changed. The following table lists the previous name and current

name:

Location Previous Name Current Name

Port group Labels Quality Issues

Configuration view From Lower Threshold

Priority view (view

name)

Priority Issue Assignment

Priority view Label Field Quality Issue

Priority view Priority Label Priority

Configuration view To Upper Threshold

Configuration view,

Data Routing

Options

Def in ite Matches Automat ic Consolidation Records(Above upper threshold)

Configuration view,

Data Routing

Options

Potential Matches Manual Consolidation Records (Between thresholds)

Configuration view,

Data Routing

Options

Unique Records Unique Records (Below lower thresho ld )

¨ Exception transformations that identity duplicate records now write clusters with only one record to the uniquerecord category. Previously, the transformation wrote these records to the definite matches category.

¨ The Exception transformation no longer contains Match Score and IsMaster ports in the input and output

groups. The removal of these ports does not affect transformation functionality.

¨ The Score input port is no longer mandatory for Exception transformations that identify bad records. The

Exception transformation can identify bad records by determining if quality issue ports contain data.

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Effective in version 9.1.0, the earliest version of PowerCenter to which you can export mappings, mapplets, and

logical data object read mappings is PowerCenter 8.6.1. Previously, you could export objects to PowerCenter 8.6.


Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 2, identity match strategies contain primary required fields and secondary

required fields. You must assign input ports to all primary required fields. You must assign input ports to at least

one secondary required field. Previously, identity match strategies only contained primary required fields.

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 1, the Execution Instances property on the Advanced view of the Match

transformations is only available for Match transformations that use identity matching. Previously, the Execution

Instances property was available for Match transformations that used field matching.

Reference Data Configuration

Effective in 9.1.0, you must add a Content Management Service to the domain before you can use address

reference data and identity populations. To use address reference data, you must also configure address

validation process properties in the Content Management Service.

Previously, identity matching did not require a Content Management Service, and you configured the address

validation process properties in the Data Integration Service.

Web Service Operations

Effective in 9.1.0 HotFix 1, when you add one or more of the following transformations to a web service operation,

the DTM resources remain in memory between data requests:

¨ Address Validator

¨ Case Converter

¨ Comparison

¨ Labeler

¨ Merge

¨

Parser ¨ Standardizer

¨ Weight Based Analyzer

Previously, the web service operation stopped and started the DTM for each data request.




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¨ Appl ication Redeployment, 77

¨ Informatica Data Integration Analyst Action Menus, 77

¨ Deployment Menus, 78


¨ Logical Data Object Model Import, 78

¨ Web Services, 79

¨ Web Service Consumer Transformation, 80

Application Redeployment

Effective in version 9.1.0, when you change an application that contains a mapping, and you redeploy the mapping

with the update option, the Data Integration Service preserves the Administrator tool mapping redeployment

properties.

Previously, the Data Integration Service replaced the Administrator tool mapping deployment properties with the

Developer tool mapping deployment properties.

Informatica Data Integration Analyst Action Menus

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 1, the actions menus to perform mapping specification tasks have changed.

The following table describes mapping specification tasks that have changed action menus:


Remove object and target column

relationships.

Actions > Clear Transformation Actions > Unlink

Load mapping specification results to

the target.

Actions > Export Actions > Run Mapping Specification

> Load to Data Object

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Deployment Menus

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 2, based on the object type that you select, the Deploy menu may contain a

secondary menu.

When you right-click the following options in the Object Explorer view, the Deploy > Deploy as a web service

option appears:

¨ Flat file physical data object

¨ Relational physical data object

¨ Logical data objects

¨ Transformations except for the Web Service Consumer transformation

¨ Mapplets

When you right-click the following objects in the Object Explorer view, the Deploy > Deploy as SQL data service

option appears:

¨ Physical data objects


Previously, when you right-clicked one of the following objects in the Object Explorer view, the Deploy option

appeared with no secondary menu option:

¨ Physical data objects



Effective in version 9.1.0, the earliest version of PowerCenter to which you can export mappings, mapplets, and

logical data object read mappings is PowerCenter 8.6.1.

Previously, you could export objects to PowerCenter 8.6.

Logical Data Object Model Import

Effective in version 9.1.0, the option names and steps have changed for importing a logical data object model from

an XSD file. You can also configure import properties for the model.

The following table describes the changes to import a logical data object model from an XSD file:

Interface Component 9.1 9.0.1

New dialog box Select Logical Data Object Model from

Data Model.

Select Logical Data Object Model.

New Logical Data Object Model

wizard

Select W3C XML Schema 1.0 (XSD) as

the model type. Optionally, configure import

properties.

Select Create Existing Model from File.




Web Services

This section describes changes to web services.

Generate Requests in the Data Viewer ViewEffective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 1, to generate a new web service request in the Data Viewer view, click the Reset

button.

Previously, you clicked Generate to generate a new web service request in the Data Viewer view.

Deleted WSDL Data Object

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 1, if the associated WSDL data object is deleted from the repository, the

Developer tool retains the location in the Location column for ports and nodes in the Input, Output, and Fault

transformations.

If you associate another WSDL with the web service, the Developer tool checks whether the location is valid. The

Developer tool clears the location if the location is no longer valid.

Previously, if you associated another WSDL with the web service, the Developer tool did not check whether

location in the Location column was valid.

Create a Web Service Wizard

Effective in version 9.1.0 HF1, you can map ports to nodes for the Input, Output, and Fault transformation using

the Create Web Service wizard.

Previously, you could only map ports to nodes on the Transformation tab of the Input, Output, and Fault

transformation.

Ports Tab

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 1, you use the Ports tab to complete the following tasks:

¨ Extract operation input nodes to output ports.

¨ Extract input ports to the operation output nodes.

¨ Extract input ports to operation fault nodes.

Previously, you extracted input ports to nodes in the operation hierarchy on the Transformation tab in the

Properties view of the Output and Fault transformation. You extracted nodes to output ports on the

Transformation tab in the Properties view of the Input Transformation.

Create Web Service from a WSDL Data Object Wizard

Effective in version 9.1.0 HF2, you can map ports to nodes for the Input, Output, and Fault transformation usingthe Create Web Service from a WSDL data object wizard.

Previously, when you created a web service from a WSDL data object, you could only map ports to nodes on the

Ports tab of the Input, Output, and Fault transformation.

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Deployment

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 2, you can right-click a mapplet, reusable transformation, logical data object, flat

file data object, or relational data object and deploy it as a web service.

Previously, you created a web service operation for a reusable object from the Create a Web Service wizard and

then deployed the web service in an application.

Ports Tab Options

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 2, some option names on the Ports tab of the Input, Output, and Fault

transformation have changed.

The following table describes the changes to the option names:

9.1.0 HotFix 2 9.1.0 HotFix 1 and earlier

Map Extract

Map first level hierarchy Extract the first level of the hierarchy

Map as XML Extract As XML

Cache Property in the Lookup Transformation

Effective in version 9.1.0 HF3, when you create a web service from a customized data object, the Developer tool

does not enable caching for the Lookup transformation in the operation mapping.

Previously, when you created a web service from a customized data object, the Developer tool enabled cache for

the Lookup transformation that it creates in the operation mapping.


This section describes changes to the Web Service Consumer transformation.

Deleted WSDL Data Object

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 1, if the associated WSDL data object is deleted from the repository, the

Developer tool retains the location of the operation nodes in the output mapping. When you show the output

mapping, the Ports area still displays the location of the operation nodes in the Location column for the output

ports.

If you associate another WSDL with the transformation, the Developer tool checks whether the location of each

operation node is valid. The Developer tool clears the location of operation nodes in the Ports area of the output

mapping if the location is no longer valid.

Previously, if you associated another WSDL with the transformation, the Developer tool did not check whether the

location of each operation node was valid.




Ports Tab

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 1, you complete the following tasks on the Ports tab:

¨ Extract input ports to nodes in the input operation hierarchy.

¨ Extract nodes in the output operation hierarchy to output ports.

Previously, you extracted input ports to nodes in the operation hierarchy on the Transformation Input tab. You

extracted nodes to output ports on the Transformation Output tab.

Ports Tab Options

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 2, some option names on the Ports tab have changed.

The following table describes the changes to the option names:

9.1.0 HotFix 2 9.1.0 HotFix 1 and earlier

Map Extract

Map first level hierarchy Extract the first level of the hierarchy

Map as XML Extract As XML

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¨ Analyst Service, 82


¨ Domain Management, 84

¨ infacmd Control Files, 84

¨ Model Repository Service, 84

¨ Permissions, 85

¨ Reports, 85

¨ Privileges, 86

Analyst Service

Effective in version 9.1.0, you can associate a Metadata Manager Service with the Analyst Service. You can also

configure the Metadata Manager Service Options in the Analyst Service properties. Associate a Metadata

Manager Service with the Analyst Service to connect to the Metadata Manager Business Glossary when searching

for business terms in the Analyst tool.

When you upgrade to 9.1.0, you can edit the Analyst Service to configure the Metadata Manager Service options.

You can select a Metadata Manager Service when you create the Analyst Service.


This section describes changes to the Data Integration Service.

Address Validation Reference Data PropertiesEffective in version 9.1.0, you configure address validation reference data properties in the Content Management

Service instead of in the Data Integration Service.

Use the Content Management Service to configure the following address validation reference data properties:

¨ License Key. License key to activate address validation reference data.

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¨ Reference Data Location. Location of the address validation reference data.

¨ Full Pre-Load Countries. List of countries for which all available address reference data will be loaded into

memory before address validation begins.

¨ Partial Pre-Load Countries. List of countries for which the address reference metadata and indexing structures

will be loaded into memory before address validation begins.

¨ No Pre-Load Countries. List of countries for which no address reference data will be loaded into memory before

address validation begins.

¨ Full Pre-Load Geocoding Countries. List of countries for which all geocoding reference data will be loaded into


¨ Partial Pre-Load Geocoding Countries. List of countries for which geocoding metadata and indexing structures

will be loaded into memory before address validation begins.

¨ No Pre-Load Geocoding Countries. List of countries for which no geocoding reference data will be loaded into


¨ Memory Usage. Number of megabytes of memory that address validation can allocate.

¨ Max Address Object Count. Maximum number of address validation instances to run at the same time.

¨ Max Thread Count. Maximum number of threads that the address validation can use.

¨ Cache Size. Size of cache for databases that are not preloaded. Caching reserves memory to increase lookup

performance in reference data that has not been preloaded.

When you upgrade to 9.1.0, create a Content Management Service to update the properties.

HTTP Proxy Server Authentication

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 1, the Service Manager encrypts the HTTP proxy server password if you configure

the Data Integration Service to use an HTTP proxy server with authentication. The Data Integration Service

decrypts the HTTP proxy server password when it runs Web Service Consumer transformations.

After you upgrade, you must reset the HTTP proxy server password i f you configured the Data Integration Service

to use an HTTP proxy server with authentication. If you do not reset the password, then the Data Integration

Service cannot successfully process Web Service Consumer transformations.

Previously, the Service Manager did not encrypt the HTTP proxy server password.

Result Set Cache Properties

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 1, you configure values for the following properties in bytes:

¨ Maximum Total Disk Size

¨ Maximum Per Cache Memory Size

¨ Maximum Total Memory Size

Previously, you configured the Maximun Total Disk Size in megabytes and you configured the Maximim Per

Cache Memory Size and Maximum Total Memory Size in kilobytes.

After you upgrade, the number that you configured for there proper ties is retained. You must update the number to

match the number of bytes that you require.

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Domain Management

Effective in version 9.1.0, domain management has changed in the following ways:

¨ The details panel no longer appears on the Domain tab.

Previously, you could view details on the Domain tab.

¨ You can manage connections from the Connections view on the Domain tab.

Previously, you managed connections from the Manage > Connections menu command.

infacmd Control Files

This section describes changes to infacmd control files.

Export Control Files for Domain Objects

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 1, you can use an object name attribute and a time attribute in an objectList

element. The infacmd isp ExportDomainObjects command exports objects that match both the specified object

name and the time filter.

For example, the following lines export user1 and user2 if they were created before the specified date:

<objectList type="user" createdBefore="2010-11-12 10:00:00 +0530" /><object name="user1" /><object name="user2" />

</objectList>

Previously, you could not use both an object name and a time attribute in an objectList element.

Import Control Files for Domain Objects

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 1, if you do not define an object element for the objectList element, then the

default value for the select attribute is all. The infacmd isp ImportDomainObjects command imports all objects of

the specified type.

For example, the following line imports all roles:

<objectList type="role" resolution="replace" />

Previously, you had to set the select attribute to all to import all objects of the specified type.

Model Repository Service

This section describes changes to the Model Repository Service.

Backup File Directory

Effective in version 9.1.0, the Model Repository Service writes repository backup files to the service backup

directory. The service backup directory is a subdirectory of the node backup directory with the name of the Model

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Repository Service. For example, a Model Repository Service named MRS writes repository backup files to the

following location:

<node_backup_directory>\MRS

When you view backup files for a Model Repository Service, you can view the backup files for that service.

Previously, the Model Repository Service wrote repository backup files to the node backup directory. When you

viewed backup files for a Model Repository Service, you could view all backup files for all Model Repository

Services running on the node.

Search Index Backup

Effective in version 9.1.0, when you back up a Model repository, the Model Repository Service saves the search

index to the repository back up file to reduce the amount of time needed to restore the file.

Previously, the Model Repository Service did not save the search index to the backup file. When you restored a

backup file, the Model Repository Service re-indexed the search index. To use the previous behavior when you

back up the repository, use the infacmd mrs BackupContents command and set the backup search index option to

false.

Blocking Other Operations During a Backup

Effective in version 9.1.0, the Model repository backup operation blocks all other repository operations until the

backup completes. Blocking other operations ensures that the Model Repository Service creates a consistent

backup file.

Previously, the Model Repository Service did not block other repository operations during a backup of the

repository.

Permissions

Effective in 9.1.0, the Permissions tab for any domain object in the Administrator tool shows up to 1,000 users or

groups. If there are more than 1,000 users or groups, a message appears that asks you to create a filter to limit

the number of users or groups.

Previously, the Permissions tab did not have a limit on the number of users or groups that it could display.

Reports

You must associate a Reporting and Dashboards Service with the PowerCenter Repository Service to view the

PowerCenter reports in JasperReports Server. You must associate a Reporting and Dashboards Service with the

Metadata Manager Service and view the Metadata Manager reports in JasperReports Server.

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 3, you run the PowerCenter reports from the PowerCenter Client and view them in

JasperReports Server. You run the Metadata Manager reports from Metadata Manager to view them in

JasperReports Server.

Previously, you ran the reports using Data Analyzer.

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Privileges

Connection Privileges

Effective in version 9.1.0, a user must have the Manage Connection privilege to create, edit, and remove

connections. By default, only users with the Administrator role have the Manage Connection privilege.

Previously, a user did not need a privilege to create, edit, or remove a connection.

If you upgrade to 9.1.0, assign users and groups the Manage Connection privilege to enable them to create, edit,

and remove connections.

Profiling Privileges

Effective in version 9.1.0, a user must have the Drilldown and Export Results privilege to drill down and export

profiling results. By default, users are not assigned this privilege after you upgrade to 9.1.0.

Previously, a user did not need a privilege to drill down or export profiling results.

If you upgrade to 9.1.0, assign users and groups the Drilldown and Export Results privilege to enable them to drill

down and export profiling results.




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¨ Incremental Metadata Load, 87

¨ backupCmdLine Command Line Program, 87

¨ Business Glossary Custom Models, 88

¨ Class Properties, 88

¨ Hide or Display Empty and Read-only Properties, 88

¨ Link Reports, 89

¨ Search Results Configuration, 89

¨ Metadata Manager Agent Validation Level, 89

¨ Resources, 89

Incremental Metadata Load

Effective in version 9.1.0, when you configure Business Object and Cognos resources, you can choose to

incrementally load recent changes to the metadata instead of loading complete metadata. After the first successful

load, the Metadata Manager Agent incrementally loads metadata that changed after the last successful load.

By default, the incremental extraction option is enabled for all Business Object and Cognos resources. If you do

not want to incrementally load a resource, you can edit the resource and disable the option.

Previously, all metadata was loaded when you load a resource.


Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 3, the default value of the number of threads used in the backup and restore

commands is 5.

Previously, the default value was 1.

Effective in version 9.1.0, backupCmdLine includes the task argument for the Backup and Restore command. Use

the task argument to specify if the task type is backup or restore.

Previously, you could type the backup or restore command followed by the required arguments.

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The name of the various arguments of the Backup and Restore command have also changed. The following table

lists the previous and current names for the arguments:

Previous Argument Name Current Argument Name

MM_DBTYPE dbType

MM_DB_CONNECTION_URL jdbcURL

MM_DB_USER user

MM_DB_PASSWORD pass

MM_DB_NAME file

Business Glossary Custom Models

Effective in version 9.1.0, you cannot create a custom model using an existing buisiness glossary model as

template.

Previously, you could create custom models using packaged business glossary models and custom business

models as templates.

Class Properties

Effective in version 9.1.0, you can set the Show_Synthetic_Dates_In_Basic_Section property in the imm.properties

file to specify if these properties should be located in the Basic or Advanced section.

After you upgrade to Metadata Manager 9.1, any previous change to the order of the class properties is lost. You

must edit the model to manually update the order in which class properties of metadata objects appear in all

Metadata Manager perspectives.

Previously, you could not set the location of the synthetic date properties.

Hide or Display Empty and Read-only Properties

Effective in version 9.1.0, you can set the value of the Hide_Empty_Uneditable_Properties property in the

imm.properties file to hide or display the empty and read-only properties in all Metadata Manager perspectives.

This property is enabled by default. After you install or upgrade to 9.1, to view the empty and read-only properties,

update the property value in the imm.properties.file.

Previously, all empty and read-only properties were displayed in all Metadata Manager perspectives.




Link Reports

Effective in 9.1.0, the link details are not part of the acquisition summary logs or the Load Details tab. You can

view the link details in the Link Details tab.

Link summary contains the resource, connection, assigned database, assigned schema, links, missing links,

correctness (%) details.

Previously, the link details were part of the Load Details tab.

Search Results Configuration

Effective in version 9.1.0, you can use the elements in the searchpriorities.xml file to create groups of class_ids,

class_types, or favorite_types and assign a priority value to the group. You can assign a priority value to a group,

where one indicates a low priority and ten indicates a high priority. The search results appear based on the priority

assigned to the group.

The searchpriorities.xml file is in the following directory:

<Informatica installation directory>\tomcat\shared\classes

After you upgrade to 9.1.0, you must reindex all resources to ensure that the default search priorities are appl ied

to metadata objects in the Metadata Manager warehouse. If required, you can later configure the priorities of the

various entities in the searchpriorities.xml file.

Previously, you could not configure the priority of the search results.

Metadata Manager Agent Validation Level

Effective in 9.1.0 HotFix 3, the default validation level of the Metadata Manager Agent is NONE.

Previously, the default validation level was basic.

Resources

This section describes changes to resources.

Embarcadero ERStudio

Effective in version 9.1.0, you can specify the physical models from which you want to extract metadata. You can

also import owner schemas for tables, views and other database objects for physical models.

Previously, Metadata Manager extracted the logical model and the physical model that was created from the

logical model. Metadata Manager displayed all objects extracted from logical and physical models under the

logical model.

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SAP

Effective in version 9.1.0, you must install the SAP JCo 3 libraries before you can create an SAP R/3 resource or

use an upgraded SAP R/3 resource. You can download the SAP JCo libraries that are specific to the operating

system from SAP Service Marketplace.

Previously, you had to install the SAP RFC libraries.




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PowerCenter (9.1.0)


¨ Session Recovery, 91

¨ Informatica Data Integration Analyst Action Menus, 91

Session Recovery

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 3, the PowerCenter Integration Service resets mapping variables to the start value

during session recovery.

Informatica Data Integration Analyst Action Menus

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 1, the actions menus to perform mapping specification tasks have changed.

The following table describes mapping specification tasks that have changed action menus:


Remove object and target column

relationships.

Actions > Clear Transformation Actions > Unlink

Load mapping specification results to

the target.

Actions > Export Actions > Run Mapping Specification

> Load to Data Object

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Informatica Development Platform

(9.1.0)


¨ Relational Data Adapter API, 92

Relational Data Adapter API

Effective in version 9.1.0 HotFix 1, the name of the adapter properties file uses the format

ConnectionTypeBundle_ lang .properties. ConnectionType is the value of the connectionType attribute of the

adapter and lang is the language code for the locale as defined by ISO 639. If the properties file does not require a

language code suffix, the properties file name can use the format ConnectionTypeBundle.properties.

Previously, the name of the adapter properties file used the format ConnectionType _lang.properties or

ConnectionType.properties.

When you upgrade the Relational Data Adapter API to version 9.1.0 HotFix 1, change the names of existing

properties files to follow the new naming format.

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Adapters for PowerCenter (9.1.0)


¨ PowerExchange for HP Neoview Transporter, 93

¨ PowerExchange for Hadoop, 93

PowerExchange for HP Neoview Transporter

Effective in 9.1.0, PowerExchange for HP Neoview Transporter is deprecated and Informatica will drop support in

a future release. HP has discontinued selling Neoview.

Informatica continues to support PowerExchange for HP Neoview for previous releases. Upgraded sessions

continue to run for 9.1.0. You can upgrade from version 9.1.0 to a 9.1.0 hotfix version.


Effective in 9.1.0 HotFix3 the Hadoop and Hive JAR files are installed in the following location: Informatica

\<version>\PowerCenter\Server\bin\javalib\hadoop\<DistributionName>

You do not need to configure JVMClassPath custom property for supported Hadoop distributions.

You do not need to delete the Hive table before you run a session again.You can overwite the Hive table data.

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¨ Informatica Data Quality and Informatica Data Explorer Advanced Edition (9.0.1), 108



¨ PowerCenter (9.0.1), 119


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(9.0.1)




¨ Version 9.0.1, 97






A Data Integration Service that runs on a UNIX machine can push f ilter transformation logic to Microsoft SQL

Server sources when the Data Integration Service uses an ODBC connection. When you configure the ODBC

connection, configure Microsoft SQL Server as the ODBC provider.

Informatica Data Quality and Informatica Data Explorer AdvancedEdition

This section describes new features and enhancements to Informatica Data Quality and Informatica Data Explorer

Advanced Edition.


You can use multiple threads to run a mapping with a Match transformation configured for identity matching. Use a

system variable on the Data Integration Service machine to set the number of threads.

You can set this variable on the PowerCenter Integration Service machine if you export the mapping to

PowerCenter.

Profiling

You can create a mapping from a profile in the Developer tool. The mapping uses the profile source as a data

source and converts any rule defined on the profile into transformations or mapplets.

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A Data Integration Service that runs on a UNIX machine can push f ilter transformation logic to Microsoft SQL

Server sources when the Data Integration Service uses an ODBC connection. When you configure the ODBC

connection, configure Microsoft SQL Server as the ODBC provider.

RepositoryThe Data Quality 8.6.2-9.0.1 repository migration process migrates all reference data files from the 8.6.2 file

system unless the files are present in the default Data Quality Content Installer file set.

You do not need to install country pack or accelerator pack reference data to Data Quality 9.0.1 if the dictionary

files used by the 8.6.2 plans are present on the 8.6.2 file system when you start the migration process.

Validation Rule Pushdown Optimization

A Data Integration Service can push validation rule logic to a relat ional database source when the rule statement

is convertible to an SQL equivalent in the database.

Version 9.0.1 HotFix 1This section describes new features and enhancements in version 9.0.1 HotFix 1.

Informatica Domain


Upgrade with Changes to Node Configuration

Informatica provides an upgrade option to change the node configuration.



Advanced Edition.

Informatica Data Quality Transformations

Address Validation transformation

The Address Validator transformation supports additional output port options from the Address Doctor 5.1.3

engine.

Parser transformation

When you define a pattern-based parsing operation, you can use wild cards to search for multiple consecutive

instances of the same token. For example, you can define WORD+ as a pattern to search a string for anynumber of consecutive words.

Match transformation

The Match transformation can accept data on its GroupKey input port in identity matching mode. Use the

GroupKey port to reduce identity match and field match operation times.




Profiling

Column Profile Results

Profile results report three new types of information: the inferred datatype, the minimum value, and the

maximum value in the column.

Join Analysis Results

When you perform join analysis on data sources in the Developer tool, you can export the common and

unique records from the Data Viewer to a flat file.


¨ The Data Integration Service can push filter transformation logic to SAP sources.

¨ The Data Integration Service can push filter transformation logic to Sybase ASE sources when the Data

Integration Service uses an ODBC connection. When you configure the ODBC connection, configure Sybase

as the ODBC provider.

Repository Migration

The process to migrate objects from the Informatica Data Quality 8.6.2 repository to the 9.0.1 Model repository

provides greater support for address validation operations defined in Data Quality 8.6.2.




¨ The Data Integration Service can push filter transformation logic to SAP sources.

¨ The Data Integration Service can push filter transformation logic to Sybase ASE sources when the Data

Integration Service uses an ODBC connection. When you configure the ODBC connection, configure Sybase

as the ODBC provider.

Metadata Manager This section describes new features and enhancements to Metadata Manager.

Microsoft SQL Server Authentication

You can authenticate the database user credentials using the Windows protocol and establish a trusted

connection to a Microsoft SQL Server repository when you complete the following tasks:

¨ Create the Metadata Manager Service and the Metadata Manager repository is on Microsoft SQL Server.

¨ Create a Microsoft SQL Server resource .

¨ Create a PowerCenter resource and the PowerCenter repository is on Microsoft SQL Server .

¨ Back up a Metadata Manager repository on Microsoft SQL Server .

¨ Restore a Metadata Manager repository on Microsoft SQL Server .

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Advanced Edition.

Analyst Viewer Permissions

You can create a user or group in the Administrator tool with read-only permissions on objects in the Analyst tool.

Analyst Viewer users and groups can view a profile, scorecard, bad or duplicate record table, or reference data

table. They cannot create, edit, or run an object or export profile results to reference tables.

Informatica Content

You can define an INFA_CONTENT environment variable on a PowerCenter Integration Service machine to set

the path PowerCenter uses to read reference data. Use this environment variable if you cannot install the

reference data to the expected location on the PowerCenter machine.

Informatica Data Quality Transformations

Address Validator transformation

You can configure the Address Validator transformation to generate Coding Accuracy Support System(CASS) reports for United States addresses and Software Evaluation and Recognition Program (SERP)

reports for Canadian addresses. CASS and SERP reports verify that the address validation operations

performed on the source address data meet standards set by the USPS and Canada Post.

Multi-strategy transformations

You can configure multiple strategies within a single transformation object for the following transformations:

Case, Decision, Key Generator, Labeler, Match, Merge, Parser, and Standardizer. You can apply each

strategy to a set of data ports in a mapplet or mapping.

Decision transformation

Use the Decision transformation to write business rules using IF-THEN-ELSE logic and regular expressions

and apply the rules to selected ports in a mapplet or mapping.

Note: You must have Informatica Data Quality to use the Data Quality transformations.

Mapping Export and Import

You can use the Developer tool to import mappings, mapplets, transformations, and any reference table data used

by these objects to the Model repository in a single step.

Mapping Performance

¨ You can tune the performance of mappings by updating the mapping optimizer level through the mapping

configuration or mapping deployment properties. The optimizer level determines which optimization methods

that the Data Integration Service applies to the mapping at run time. You can choose no, minimal, normal, or

full optimization for mappings.

Parameters and Parameter Files

¨ You can create parameters to define values that change between mapping runs. For example, create aparameter to represent a connection so you can run one mapping with different relational source connections.

Create a parameter file to define parameter values. The Data Integration Service applies the parameter values

when you run a mapping from the command line and specify the parameter file.





Customized physical data objects

You can create customized physical data objects to perform the following tasks:

¨ Join source data that originates from the same source database.

¨ Select distinct values from the source.

¨ Filter rows when the Data Integration Service reads source data.

¨ Specify sorted ports.

¨ Specify an outer join instead of the default inner join.

¨ Create a custom query to issue a special SELECT statement for the Data Integration Service to read

source data.

¨ Add pre- and post-mapping SQL commands.

¨ Define parameters for the data object.

¨ Retain key relationships when you synchronize the object with the sources.

You can add customized physical data objects to mappings and mapplets as read, write, or lookup objects.

Create and import

¨ You can create physical data objects from flat file, nonrelational database, relational database, and SAP

resources.

¨ You can create physical data objects from resources that contain Developer tool illegal characters or

reserved words. For example, you can import a view named "CONCAT" or a table that contains a column

with a period in the column name.

¨ You can import tables, synonyms, and views from databases that use mixed case metadata. For example,

you can import tables "CUST" and "Cust" as separate physical data objects.

Profiles

Profile comments

You can choose to delete profile comments on a profile.

Profile results

¨ You can profile multilingual data from different data objects and view profile results based on the locale

settings in the browser. The Analyst tool changes the Datetime, Numeric, and Decimal datatypes based on

the browser locale.

¨ You can sort on multilingual data. The Analyst tool displays the sort order based on the browser locale.

¨ After you run a profile, the Analyst tool purges the last prof ile run results from the profiling warehouse.

¨ The profiling warehouse stores 16,000 unique highest frequency values including NULL values for profile

results by default. If there is at least one NULL value in the profile results, the Analyst tool can display

NULL values as patterns

Running a profile

¨ After you add a rule to a prof ile that has previous ly run, you can select the rule and associated columns

and run the profile again. The Analyst tool displays the previous profile results and the recent rule and

columns results. You can modify the rule and run the profile again to view changes to profile results for the

rule.

¨ When you run a profile, you can choose to discard the profile results for previously profiled columns and

display results for the columns and rules selected for the latest profile run.

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Drilling down on columns

¨ You can choose to drill down on profile data for a column.

¨ You can select the drill-down columns without profiling all the source columns again after you run the

profile.

Repository¨ You can migrate objects from the Informatica Data Quality 8.6.2 repository to the 9.0.1 Model repository. You

can also migrate reference data files used by the objects.

Rules

¨ You can choose to drill down on live data for a rule.

¨ You can select the rules for drill down without profiling all the source columns again after running the profile.

Scorecards

¨ You can group related scores within a scorecard to view a set of scores for a particular business concept.

When you add a profile column to a scorecard, you can choose to add it to a group. You can add a score to a

group within a scorecard. You can move scores between groups within a scorecard and edit and remove

groups from a scorecard.

¨ You can select columns in the scorecard before running a scorecard again. You can choose to drill down on

live data for columns in a score.

¨ You can view the total number of valid and not valid records and the refresh date for each score in the

scorecard.



Applications

¨ Objects in the Application view are sorted by default.

¨ Projects in the Application view have a new icon. They do not use the folder icon anymore.

¨ You can rename an application in the Administrator tool.

¨ You can refresh the Application view to update newly deployed, undeployed, and restored applications.

¨ You can update an application to resolve the conflict when you use the Administrator tool to deploy an

application with the same name as an existing application. Also, when you select the update or replace option

during a conflict, you can select an option to stop the existing application if it is running.

Custom Data Transformation

¨ You can configure a Custom Data transformation in a mapping. The Custom Data transformation processes

unstructured and semi-structured file formats, such as messaging formats, HTML pages, and PDF documents.

The Custom Data transformation also processes structured formats such as ACORD, HL7, EDI-X-12,

EDIFACT, and SWIFT. The Custom Data transformation calls a Data Transformation service to process the

data.

Data Object Cache

You can purge data object and virtual table cache for an application. You can purge the cache from the

Applications view in the Administrator tool. You can also purge cache with the infacmd PurgeDataObjectCache

command line program.




Mapping Performance

¨ You can tune the performance of mappings by updating the mapping optimizer level through the mapping

configuration or mapping deployment properties. The optimizer level determines which optimization methods

that the Data Integration Service applies to the mapping at run time. You can choose no, minimal, normal, or

full optimization for mappings.

Parameters and Parameter Files

¨ You can create parameters to define values that change between mapping runs. For example, create a

parameter to represent a connection so you can run one mapping with different relational source connections.

Create a parameter file to define parameter values. The Data Integration Service applies the parameter values

when you run a mapping from the command line and specify the parameter file.


Customized physical data objects

You can create customized physical data objects to perform the following tasks:






¨ Create a custom query to issue a special SELECT statement for the Data Integration Service to read

source data.




You can add customized physical data objects to mappings and mapplets as read, write, or lookup objects.

Create and import

¨ You can create physical data objects from flat file, nonrelational database, relational database, and SAP

resources.

¨ You can create physical data objects from resources that contain Developer tool illegal characters or

reserved words. For example, you can import a view named "CONCAT" or a table that contains a column

with a period in the column name.

¨ You can import tables, synonyms, and views from databases that use mixed case metadata. For example,

you can import tables "CUST" and "Cust" as separate physical data objects.

Staging Database

¨ The staging database properties include the database connection name and the properties for an IBM DB2

EEE database or a Microsoft SQL Server database.

SQL Data Services

¨ You can view the JDBC string for an SQL data service in the general properties of the SQL Data Service view

in the Administrator tool.

¨ You can rename an SQL data service in the Administrator tool.

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Virtual Data

Data preview

When you preview virtual table data, you can view a graphical representation of the SQL query you enter. You

can view the query plan for the original query and for the optimized query plan. Use the query plan to

troubleshoot queries that end users run against a deployed SQL data service. You can also use the query

plan to troubleshoot your own queries and to understand the log messages.

Column level security

You can set permissions at the column level to deny queries against a column in a virtual table. You can

restrict user access to a column without denying the user access to the table. You can fail a query that selects

the column or replace the column value with a default value in a query. Configure column-level security with

infacmd.

Informatica Domain

This section describes new features and enhancements to the Informatica Domain.

Connections

Pass-through security

The Data Integration Service uses the client user name and the password for connection objects in an SQL

data service. The Data Integration Service connects to source objects with the client credentials instead of the

default credentials from the connection object. Restrict users from the data in an SQL data service based on

user permissions on the physical data object.

Object names

The Data Integration Service can generate SQL against Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, or ODBC

connections that have case-sensitive table and column names. You can use the Administrator tool or

Developer tool to configure the connection. You can specify whether to include quotes around table and

column names in the connection.

Microsoft SQL Server

¨ You can use the Administrator tool to specify the owner name and schema name for a Microsoft SQL

Server connection.

¨ You can use the Administrator tool or Developer tool to configure a Microsoft SQL Server connection as a

trusted connection in the domain.

IBM DB2

You can use the Administrator tool to specify the tablespace name for an IBM DB2 connection.

Connection types

If you have PowerExchange, you can create the following connection types:

¨ DB2 for i5/OS

¨

IMS¨ Sequential z/OS

¨ VSAM

If you have PowerExchange for SAP Netweaver, you can create the following connection type:

¨ SAP




Connection permissions

You can assign users the read, write, and execute permissions on the database connection. The execute

permission grants other users the ability to preview data and run profiles and scorecards on data objects

created with the connection.

Command Line Program Environment Variables

INFA_DEFAULT_PWX_OSEPASSWORD

Stores the encrypted password for the operating system. You can use

INFA_DEFAULT_PWX_OSEPASSWORD to set an encrypted password or use the corresponding command

line -e option on infacmd pwx commands. You can set this password to access the operating sytem.

INFA_DEFAULT_PWX_OSPASSWORD

Stores the plain text password for the operating system. You can use INFA_DEFAULT_PWX_OSPASSWORD

to set a plain text password or use the corresponding command line -p option on infacmd pwx commands.

You can set this password to access the operating sytem.

INFA_PASSWORD

Stores the encrypted password for miscellaneous options when you set LDAP connectivity, define gateway

nodes, define worker nodes, create new users, reset user passwords, and update SMTP options. You can useINFA_ PASSWORD to set a password or use the corresponding command line option. You can set this

password to access your Informatica user account, data source, LDAP services, and outbound mail server.

INFA_REPOSITORY_PASSWORD

Stores the default password for the PowerCenter Repository. You can use INFA_

REPOSITORY_PASSWORD to set a password or use the corresponding command line option. You can set

this password to create a PowerCenter Integration Service, an SAP BW Service, a Web Services Hub, and

get log events for the most recent run of a session.

Domain Configuration

¨ You can use infasetup to back up and restore the domain.

License Management Report

¨ The License Management Report is enhanced to provide more statistics, such as user statistics and CPU

statistics for each host. The report contains information for all licenses assigned to the domain. An

administrator can track the number of times a user logs in to the Analyst tool and how often the user runs

profiles and scorecards.

Service Upgrade

¨ Use the Service Upgrade Wizard in the Administrator tool to upgrade multiple services at one time. You can

save the upgrade report to file.

Metadata Manager


Browse Metadata

Impact summary

When you view a business term or any metadata object except PowerCenter objects on the Browse tab, you

can view impacted objects from the most relevant classes. The most relevant classes include business

intelligence reports, relational database tables, PowerCenter mappings, and business terms.

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Business Glossary

Email notifications

Metadata Manager sends an email notifying users about the following events:

¨ A data steward proposes a draf t business term for review. Metadata Manager displays the email options

so that the data steward can send an email to other users.

¨ A user adds a comment to a business term in any phase. Metadata Manager sends an email to the data

steward assigned to the term.

Data Lineage

SQL inline views for PowerCenter and relational resources

You can view data lineage on a database table, view, or synonym used in an SQL query with an inline view.

The SQL query can exist in the following objects:

¨ SQL override in a PowerCenter Source Qualifier or Lookup transformation.

¨ Database views, stored procedures, functions, and triggers.

Custom objects

¨ When you run data lineage analysis on a custom object, the data lineage diagram includes the custom

object and all child custom objects.

¨ You can view correct data lineage for relationships created between a custom metadata object or a

business term to the following PowerCenter objects:

- Reusable transformation or session.

When you run data lineage analysis on the custom object or business term, the data lineage diagram

displays the PowerCenter object and all instances of the object. When you run data lineage analysis on

any instance of the PowerCenter object, the data lineage diagram displays the associated custom

metadata object or business term.

- Instance of a transformation or session.

When you run data lineage analysis on the custom object or business term, the data lineage diagram

displays the PowerCenter object instance within the context where the instance is used. For example, thediagram shows a transformation instance within its corresponding mapping and session context.

- Shortcut.

When you run data lineage analysis on the custom object or business term, the diagram displays the

instances of the original object and all instances of the shortcuts to the original object.

PowerCenter


Mapping Analyst for Excel

User interface

Mapping Analyst for Excel includes the following user interface enhancements:

¨ Simple or advanced view of a worksheet by displaying the minimum or maximum columns available.

¨ Icons for the most common tasks.

¨ Annotation of cel ls wi th descriptions from other worksheets.




Domains and enumerations

You can configure domains and enumerations to define reference data within a mapping specification. A

domain is a reference table. An enumeration includes the reference table values.

Reusable rules

You can define reusable rules to use as expressions on the Mappings worksheet. You can use rules in a

mapping specification to perform simple data cleansing.

Validation

When you validate a mapping specification, Mapping Analyst for Excel provides more detailed error messages.

Multiple mappings

You can configure multiple mappings in a single mapping specification based on the Standard mapping

specification template.

Mapping Objects

Data Transformation source and target

You can configure a Data Transformation source or a Data Transformation target in a mapping. The Data

Transformation source and the Data Transformation target process unstructured and semi-structured fileformats, such as messages, HTML pages, and PDF documents. The source and target also transform

structured formats such as HIPAA, HL7, EDI-X12, and EDIFACT.

The Data Transformation source and Data Transformation target call a Data Transformation service. The Data

Transformation service is the application that transforms the unstructured and semi-structured file formats.

The Data Transformation service receives data from the PowerCenter Integration Service, transforms the

data, and returns it to the PowerCenter Integration Service.

Unstructured Data transformation

The Unstructured Data transformation accepts hierarchical groups of input ports. You can pass data that

represents relational tables. Groups are related by primary key-foreign key relationships. To increase

performance you can flush sorted input data to the Unstructured Data transformation.

Identity Resolution transformation

The Identity Resolution transformation is an active transformation that you can use to search and match data

in databases. The PowerCenter Integration Service uses the search definition that you specify in the Identity

Resolution transformation to search and match data residing in the Informatica Identity Resolution (IIR)

tables. The input and output views in the search definition determine the input and output ports of the

transformation. Configure match tolerance and search width parameters in the Identity Resolution

transformation to determine the matching scheme and search level. The Identity Resolution transformation

returns the candidate records along with the search link port, respective scores, and the number of records

found for the search.

PowerExchange

This section describes new features and enhancements to PowerExchange.

CDC Support for Oracle Materialized Views

¨ If you use Oracle materialized views, PowerExchange can capture change data from the tables that underlie

those views. PowerExchange CDC supports any type of materialized view.

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CDC Support for Oracle Transparent Data Encrytion

¨ If you use Oracle Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) to encrypt data, PowerExchange can capture change

data without your having to perform any additional CDC configuration task.

Data Maps Caching

¨ If you configure a cache size, PowerExchange caches NRDB data maps on the system where they are used by

a single PowerExchange Listener, or by multiple PowerExchange Listener, netport, and batch jobs.

DB2 for i5/OS and DB2 for z/OS Stored Procedures as a Source

¨ If you use the PowerExchange Client for PowerCenter (PWXPC) in PowerCenter, you can now execute DB2 for

i5/OS and DB2 for z/OS database stored procedures as override SQL for a data source.

GetCurrentFileName Function

¨ For a data map record defined for a nonrelational data source, the GetCurrentFileName function gets the name

of the source data file. Use this function to determine from which data file the data for a record was read.

infacmd pwx Commands to Manage PowerExchange Application Services

¨ infacmd pwx commands to manage a PowerExchange Listener Service. With the infacmd pwx program, you

can issue the CloseListener, CloseForceListener, ListTaskListener, and StopTaskListener commands from thecommand line to manage a PowerExchange Listener Service.

¨ infacmd pwx commands to manage a PowerExchange Logger Service. With the infacmd pwx program, you can

issue the CondenseLogger, DisplayAllLogger, DisplayCheckpointsLogger, DisplayCPULogger,

DisplayEventsLogger, DisplayMemoryLogger, DisplayRecordsLogger, DisplayStatusLogger, FileSwitchLogger,

and ShutDownLogger commands from the command line to manage a PowerExchange Logger Service.

To issue commands to a PowerExchange process that is not managed by a PowerExchange application service,

you must use the pwxcmd program.

Writer Partitioning for Bulk Data Movement Sessions

¨ You can use pass-through partitioning at writer partition points for bulk data movement sessions that have

VSAM or sequential file targets. The writer partitions process insert operations only. Because the partitions

process inserts concurrently, this feature can help improve session performance. If you enable offload

processing, offload processing also runs in the partitions concurrently.

Enhanced Timeout Processing

¨ PowerExchange provides the following types of timeouts for unsuccessful connection attempts or failed

connections:

- Connection timeouts detect unsuccessful connection attempts.

- Heartbeat timeouts detect a failure of the PowerExchange client or PowerExchange Listener to send or

receive heartbeat data.

- Network operation timeouts detect network operations that exceed the timeout period.

Adapters for Data Quality and Data Services

This section describes new features for adapters that you can use with Informatica Data Quality and Informatica

Data Services.

PowerExchange for SAP Netweaver

You can integrate PowerExchange for SAP NetWeaver with any SAP industry solution or mySAP application to

read data from mySAP applications using the ABAP program. You can use Informatica Developer (the Developer

tool) to create an SAP data object, add tables to the data object, and create a read operation that reads data from

the SAP tables. Generate and install the ABAP program on the SAP server that extracts the source data. The Data




Integration Service accesses staged files through FTP, SFTP, or standard file I/O, typically using network file

sharing, such as NFS.


This section describes the new features and enhancements to PowerExchange for Teradata Parallel Transporter

API.


¨ You can provide the query band expression that you want to pass to Teradata Parallel Transporter API as a

session property. A query band expression is a set of name-value pairs that identify a query's originating

source.

¨ PowerExchange for Teradata Parallel Transporter API supports Teradata Parallel Transporter version 13.

¨ You can load data in parallel through multiple instances into a Teradata PT API target from a source. You can

provide the number of instances in the session properties.

¨ You can pause active loading to a Teradata PT API target in a session. You can acquire data from several

sources with subsequent runs of the session. Run the session without staged loading to load data from all

sources at once to the Teradata PT API target.


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¨ Transformations, 108

Transformations

¨ Effective in version 9.0.1, the configurable options for some transformations have new names.

For example, most transformations use the term Strategy to specify the data operations defined in the

transformation. Previously, transformations used different names for user-defined data operations.

¨ Effective in version 9.0.1, the configurable options for some transformations are redesigned.

For example, the design of the Labeler transformation is simplified. Previously, you selected token labeler or character labeler mode when you created a Labeler transformation. This distinction is removed.

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¨ Relational Physical Data Objects, 109

¨ Relational Physical Data Object Source and Target Transformations, 110

¨ Relational Physical Data Object Keys, 110

¨ Flat File Physical Data Object File Path, 110

Relational Physical Data Objects

Effective in version 9.0.1, there are two types of relational physical data objects. Relational data objects are

physical data objects that use relational resources as sources. Customized data objects also use relational

resources as sources, but they allow you to perform tasks such as joining data from related resources and filtering

rows.

When you upgrade to version 9.0.1 of the Developer tool, the relational physical data objects you created in

version 9.0 of the Developer tool are customized data objects. Therefore, you can configure the data objects to

perform the following tasks:






¨ Create a custom query to issue a special SELECT statement for the Data Integration Service to read source

data.




Previously, you could not perform these tasks within a relational physical data object.

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Relational Physical Data Object Source and TargetTransformations

When you view a customized data object, the Read and Write views contain source and target transformations

that display the metadata of the native, relational resources. By default, these transformations have the samename as the relational resource.

When you upgrade a relational physical data object from version 9.0, it becomes a customized data object. The

source transformation in the Read view has the name "Read" instead of the name of the relational resource.

Similarly, the target transformation in the Write view has the name "Write" instead of the name of the relational

resource.

The names of the source and target transformations have no effect on the query that the Developer tool executes

against the relational resource. If you want to, you can rename the source and target transformations.

Relational Physical Data Object KeysEffective in version 9.0.1, when you upgrade a relational physical data object, it becomes a customized data

object. In customized data objects, a foreign key must be linked to a primary key in another resource or to a

primary key in the same resource. If you delete a primary key, and the primary key is referenced by a foreign key,

the Developer tool also removes the foreign key.

Because foreign keys in a 9.0 relational physical data object do not reference any primary key, the upgrade

process removes foreign keys from the relational physical data object.

To restore key relationships, synchronize the objects that contain the primary key and foreign key at the same time.

Flat File Physical Data Object File PathEffective in version 9.0.1, if you use the Developer tool to change a flat file data object that you uploaded in

Analyst tool version 9.0, the Analyst tool displays the file path instead of "Uploaded."

Previously, the Analyst tool displayed the file path as "Uploaded."




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¨ 8.6.1 Features in 9.0.1, 111

¨ Connections, 112

¨ Command Line Programs, 113


¨ LDAP, 117

¨ Logs, 117

¨ Maximum Heap Size, 117

¨ Node Diagnostics, 118

¨ Reports, 118

8.6.1 Features in 9.0.1

This section describes features that exist in versions 8.6.1 and 9.0.1. These features do not exist in version 9.0.

Alerts

¨ You can subscribe to domain and service alerts to receive them through email.

¨ You can use infacmd isp to configure alerts.


You can use the command line interface to back up and restore the domain.

Permissions

Connection permissions.

You can use the Administrator tool or command line interface to configure permissions on connections to limit

users that perform particular actions on the connection. In 9.0, you could not assign permissions on

connections. If you upgrade from 9.0 to 9.0.1, connections that were created in 9.0 remain without

permissions. Assign permissions on the 9.0 connections to restrict access to the connections.

Service and folder permissions.

Unless a specific permission is assigned, services and folders inherit permissions from the parent folder.

Domain administrator role permissions.

Domain administrators automatically inherit permissions for all services and folders, including new services

and folders that are created after the user is assigned the Administrator role.

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Case-sensitive distinguished name attributes.

You can configure Informatica to support case-sensitive distinguished name attributes for LDAP security

domains. If you upgrade from 9.0 to 9.0.1, distinguished name attributes that were created in 9.0 are still not

case-sensitive. You can configure 9.0 distinguished name attributes to be case-sensitive.

User preferences.

You can configure user preferences to subscribe to domain and service alerts and to show custom properties.

If you upgrade from 8.x to 9.0.1, the following user preferences are no longer available: Show Upgrade

Option, Show Tooltips in the Overview Dashboards and Properties, and Overview Grid Refresh Time. As a

result, the Administrator tool performs the following actions:

¨ Shows the Upgrade tab if you have privileges to upgrade PowerCenter.

¨ Shows tooltips in the Overview and Properties tabs of the Administration tool.

¨ Refreshes the grid in the Overview tab every 30 seconds.


You can send the License Management Report in an email.

Connections

This section describes changes to connections.

IBM DB2 Connections

Effective in version 9.0.1, you can configure the tablespace name parameter for IBM DB2 in the advanced

properties of the staging database connection for the Analyst Service. During upgrade, this parameter is removed

from the staging database properties. You can no longer configure this from the Analyst Service.

After you upgrade to version 9.0.1, an administrator needs to add the tablespace name to all upgraded IBM DB2

connections.

Connection Permissions

Effective in version 9.0.1, you can assign read, write, and execute permission on connections.

Previously, all users had all permissions on every connection. All users are upgraded with read, write, and execute

permissions. To restrict access to connections, a domain administrator must reset permissions.





This section describes changes to the command line programs.

infacmd Changed CommandsThe following table lists the changed infacmd dis commands:

Commands Description Comments

UpdateServiceOptions Configures Data Integration service

options.

You can now enter the following options

- AllowCaching. Allows data object caching

when pass-through security is enabled.

- ConnectionNames. Enter the connection

object name of each connection that allows

pass-through security.

The following table lists the changed infacmd ms commands:


RunMapping Runs a mapping from a deployed

application.

You can now use a parameter file when you

run a mapping. The following option is added:

- ParameterFile -pf

Enter the name of the parameter file.

The following table lists the changed infacmd sql commands:


AddGroupPermission Adds a permission to a group. Rename d to A ssignGroupPermission.

AddUserPermission Adds a permission for a user . Rename d to A ddUserP ermissi on.

ListSchemaPermissions Lists the permissions for a virtual

schema.

Deprecated.

SetSchemaPermissions Sets group permissions or user

permissions for a virtual schema.

Deprecated.

infacmd New Commands

The following table describes new infacmd isp commands:

Command Description

AddCon nectionPermissions Assigns permissions for a user or group to a connection.

AssignGroupPermiss ion Assigns a g roup permiss ions o n an o bject.

AssignUserPermission Assigns a user permission on an obj ect.

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Command Description

CreateConnection Creates a new database connection.

ListConnections Lists existing connections.

Lis tConnect ionOpt ions Lis ts avai lable opt ions for connect ions that you can use when you create a connection.

ListConnectionPermissions Lists permissions that a user or group has for a connection.

ListConnectionPermissionsByGro

up

Lists all groups that have permission for a connection and the type of permissions they

have.

ListConnectionPermissionsByUse

r.

Lists all users having permissions on the given connection, along with the type of

permissions.

L is tG roupPermiss ions L ists the domain objects tha t a g roup has permission on.

ListUserP ermissi ons Li st s th e doma in o bje cts that a user has permi ssion on.

RemoveConnection Removes a database connection.

RemoveConnectionPermissions Removes permissions for a specific user or group.

SyncSecurityDomains Synchronizes LDAP security domain.

UpdateConnection Updates an existing connection.

The following table describes new infacmd mrs commands:

Command Description

ListBackupFiles Lists files in the backup folder.

ListServiceOptions Lists options for the Model Repository Service.

ListProjects Lists projects in the Model repository.

ListServiceProcessOptions Lists service process options for the Model Repository Service.

UpdateS ervi ceOpti ons Upda tes opti ons for the Model Reposit ory Se rvice.

UpdateServiceProcessOptions Updates service process options for the Model Repository Service.

UpgradeContents Upgrades content for the Model repository.

The following table describes new infacmd ms commands:

Command Description

L is tMappingParams L is ts the parameters fo r a mapp ing w ith the de faul t values. You can use the outpu t as a

parameter file template.




The following table describes new infacmd pwx commands:

Command Description

CloseForceListener Cancels subtasks and stops.

CloseListener Stops after subtasks complete.

CondenseLogger Starts another logging cycle.

DisplayAllLogger Displays verbose status of a PowerExchange Logger service .

DisplayCheckpointsLogger Repor ts information about the lates t checkpoint f ile.

DisplayCPULogger Displays the CPU time spent.

DisplayEventsLogger Displays events in wait status.

DisplayMemoryLogger Displays memory use.

DisplayRecordsLogger Displays changed record counts.

Displa ySt atusLogge r Di sp lays stat us o f a P owerE xchang e Logg er service.

FileSwitchLogger Switches to a new set of log files.

ListTaskListener Displays information about active tasks.

ShutDownLogger Shuts down a PowerExchange Logger service.

StopTaskListener Stops a task.

The following table describes new infacmd sql commands:

Command Description

ExecuteSQL Runs SQL queries against virtual tables in a SQL data service.

ListColumnPermissions Lists permissions for a column.

SetColumnPermissions Sets the permissions for a column.

UpdateColumnOpt ions Sets column options in order to return a constant ins tead of fa il ing the query when a user

does not have permissions on the column.




New Environment Variables

The following table lists new environment variables:

Command Description

INFA_CLI_CONNECTION_PASSWORD Database password to create connections with infacmd isp CreateConnection.

INFA_PASSWORD User password to create users or maintain LDAP credentials.

INFA_PC_REPOSITORY_PASSWORD PowerCenter repository password to create PowerCenter services or retrieve

logs.


This section describes changes to the Data Integration Service.

Data Integration Service Privilege

Effective in version 9.0.1, users must have the following privileges and permission to manage applications in the

Administrator tool:

¨ Manage Applications privilege for the Data Integration Service

¨ Manage Services privilege for the domain

¨ Permission on the Data Integration Service

To manage applications in the infacmd command line program, users must have the Manage Applications privilege

for the Data Integration Service.

Previously, users needed the Manage Services privilege for the domain and permission on the Data Integration

Service to manage applications. After you upgrade, you must assign users the Manage Applications privilege for

the Data Integration Service.

Maximum # of Concurrent Connections Property

Effective in version 9.0.1, Maximum # of Concurrent Connections is on the Data Integration Service Processes

view. In version 9.0, the Maximum # of Concurrent Connections was on the Data Integration Service Properties

view.

When you upgrade from version 9.0 to 9.0.1, the property value reverts to the default value. The default value is

100.

If you configured a value for this property in version 9.0, you must reconfigure the property in version 9.0.1.

Maximum Execution Pool Size Property

Effective in version 9.0.1, Maximum Execution Pool Size is on the Data Integration Service Processes view. In

version 9.0, the Max Execution Pool Size was on the Data Integration Service Properties view.

When you upgrade from version 9.0 to 9.0.1, the property value reverts to the default value. The default value is

10.

If you configured a value for this property in version 9.0, you must reconfigure the property in version 9.0.1.




LDAP

This section describes changes to LDAP.

User ImportEffective in version 9.0.1, the default maximum size for user import is set to 1000.

Previously, the default value was set to 0, which indicated that there was no maximum value.

When you upgrade, all users are imported into the domain. However, all users over 1000 will be dropped in

reverse alphabetic order the next time the Service Manager synchronizes with the LDAP service directory.

To avoid dropping users, reset the maximum size in the LDAP server configuration.

Logs

This section describes changes to logs.

View Log Events from the Previous Informatica Version

Effective in version 9.0.1, use infacmd isp ConvertLogFile command to view log files from PowerCenter 8.1.1,

8.5.x and 8.6.x.

The infacmd isp ConvertLogFile command uses the following syntax:

ConvertLogFile

<-InputFile|-in> input_file_name

[<-Format|-fm> format_TEXT_XML]

[<-OutputFile|-lo> output_file_name]

Maximum Heap Size

Effective in version 9.0.1 HotFix 1, specify the units for the Maximum Heap Size property value. You can

configure the Maximum Heap Size property for an Analyst Service process, Data Integration Service process,

Model Repository Service, or Web Services Hub Service. Append one of the following letters to the property value

to specify the units:

¨ b for bytes.

¨ k for kilobytes.

¨ m for megabytes.

¨ g for gigabytes.

Previously, you specified the value in megabytes. When you upgrade, the Administrator tool appends "m" to the

value.

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Node Diagnostics

Effective in version 9.0.1, you do not need to import SSL certificates to generate node diagnostics on a secure

node. The Configuration Support Manager web application runs on the same web application as the Administrator

tool.

Previously, the Configuration Support Manager ran on a separate web application. If you wanted to ensure

security when you connected to the Configuration Support Manager, you had to configure the nodes for security.

Reports

This section describes changes to reports.

User Activity Report

Effective in version 9.0.1, the User Activity Report is obsolete. You can view user activity details in user activity log

events, which appear on the Log tab.


Effective in version 9.0.1, the License Management Report contains information for all licenses assigned to the

domain.

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¨ Mapping Analyst for Excel, 119

¨ Web Services Hub, 120

Mapping Analyst for Excel

This section describes changes to Mapping Analyst for Excel.

Excel Add-in

Effective in version 9.0.1, Mapping Analyst for Excel includes an Excel add-in that adds a Metadata menu or

ribbon to Microsoft Excel. Use the Metadata menu or ribbon to complete the following tasks:

¨ Show and hide columns on a worksheet.

¨ Annotate cells with descr iptions from other worksheets.

¨

Format a worksheet to resize the columns to fit the text.¨ Validate the mapping specification.

¨ Insert another worksheet of a specific type.

You can install the add-in for Microsoft Excel 2003 or 2007. However, use Microsoft Excel 2007 to use the

improved user interface.

Previously, Mapping Analyst for Excel did not provide a Metadata menu or ribbon. You used the Validate button on

each worksheet to validate data.

Export Option

Effective in version 9.0.1, you do not configure the Operation export option. Mapping Analyst for Excel determines

the type of export operation to perform. To configure the Format export option, you select the Standard mapping

specification template.

Previously, you configured the Operation export option and typed the name of a template in the Format export

option.

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Standard Mapping Specification Template

Effective in version 9.0.1, Mapping Analyst for Excel includes a single mapping specification template named

Standard-Blank.xlsx. A mapping specification based on the Standard template contains a single or multiple

mappings configured on multiple Excel worksheets. Mapping specifications based on this template can contain

source definitions, target definitions, rules, and filter, join, lookup, aggregate, and non-aggregate expressions.

Previously, you created a mapping specification based on one of the following mapping specification templates:

¨ Mapping template

¨ Source-Target-Matrix template

¨ Custom template

You can no longer import from or export to mapping specifications based on these templates. If you have existing

mapping specifications, you must reconfigure the mapping metadata in a mapping specification based on the

Standard template.

Web Services HubThis section describes changes to the Web Services Hub.

Sources and Targets

Effective in version 9.0.1, you can edit sources and targets in web service mappings created in PowerCenter 9.0.1.

You cannot edit web service sources and targets upgraded from previous versions of PowerCenter. To update a

web service source or target from previous versions of PowerCenter, re-create the source or target in

PowerCenter 9.0.1.

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¨ backupCmdLine Command Line Program, 121

¨ Business Glossary, 121

¨ Data Lineage for Custom Objects, 122

¨ Data Lineage for SQL Inline Views, 122

¨ Email, 123

¨ Impact Summary, 123


¨ Searching for PowerCenter Metadata Extensions, 124


Effective in version 9.0.1, backupCmdLine includes an optional commit interval argument for the Restore

command. The commit interval specifies the number of rows to use as a basis for commits to the Metadata

Manager repository. The Restore command uses a batch commit each time it writes this number of rows. Default

is 10,000.

Previously, you could not configure the commit interval. The Restore command committed all rows at the end of

the restore operation.

Business Glossary

Effective in version 9.0.1, Metadata Manager sends an email notifying users about the following events:

¨ A data steward proposes a draft business term for rev iew. Metadata Manager displays the email options so that

the data steward can send an email to other users.

¨ A user adds a comment to a business term in any phase. Metadata Manager sends an email to the data

steward assigned to the term.

Previously, Metadata Manager did not send emails notifying users about these events.

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Data Lineage for Custom Objects

You can create a relationship between a custom metadata object or a business term and the following

PowerCenter objects:

¨ Reusable transformation or session.

¨ Instance of a transformation or session.

¨ Shortcut.

Effective in version 9.0.1, a data lineage diagram displays these relationships in the following ways:

¨ Custom metadata object or business term related to a reusable transformation or session.

When you run data lineage analysis on the custom object or business term, the data lineage diagram displays

the PowerCenter object and all instances of the object. When you run data lineage analysis on any instance of

the PowerCenter object, the data lineage diagram displays the associated custom metadata object or business

term.

¨ Custom metadata object or business term related to an instance of a transformation or session.


the PowerCenter object instance within the context where the instance is used. For example, the diagramshows a transformation instance within its corresponding mapping and session context.

¨ Custom metadata object or business term related to a shortcut.


the instances of the original object and all instances of the shortcuts to the original object.

Previously, data lineage diagrams did not display all instances of PowerCenter reusable objects and did not

display the context of a PowerCenter object instance for these relationships.

After you upgrade, complete one of the fol lowing tasks to view these relat ionships in data lineage diagrams:

¨ Reload the custom resource.

¨ Reload each PowerCenter resource that is related to the custom resource or to the business glossary.

Data Lineage for SQL Inline Views

Effective in version 9.0.1, you can view data lineage on a database table, view, or synonym used in an SQL query

with an inline view. The SQL query can exist in the following objects:

¨ SQL override in a PowerCenter Source Qualifier or Lookup transformation.

¨ Database views, stored procedures, functions, and triggers.

After you upgrade, reload any relat ional database or PowerCenter resource that uses SQL inl ine views.

Previously, Metadata Manager did not correctly display data lineage for a database table, view, or synonym used

in an SQL query with an inline view.




Email

Effective in version 9.0.1, you use the Administrator tool to configure the host name and port number of the

outgoing mail server in the domain SMTP configuration settings. You must configure these properties before

Metadata Manager can send email notifications.

In version 9.0, you configured the host name and port number of the outgoing mail server in the imm.properties

file. After you upgrade from version 9.0, use the Administrator tool to configure the email properties in the domain

SMTP configuration settings.

In version 8.6.x, you configured the host name and port number of the outgoing mail server in the domain SMTP

configuration settings.

Impact Summary

Effective in version 9.0.1, you can view an impact summary when you view the details of a business term or a

metadata object in a packaged resource. You cannot view an impact summary for a PowerCenter metadata objector a custom metadata object.

The impact summary for a metadata object displays the following details:

¨ Impact Summary Downstream. Lists all downstream objects. Changes to the selected metadata object impact

these objects.

¨ Impact Summary Upstream. Lists all upstream objects. Changes to these objects impact the selected metadata

object.

The impact summary for a business term displays the following details:

¨ Impact Summary Downstream. Lists all objects that are downstream from the object related to the business

term. Changes to the related object impact these objects.

¨ Impact Summary Upstream. Lists all objects that are upstream from the object related to the business term.

Changes to these objects impact the related object.

After you upgrade, reload all PowerCenter resources to view the impact summary for business terms and

metadata objects.

Previously, Metadata Manager did not display an impact summary. You needed to run data lineage analysis to

determine the impact of metadata changes.


Effective in version 9.0.1, the mmcmd importmodel command has changed. The -modelName option is optional. If

you do not include a model name, mmcmd imports all models in the XML file. Previously, the -modelName option

was required.

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Searching for PowerCenter Metadata Extensions

Effective in version 9.0.1, you cannot search for PowerCenter metadata extensions defined for PowerCenter

metadata objects.

When you upgrade, Metadata Manager modifies saved searches that search for a PowerCenter metadata

extension property to search on Any Property.

Previously, you could search for PowerCenter metadata extensions.




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¨ New Features and Enhancements (9.0), 126

¨ Informatica Domain (9.0), 139

¨ PowerCenter (9.0), 146

¨ Metadata Manager (9.0), 147

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¨ Informatica Data Quality and Informatica Data Services, 126

¨ Informatica Analyst, 129

¨ Informatica Domain, 130

¨ PowerCenter, 131

¨ Metadata Manager, 132

¨ PowerExchange, 134

¨ Adapters for PowerCenter, 136

Informatica Data Quality and Informatica Data Services

Use Informatica Data Quality and Informatica Data Explorer Advanced Edition for data quality solutions. UseInformatica Data Services for data services solutions. You can also use the Profiling option with Informatica Data

Services to profile data.

Components for Data Quality and Data Services include a repository, application clients, and application services.

Repository

Data Services and Data Quality both use a Model repository to store objects. If you have Data Services and Data

Quality, you can use the same repository.

Application Clients

Data Services and Data Quality both use the following application clients to create objects and preview results:

¨ Informatica Developer (Developer tool). Developers use this application to design and implement data

quality and data services solutions. The Developer tool includes an editor to edit the objects that you create.¨ Informatica Analyst (Analyst tool). Analysts use this web-based application client to analyze, cleanse,

standardize, profile, and score data in an enterprise.

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Application Services

Data Services and Data Quality use the following application services to process the objects that you create in the

client applications:

¨ Data Integration Service. Performs data integration tasks for Informatica Analyst and Informatica Developer

and stores metadata in a Model repository.¨ Model Repository Service. Manages connections to the Model repository.

¨ Analyst Service. Runs Informatica Analyst.

Data Quality

Informatica Data Quality is enhanced in version 9.0 with new desktop and web-based client applications.

Use the Developer tool to design and distribute data quality mappings and rules from your desktop. Use the

Analyst tool to analyze data qual ity and run rules from any Internet browser.

With Data Quality, you can perform the following tasks:

¨ Profile data. Create and run a profile to analyze the structure and content of enterprise data and to identify

strengths and weaknesses in the data. After you run a profile, you can selectively drill down to see theunderlying rows in the profile results. You can also add columns to scorecards and add column values to

reference tables.

¨ Score data. Create scorecards to score the valid values for any column or the output of rules. Scorecards

display the value frequency for columns in a profile as scores. Use scorecards to measure and visually

represent data quality progress. You can also view trend charts to view the history of scores over time.

¨ Standardize data values. Standardize data to remove errors and inconsistencies that you find when you run a

profile. You can standardize variations in punctuation, formatting, and spelling.

¨ Parse records. Parse data records to improve record structure and derive additional information from your

data. You can split a single field of freeform data into fields that contain different information types. You can

also add information to your records. For example, you can flag customer records as personal or business

customers.

¨ Validate postal addresses. Address validation evaluates and enhances the accuracy and deliverability of your

postal address data. Address validation corrects errors in addresses and completes partial addresses by

comparing address records against reference data from national postal carriers. Address validation can also

add postal information that speeds mail delivery and reduces mail costs.

¨ Manage bad and duplicate records. Duplicate record analysis compares a set of records against each other

to find similar or matching values in selected data columns. You set the level of similarity that indicates a good

match between field values. You can also set the relative weight given to each column in match calculations.

For example, you can prioritize surname information over forename information.

¨ Create and run data quality rules. Informatica provides pre-built rules that you can run or edit to meet your

project objectives. Create and apply rules within profiles. A rule is reusable business logic that defines

conditions applied to data when you run a profile. Use rules to further validate the data in a profile and to

measure data quality progress.

¨ Collaborate with Informatica users. The rules and reference data tables you add to the Model repository areavailable to users in the Developer tool and the Analyst tool. Users can collaborate on projects, and different

users can take ownership of objects at different stages of a project.

¨ Export mappings to PowerCenter. You can export mappings to PowerCenter to reuse the metadata for data

integration tasks or to create web services.

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¨ Manage reference data. Create and update reference tables for use by analysts and developers to use in data

quality rules. Create, edit, and import data quality dictionary files as reference tables. Create reference tables

to establish relationships between source data and valid and standard values.

The following table lists the data quality tasks that you can perform in the Developer tool and the Analyst tool:

Informatica Developer Informatica Analyst

- Create and run mappings.

- Create and run rules.

- Perform profiling.

- Score data.

- Export mappings to PowerCenter.

- Perform profiling.

- Score data.

- Manage reference tables.

- Create profiling rules.

- Run rules in profiles.

- Manage bad and duplicate records.

Note: Informatica Data Explorer Advanced Edition functionality is a subset of Informatica Data Quality functionality.

Data Services

Informatica Data Services provides a way to find, understand, integrate, and manage data across an enterprise.

With Informatica Data Services, you can create data models that describe how to represent and access data in an

enterprise. You can use the components of the data model for data integration and data quality projects. Reuse

the components for multiple projects to eliminate redundant work.

You can also create a virtual database that allows all applications to consume data regardless of how the

integration logic is physically implemented. The virtual database also isolates applications and other data

consumers from changes in underlying data sources.

With Data Services, you can perform the following tasks:

¨ Define logical views of data. A logical view of data describes the structure and use of data in an enterprise.

You can create a logical data object model that shows what types of data your enterprise uses and how that

data is structured.

¨ Map logical models to data sources or targets. Create a mapping that links objects in a logical model to

data sources or targets. You can link data from multiple, disparate sources to have a single view of the data.

You can also load data that conforms to a model to multiple, disparate targets.

¨ Create virtual views of data. You can deploy a logical model to a virtual federated database. End users can

run SQL queries against the virtual data without affecting the actual source data.

¨ Export mappings to PowerCenter. You can export mappings to PowerCenter to reuse the metadata for

physical data integration or to create web services.

¨ Create and deploy mappings that end users can query. You can create mappings and deploy them so that

end users can query the mapping results.

¨ Profile data. Create and run profiles to reveal the structure and content of your data. Profiling is a key step in

any data project, as it can identify strengths and weaknesses in your data and help you define your project

plan. This is available if you have the profiling option.

¨ Create rules. Create rules with Data Services transformations. This is available if you have the profiling option.

¨ Manage reference data. Create and update reference tables for use by analysts and developers to use in data

quality standardization and validation rules. Create, edit, and import data quality dictionary files as reference

tables. Create reference tables to establish relationships between source data and valid and standard values.

Developers use reference tables in standardization and lookup transformations in Informatica Developer.

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The following table lists the data services tasks that you can perform in the Developer tool and the Analyst tool:

Informatica Developer Informatica Analyst

- Create logical data object models.

- Create and run mappings with Data Services transformations.

- Create SQL data services.- Profi le data.

- Create rules.

- Export objects to PowerCenter.

- Manage reference data.

Note: If you have the profiling option, you can perform profiling and also create rules with Data Services

transformations.

Informatica Analyst

Informatica Analyst is a new web-based application that analysts can use to analyze, cleanse, standardize, profile,and score data in an enterprise.

Business analysts and developers use Informatica Analyst for data-driven collaboration. You can perform column

and rule profiling, scorecarding, and bad record and duplicate record management. You can also manage and

provide reference data to developers in a data quality solution.

Use Informatica Analyst to accomplish the following tasks:

¨ Profile data. Create and run a profile to analyze the structure and content of enterprise data and identify

strengths and weaknesses. After you run a profile, you can selectively drill down to see the underlying rows

from the profile results. You can also add columns to scorecards and add column values to reference tables.

¨ Create rules in profiles. Create and apply rules within profiles. A rule is reusable business logic that defines

conditions applied to data when you run a profile. Use rules to further validate the data in a profile and to

measure data quality progress.¨ Score data. Create scorecards to score the valid values for any column or the output of rules. Scorecards

display the value frequency for columns in a profile as scores. Use scorecards to measure and visually

represent data quality progress. You can also view trend charts to view the history of scores over time.

¨ Manage reference data. Create and modify reference tables for use by analysts and developers to utilize in

data quality standardization and validation rules. Create, edit, and import data quality dictionary files as

reference tables. Create reference tables to establish relationships between source data and valid and

standard values. Developers utilize reference tables in standardization and lookup transformations in

Informatica Developer.

¨ Manage bad records and duplicate records. Fix bad records and consolidate duplicate records.

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Informatica Domain

The PowerCenter domain is renamed to Informatica domain. It is expanded include objects and services for the

Informatica platform.

Command Line Interface

infacmd is expanded to allow management of all Informatica application services.

The Informatica Domain command line interface has the following infacmd programs:

¨ infacmd as. Manage Analyst Services.

¨ infacmd dis. Manage Data Integration Services.

¨ infacmd isp. Administer the domain, security, and PowerCenter application services. Previously, this was called

infacmd .

¨ infacmd mcf . Export mappings from the Model repository to the PowerCenter repository.

¨ infacmd mrs. Manage Model Repository Services.

¨ infacmd oie. Export objects from the Model repository to an export file. Import objects to the Model repositoryfrom the file.

¨ infacmd ps. Manage the profiling warehouse contents, profiles, and scorecards.

¨ infacmd rtm. Manage the staging database for the Analyst tool.

¨ infacmd sql . Manage SQL data services that you deploy to the Data Integration Service.

Services

The Informatica domain includes services for PowerExchange, Informatica Analyst, and Informatica Developer.

Analyst Service

Application service that runs Informatica Analyst in the Informatica domain. Create and enable an Analyst Service

on the Domain tab of Informatica Administrator. When you enable the Analyst Service, the Service Manager startsInformatica Analyst. You can open Informatica Analyst from Informatica Administrator.


Application service that processes requests from Informat ica Analyst and Informatica Developer to preview or run

data profiles and mappings. It also generates data previews for SQL data services and runs SQL queries against

the virtual views in an SQL data service. Create and enable a Data Integration Service on the Domain tab of

Informatica Administrator.

Model Repository Service

Application service that manages the Model repository. The Model reposi tory is a relat ional database that stores

the metadata for projects created in Informatica Analyst and Informatica Designer. The Model repository also

stores run-time and configuration information for applications deployed to a Data Integration Service. Create and

enable a Model Repository Service on the Domain tab of Informatica Administrator.

PowerExchange Listener Service

Manages the PowerExchange Listener for bulk data movement and change data capture. The PowerCenter

Integration Service connects to the PowerExchange Listener through the Listener Service.




PowerExchange Logger Service

Manages the PowerExchange Logger for Linux, UNIX, and Windows to capture change data and write it to the

PowerExchange Logger Log files. Change data can originate from DB2 recovery logs, Oracle redo logs, a

Microsoft SQL Server distribution database, or data sources on an i5/OS or z/OS system.

Management

This section describes new features and enhancements to domain management.

Informatica Administrator

The PowerCenter Administration Console is renamed to Informatica Administrator (Administrator tool). The

Informatica Administrator has a new interface. Some of the properties and configuration tasks from the

PowerCenter Administration Console have been moved to different locations in Informatica Administrator.


Database connections are centralized in the domain. You can create and view database connections in

Informatica Administrator, Informatica Developer, or Informatica Analyst. Create, view, edit, and grant permissions

on database connections in Informatica Administrator.

Deployment

You can configure, deploy, and enable applications in the Developer tool. Deploy applications to one or more Data

Integration Services.

Licensing

The Informatica domain enforces the licensing restrictions on the number of CPUs and PowerCenter repositories.

Monitoring

You can monitor profile jobs, scorecard jobs, preview jobs, mapping jobs, and SQL data services for each Data

Integration Service. View the status of each monitored object on the Monitoring tab of the Administrator tool.

PowerCenter


Real-time Sessions

¨ Session log file rollover. You can limit the size of session logs for real-time sessions. You can limit the size

by time or by file size. You can also limit the number of log files for a session.

Lookup Transformation

¨ Cache updates. You can update the lookup cache based on the results of an expression. When an expression

is true, you can add to or update the lookup cache. You can update the dynamic lookup cache with the results

of an expression.

¨ Database deadlock resilience. In previous releases, when the Integration Service encountered a database

deadlock during a lookup, the session failed. Effective in 9.0, the session will not fail. When a deadlock occurs,

the Integration Service attempts to run the last statement in a lookup. You can configure the number of retry

attempts and time period between attempts.

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¨ Multiple rows return. You can configure the Lookup transformation to return all rows that match a lookup

condition. A Lookup transformation is an active transformation when it can return more than one row for any

given input row.

¨ SQL overrides for uncached lookups. In previous versions you could create a SQL override for cached

lookups only. You can create an SQL override for uncached lookup. You can include lookup ports in the SQL

query.

SQL Transformation

¨ Auto-commit for connections. You can enable auto-commit for each database connection. Each SQL

statement in a query defines a transaction. A commit occurs when the SQL statement completes or the next

statement is executed, whichever comes first.

¨ Exactly-once processing. The Integration Service provides exactly-once delivery of real-time source

messages to the SQL transformation. If there is an interruption in processing, the Integration Service can

recover without requiring the message to be sent again. To perform exactly-once processing, the Integration

Service stores a set of operations for a checkpoint in the PM_REC_STATE table.

¨ Passive transformation. You can configure the SQL transformation to run in passive mode instead of active

mode. When the SQL transformation runs in passive mode, the SQL transformation returns one output row for

each input row.

XML Transformation

¨ XML Parser buffer validation. The XML Parser transformation can validate an XML document against a

schema. The XML Parser transformation routes invalid XML to an error port. When the XML is not valid, the

XML Parser transformation routes the XML and the error messages to a separate output group that you can

connect to a target.

Mapping Architect for Visio

¨ Shortcuts. You can configure a transformation to use a shortcut. You can create a mapping template from a

mapping that contains shortcuts to reusable transformations.

¨ Mapping template. You can include the following objects in a mapping template:

- Pipeline Normalizer transformation

- Custom transformation

- PowerExchange source definition

- PowerExchange target definition


¨ pmrep ExecuteQuery. The pmrep ExecuteQuery command includes an -n option. When you use this option,

pmrep does not include the full parent path of non-reusable objects in the query result. This option can improve

pmrep performance.

Metadata Manager This section describes new features and enhancements to Metadata Manager.

Resources

¨ Microsoft Analysis and Reporting Services resource. Metadata Manager added the Microsoft Analysis and

Reporting Services resource. Use this resource to extract reporting metadata from Microsoft Reporting

Services and to extract an analysis schema from Microsoft Analysis Services.




¨ Test a connection to validate the configuration of a resource. When you create or edit a resource, click

Test Connection to test the connection to the source system, validate the Metadata Manager Agent URL, or

validate the source file configuration.

¨ PowerCenter parameter file syntax. Metadata Manager supports additional forms of parameters in

PowerCenter parameter files for a PowerCenter resource.

¨ Upload multiple PowerCenter parameter files. When you configure a PowerCenter resource, you can upload

multiple PowerCenter parameter files at the same time.

¨ Abort loads. You can abort a load of any resource that requires the Metadata Manager Agent or any IBM DB2

z/OS resource.

¨ Single log file. You can download a single log file in Microsoft Excel that includes load details, session

statistics, and summary details.

¨ Edit resources. Use a single dialog box to edit any property for a resource, including connection properties,

connection assignments, resource parameters, and schedules.

Connection Assignments

¨ Link objects in connected resources. If you change connection assignments for a resource, you do not need

to reload the resource to create the links between matching objects in connected resources. You can use the

Resource Link Administration window to direct Metadata Manager to create the links between matching objects

in the resources.

¨ Export missing link details. The Load Details tab contains summary information for links created between

objects in connected resources. You can export the details of objects that Metadata Manager could not link to a

Microsoft Excel file for further analysis.

¨ Automatic connection assignment. Metadata Manager can automatically configure connection assignments

for a data integration, business intelligence, or data modeling resource. Metadata Manager configures the

connection assignments during a resource load or link process. Use the Load Details tab to review the

connection assignments and make corrections as needed. Or, you can manually configure the connection

assignments.

¨ Purging resources keeps connection assignments. Metadata Manager keeps connection assignments for a

purged resource. The connection assignment properties display the schema status as purged. If you reload the

resource, Metadata Manager changes the status to active if the schema still exists in the source.

Business Glossary

¨ Business Glossary approval workflow. You can use the business glossary to create and edit draft business

terms, propose the business terms for review by data stewards and then publish the terms. After publication,

the business term is visible to all users.

¨ Migrate a business glossary. You can migrate business glossaries to and from XML. The XML file includes all

categories, business terms, and custom objects, and object comments, links, and relationships.

¨ Business glossary terms in data lineage diagram. When you launch data lineage, Metadata Manager

displays the business terms associated with each object in a lineage diagram. Metadata Manager does not

display the both upstream and downstream connections between business terms in a data lineage diagram

anymore.

¨ Link business glossary terms to reference tables. You can associate a business term with a reference tablename and a URL to the reference table. You can specify a URL to a reference table in Informatica Analyst, or

you can include any valid URL to a reference table. Previously you associated a business term with a reference

table in Reference Table Manager. Reference Table Manager no longer exists.

¨ Audit trail. View the history of changes to business glossary categories, business terms, and custom objects.

The audit trail includes the old and new values of a property and the user who made the edits. You can also

search the audit trail.

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Browse Metadata

¨ Use the URL API to access Metadata Manager objects and features . You can use the URL API to access

Metadata Manager objects and features from external applications. For example, you can bookmark a link to a

particular catalog object, or you can access data lineage on a specific object from a business intelligence tool.

¨ Display one instance of an object in the lineage diagram. PowerCenter mappings and database tables,

views, and synonyms are no longer split across multiple instances in different nodes in a lineage diagram. You

can also configure additional classes whose objects are not split.

mmcmd Commands

The mmcmd command line program includes commands in the following areas:

¨ Resource management. Added commands to create, update, delete, and purge resources. Added commands

to configure connection assignments, configure PowerCenter parameter files, and create links between objects

in connected resources. Added a command to cancel a resource load.

¨ Metadata Manager Service. Added commands to create and delete Metadata Manager repository content and

to restore PowerCenter repository content.

Import/Export

¨ Export and import in XML. You can export any custom resource, business glossary, or property added to a

packaged resource type to an XML file and import it into another Metadata Manager instance.

Audit Trail

¨ Audit trail. View the history of changes to business glossary categories and terms, custom resources, and

properties added to packaged resource types. The audit trail includes the old and new values of a property and

the user who made the edits. You can also search the audit trail.

Search

Searching metadata in Metadata manager includes the following enhancements:

¨ Links. You can search for text in links for metadata objects, including link name, link description, link URL .

¨ Location property. By default, the location of an object appears in search results. You can click the link to

open the metadata object from the search results.

¨ Include audit trail in search results. You can choose to search the history of changes made to custom

resource objects, business glossary categories and terms, and properties added to packaged resource types.

User Interface Enhancements

¨ Updated user interface pages. The Browse, Model, Load, and Security pages contain updates to the look and

feel, Action menu, context-sensitive menus, and toolbar buttons. The Search menu is more conveniently placed

for accessibility. The user interface is more consistent with other Informatica web-based tools.

PowerExchange

This section describes new features and enhancements to PowerExchange.

¨ Asynchronous network communication. PowerExchange uses asynchronous network communication for

most send and receive operations between a PowerExchange client and a PowerExchange Listener. With

asynchronous communication, PowerExchange uses separate threads for network processing and data

processing, so that network processing overlaps with data processing. PowerExchange sends and receives

heartbeat signals across the network that can be used for early detection of failure situations.




¨ Partitioning for bulk data movement sessions. PowerExchange 9.0 provides the following partitioning

enhancements:

- You can use pass-through partitioning without SQL overrides for bulk data movement sessions that include

any of the following offloaded data sources: VSAM data sets, sequential data sets, and DB2 for z/OS unload

data sets. PowerExchange opens a single connection to the data source and distributes the data across the

partitions.

- For all other nonrelational bulk data sources, you can use pass-through partitioning with disjoint SQL

overrides. If you do not provide overrides with these data sources, data is read into the first partition only.

¨ DB2 for z/OS Stored Procedure transformations. You can use Stored Procedure transformations for DB2 for

z/OS stored procedures in a PowerCenter mapping. Use Stored Procedure transformations for read or write

bulk data movement and change data capture (CDC) operations.

¨ DB2 for i5/OS multiple-row FETCH statements. To enhance the performance of DB2 for i5/OS bulk data

movement operations that use the DB2 access method, PowerExchange uses a DB2 multiple-row FETCH

statement to retrieve multiple rows of data at a time from a source table. In PowerCenter, you can configure the

number of rows to be retrieved by setting the Array Size attribute on a PWX DB2i5OS relational connection

used by PWXPC.

¨ PowerExchange Logger for Linux, UNIX, and Windows performance. The following enhancements improve

PowerExchange Logger for Linux, UNIX, and Windows processing and management:

- PowerExchange Logger configuration parameters. You can enter additional parameters in the

PowerExchange Logger for Linux, UNIX and Windows configuration file to control how expired CDCT records

are deleted, specify the maximum number of days to hold retention array items in memory, and control

whether PowerExchange displays a user confirmation prompt for a cold start or for a warm start from a

previous position in the change stream.

- PowerExchange Logger cold starts. PowerExchange 9.0 provides a COLDSTART parameter that enables

you to control whether the PowerExchange Logger for Linux, UNIX, and Windows cold starts or warm starts.

- DISPLAY commands. Additional DISPLAY commands are available for the PowerExchange Logger for

Linux, UNIX, and Windows to help you monitor and manage PowerExchange Logger processing. You can

issue these commands from the command line or by using the pwxcmd program.

- Checkpoint file. For more efficient checkpoint processing and smaller checkpoint files, PowerExchange 9.0

changes the format of the PowerExchange Logger checkpoint files from CISAM files to sequential files with

the extension .ckp.

¨ PowerExchange Logger file management. Use the PWUCDCT utility to back up, restore, and regenerate the

PowerExchange Logger for Linux, UNIX, and Windows CDCT file and to manage expired CDCT records and

orphaned log files. Also use the utility to print reports on PowerExchange Logger files such as checkpoint files

and log files.

¨ pwxcmd command support for i5/OS and z/OS. You can issue use the pwxcmd program to issue commands

from a Linux, UNIX, or Windows system to a PowerExchange Listener or PowerExchange Condense process

running on an i5/OS or z/OS system.

¨ Extraction of relative record numbers during DB2 for i5/OS CDC processing . When you create a capture

registration, you have the option to capture the relative record number of the change record.

¨ PowerExchange Listener Service. Use this application service to manage the local PowerExchange Listener.

You can create, start, or stop a PowerExchange Listener service or view status information in the Informatica

Administrator.

¨ PowerExchange Logger Service. Use this application service to manage the local PowerExchange Logger for

Linux, UNIX, and Windows. You can create, start, or stop a PowerExchange Logger service or view status

information in the Informatica Administrator.

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This section describes new features and enhancements to the adapters for PowerCenter.

PowerExchange for HP Neoview Transporter ¨ Support for the following platforms:

- SUN SPARC 64-bit

- Windows 2003 on EM64T

¨ You can import a Neoview source or target definition from Neoview. Previously, you connected to Neoview

through ODBC to create an Neoview source or target definition.

¨ You can generate and execute SQL for a Neoview target.

¨ You can preview source and target data.

¨ Support for all Neoview datatypes except Interval.

¨ Precision to the nanosecond for Neoview date and time datatypes.

¨ Multibyte character support.

¨ You can configure the following properties in the Source Qualifier:

- Number of sorted ports

- Select distinct

- Source filter

¨ You can override an SQL query in the Source Qualifier.

¨ You can use the following transformations in a Neoview mapping:

- Lookup

- SQL

- Stored Procedure

- Update Strategy

¨ Relational connection object. Use a relational connection object for the Integration Service to connect to

Neoview. Select a relational or bulk reader for the connection when you configure the session properties.

¨ You can enter mapping variables and workflow variables in the connection object properties.

¨ You can configure parameters for a Neoview session.

¨ You can configure a Neoview session for recovery.

¨ You can enter pre-session and post-session SQL commands.

¨ You can override the source table name and source table name owner the in the session properties.

¨ You can configure the following session properties for a Neoview session:

- Commit type

- Enable high precision

- Error log type

- Error row handling

- Pipeline partitioning

- Session on grid

¨ If you use PowerExchange change data capture, you can load the changed data to Neoview as a target in the

same mapping.




PowerExchange for Netezza

¨ Filtering metadata during source import. You can filter the metadata you want to appear when you create a

Netezza source definition.

¨ You can import a Netezza source or target definition from Netezza. Previously, you connected to Netezza

through ODBC to create a Netezza source or target definition.

¨ You can generate and execute SQL for a Netezza target.

¨ You can preview source and target data.

¨ Support for all Netezza datatypes except Interval.

¨ Precision to the nanosecond for Netezza date and time datatypes.

¨ Multibyte character support.

¨ You can configure the following properties in the Source Qualifier:

- Number of sorted ports

- Select distinct

- Source filter

¨

You can override an SQL query in the Source Qualifier.¨ You can use the following transformations in a Netezza mapping:

- Lookup

- SQL

- Update Strategy

¨ Relational connection object. Use a relational connection object for the Integration Service to connect to

Netezza. Select a relational or bulk reader for the connection when you configure the session properties.

¨ You can enter mapping variables and workflow variables in the connection object properties.

¨ You can configure parameters for a Netezza session.

¨ You can recover non real-time Netezza sessions in normal mode.

¨ You can enter pre-session and post-session SQL commands.

¨ You can override the source table name and source table name owner the in the session properties.

¨ You can configure the following session properties for a Netezza session:

- Commit type

- Enable high precision

- Error log type

- Error row handling

- Pipeline partitioning

- Pushdown optimization

- Session on grid

¨

If you use PowerExchange change data capture, you can load the changed data to Netezza as a target in thesame mapping.

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PowerExchange for Oracle E-Business Suite

This section describes new features in PowerExchange for Oracle E-Business Suite 9.0:

¨ Parameterized properties. You can parameterize the following PowerExchange for Oracle E-Business Suite

properties in PowerCenter:

- SQL properties: Source Filter and SQL Query.

- Target properties: User Name, Responsibility Name, Security Group Name, Server Name, and Schema Name.

- Session properties: Source Filter, SQL Query, User Name, Responsibility Name, Security Group Name,

Server Name, Schema Name, and Cache Directory.

- Connection properties: Connection Objects.

¨ Commit Interval session property. Specify the number of rows that the PowerCenter Integration Service

commits to the interface table during each commit.


¨ Writing data to the IS-U Migration Workbench. You can import an IS-U transformation to generate files for an

SAP migration file. The Integration Service can write the data to the IS-U Migration Workbench.


¨ You can add partitions to a session that includes a Teradata PT API source.

PowerExchange for Web Services

¨ Configuring a user name and password for authentication. When a web service is protected or secure, you can

include a user name and password in a web service target or Web Services Consumer transformation.

PowerExchange for webMethods

¨ You can import documents with special characters as source definitions.




C H A P T E R 2 6

Informatica Domain (9.0)


¨ PowerCenter Domain, 139

¨ Command Line Programs, 141

¨ Metadata Manager Privileges, 145

PowerCenter Domain

This section describes changes to the PowerCenter domain.

PowerCenter Domain Name Change

Effective in version 9.0, the PowerCenter domain is renamed to Informatica domain.

Administration Console Name Change

Effective in version 9.0, the PowerCenter Administration Console is renamed to Informatica Administrator.

Informatica Administrator URL Change

Effective in version 9.0, the host and port in the Informatica Administrator URL represent the host name of the

master gateway node and the Informatica Administrator port number. You configure the Informatica Administrator

port when you define the domain. You can define the domain during installation or using the infasetup

DefineDomain command line program.

If the domain fails over to a different master gateway node, the host name in the Informatica Administrator URL

will be equal to the host name of the elected master gateway node.

Previously, the host and port in the Inf ormatica Administrator URL represented the host name and port number of

any gateway node.

Domain Ports

Effective in version 9.0, each worker node in the Informatica domain uses the following ports:

¨ Domain port. Port number for the node.

¨ Service Manager port. Port number used by the Service Manager on the node.

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Each gateway node uses the following ports:

¨ Domain port. Port number for the node.

¨ Service Manager port. Port number used by the Service Manager on the node.

¨ Informatica Administrator port. Port number used by the Administrator tool.

The Service Manager logs show the Service Manager port number.

Previously, each node used a single domain port. On a worker node, the node and Service Manager on the node

used the same domain port number. On a gateway node, the node, Service Manager on the node, and the

Administration Console used the same domain port number. The Service Manager logs showed the domain port

number.

Object Name Length

Effective in version 9.0, domain object names, except folder names, can be up to 128 characters long.

Previously, domain object names could be up to 80 characters.

Shared Object NamesEffective in version 9.0, some objects within a domain can have the same name. The following table lists whether

domain objects can have the same names:

Node Folder Grid License Service

Node No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Folder Yes Yes, if they are

not at the same

level.

Yes Yes Yes

Grid Yes Yes No Yes Yes

License Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Service Yes Yes Yes Yes No

Previously, domain objects could not have the same name.


Effective in version 9.0, the domain configuration metadata uses the same database structure as the Model

repository database.

You should back up the domain configuration database on a regular basis. You can restore the domain

configuration from a backup. If you migrate the domain configuration to another database or change the database

connection information, you must update the database connection on all gateway nodes.

You create a license object when you install PowerCenter. You can also create license objects in Informatica

Administrator. You can view the license and all licensed options in Informat ica Administrator.

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This section describes changes to the command line programs.

New CommandsThe following table describes the new infacmd as commands:

Command Description

CreateAuditTables Creates audit tables.

CreateService Creates an Analyst Service.

DeleteAuditTables Deletes audit tables.

ListServiceOptions Lists Analyst service properties that you can update.

ListServiceProcessOptions Lists Analyst service process options that you can update.

UpdateServiceOptions Updates Analyst service properties.

UpdateServiceProcessOptions Updates Analyst service process properties.

The following table describes the new infacmd dis commands:

Command Description

BackupApplication Backs up an application from a Data Integration Service.

CreateService Creates the Data Integration Service.

DeployApplication Deploys an application to a Data Integration Service.

ListApplicationOptions Lists tapplication properties that you can update.

ListDataObjectOptions Lists the data object properties that you can update.

ListServiceOptions Lists Data Integration Service properties that you can

update.

ListServiceProcessOptions Lists Data Integration Service process properties that you

can update.

RestoreApplication Restores an application to a Data Integration Service.

StartApplication Starts an application.

UpdateApplication Updates a deployed application from an application file and

maintains existing properties.

UpdateApplicationOptions Updates application properties.




Command Description

UpdateDataObjectOptions Updates data object properties.

UpdateServiceOptions Updates Data Integration Service properties.

UPdateServiceProcessOptions Updates Data Integration Service process properties.

CancelDataObjectCacheRefresh Stops a refresh of data object cache.

ListApplicationObjects Lists the paths of objects in an application.

ListApplications Lists deployed applications for a Data Integration Service.

PurgeDataObjectCache Purges data object cache.

RefreshDataObjectCache Refreshes data object cache.

RenameApplication Renames a deployed application.

StopApplication Stops an application from running.

UndeployApplication Remove an application from a Data Integration Service.

The following table describes the new infacmd ipc commands:

Command Description

ExportToPC Exports an object in PowerCenter format.

The following table describes the new infacmd mrs commands:

Command Description

BackupContents Backs up Model repository contents.

CreateContents Creates Model repository contents.

CreateService Creates a Model repository service.

DeleteContents Deletes a Model repository service

ListBackupFiles Lists backup files

ListServiceOptions Lists service options

ListServiceProcessOptions Lists service process options

RestoreContents Restores Model repository contents

UpdateServiceOptions Updates Model repository service options




Command Description

UpdateServiceProcessOptions Updates service process options

UpgradeContents Updates the Model repository

The following table describes the new infacmd ms commands:

Command Description

ListMappingParams Create a parameter file for a parameterized mapping.

ListMappings List deployed mappings.

RunMapping Runs a deployed mapping.

The following table describes the new infacmd ps comands:

Command Description

CreateWH Creates Profiling Warehouse contents.

DropWH Drops ProfilingWarehouse Contents.

Execute Executes a profile or scorecard.

List Lists profiles or scorecards.

Purge Purge profile or scorecard results from the warehouse.

The following table describes the new infacmd pwx command:

Description Command

CloseForceListener Cancels subtasks and stops the Listener.

CloseListener Stops the Listener after subtasks complete.

CreateListenerService Creates a PowerExchange Listener service.

ListTaskListener Displays information about active tasks.

StopTaskListener Stops a task.

UpdateListenerService Updates a PowerExchange Listener service.

CondenseLogger Starts another logging cycle.

CreateLoggerService Creates a PowerExchange Logger service.

DisplayAllLogger Displays verbose status of a PowerExchange Logger service.




Description Command

DisplayCPULogger Displays the CPU time spent.

DisplayCheckpointsLogger Reports information about the latest checkpoint file.

DisplayEventsLogger Displays events being waited on.

DisplayMemoryLogger Displays memory use.

DisplayRecordsLogger Displays counts of change records.

DisplayStatusLogger Displays status of a PowerExchange Logger service.

FileSwitchLogger Switches to a new set of log files.

ShutDownLogger Shuts down a PowerExchange Logger service.

UpdateLoggerService Updates a PowerExchange Logger service.

The following table describes the new infacmd rtm commands:

Command Description

Deployimport Imports Content to Staging database.

Export Exports dictionary content.

Import Imports dictionary content.

The following table describes the new infacmd sql commands:

ListSQLDataServiceOptions Lists SQL Data Service options.

ListSQLDataServicePermissions Lists SQL Data Service permissions.

ListStoredProcedurePermissions Lists stored procedure permissions.

ListTableOptions Lists table options.

ListTablePermissions Lists table permissions.

SetSQLDataServicePermissions Sets permissions on a SQL data service.

SetStoredProcedurePermissions Sets permissions on a stored procedure.

SetTablePermissions Sets permissions on a table.

StartSQLDataService Starts a SQL data service.

UpdateSQLDataServiceOptions Updates SQL data service properties.

UpdateTableOptions Updates table properties.




ListSQLDataServices Lists all SQL data service names for a Data Integration

Service.

PurgeTableCache Purge virtual table cache.

RefreshTableCache Refresh virtual table cache.

RenameSQLDataService Rename a SQL Data Service.

StopSQLDataService Stop a SQL data service.

New Environment Variable

The following table describes the new environment variable:

Command Description

INFA_DEFAULT_SECURITY_DOMAIN Default security domain name that a user belongs to.

Metadata Manager Privileges

Effective in version 9.0, Metadata Manager includes the new privilege Draft/Propose Business Terms in the

Catalog privilege group. The Manage Glossary privilege includes the Draft/Propose Business Terms privilege.

When you upgrade, users assigned the Manage Glossary privilege are also assigned the Draft/Propose Business

Terms privilege.

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PowerCenter (9.0)


¨ Reference Table Manager, 146

Reference Table Manager Effective in version 9.0, the Analyst tool contains the Reference Table Manager functionality. You can create and

import reference tables into the Analyst tool.

Previously, PowerCenter had a web application named Reference Table Manager.

After you upgrade to 9.01, you must create the reference tables in the Analyst tool again. The Analyst tool stores

reference tables in the staging database. The Reference Table Manager external connections and privileges are

not valid in the Analyst tool.

When you create reference tables in the Analyst tool, a developer can view these tables in the the Developer tool.

A developer can open a reference table to view the contents of the reference table and use them in Lookup and

Standardizer transformations. A developer can launch the Analyst tool from the Developer tool to edit the

reference table.

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Metadata Manager (9.0)


¨ Business Glossary, 147


¨ Data Lineage, 148

¨ Logging, 148

¨ Resources, 149

Business Glossary

Effective in version 9.0, you create links between business terms and reference tables by associating a business

term with a URL to a reference table. You can specify the following types of URLs:

¨ Informatic a Analyst URL. You can include a URL to a reference table in Informatica Analyst.

¨ Other URL. You can include any valid URL to a reference table.

Previously, you created a link from a business term in Metadata Manager to a reference table in Reference Table

Manager. Reference Table Manager does not exist in version 9.0.


Effective in version 9.0, mmcmd includes new commands.

The following table describes the new mmcmd commands:

Command Description

assignConnection Configures connection assignments for a resource using the properties in the specif ied resourceconfiguration file.

assignParameterFile Assigns parameter fi les to PowerCenter workflows for a PowerCenter resource using the

properties in the specified resource configuration file.

cancel Cancels a resource load.

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Command Description

createRepos itory Creates the Metadata Manager warehouse tables and impor t models for metadata sources in

the Metadata Manager repository.

c reateResource Creates a resource using the propert ies in the spec if ied resource configuration fi le.

deleteRepos itory Deletes Metadata Manager repository content inc luding all metadata and repository database

tables.

deleteResource Deletes the resource and al l metadata for the resource f rom the Metadata Manager repos itory.

export Exports a custom resource or business glossary from the Metadata Manager repository to an

XML file.

getResource Wr ites a ll proper ties for the speci fied resource to an XML resource conf igura tion fi le .

import Imports a custom resource or business glossary from an XML file into the Metadata Manager

repository.

link Creates the links between resources that share a connection assignment to run data lineage

analysis across the metadata sources.

listResources Lists all resources in the Metadata Manager repository.

purgeMetadata Deletes metadata for a resource f rom the Metadata Manager repos itor y.

restorePCRepository Restores a repository backup file packaged with PowerCenter to the PowerCenter repository

database.

updateResource Updates a resource using the propert ies in the spec if ied resource configuration fi le.

Data Lineage

Effective in version 9.0, a data lineage diagram displays the database schema name as the parent object of a

table, view, or synonym.

Previously, a data lineage diagram did not display the database schema name. Instead, Metadata Manager

displayed the schema name in the location of the object. You could view the object location in the Details panel

and when you moved the pointer over the object.

LoggingEffective in version 9.0, the Load Monitor is renamed the Load Details tab. The Load Details tab contains the

following views:

¨ Log view. Contains resource load events. Metadata Manager updates the Log tab as it loads a resource.

¨ Objects view. Contains summary information for metadata objects.

¨ Errors view. Contains summary information for errors.

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¨ Sessions view. Contains session statistics for each session in the PowerCenter workflows that Metadata

Manager uses to load metadata.

¨ Links view. Contains summary information for links created between objects in connected resources.

You can export all of the contents in the Load Details tab to a single Microsoft Excel file. The file contains a

worksheet for each view. You can export the contents of the Links view separately to analyze the missing link

details.

Previously, the Load Monitor listed the object, link, and error information in the Summary tab. You saved each tab

in the Load Monitor window to a separate PDF file.

After you upgrade, the Load Details tab for all resources displays "No items to show" unt il you reload the

resources.

Resources

This section describes changes to resources.

Removed Resource Types

Effective in version 9.0, Metadata Manager removed the following resource types:

¨ Data Analyzer

¨ Hyperion Essbase

¨ IBM DB2 CubeViews

¨ Microsoft Visio Database ERX

You cannot create or load these resource types.

Deprecated Metadata Source VersionsEffective in version 9.0, extracting metadata from the following metadata source versions is deprecated and will

become obsolete:

¨ Business Objects 5.x, 6.x, and 11.0

¨ Cognos 8.0 and 8.1

¨ Cognos Impromptu 7.0.x, 7.1.5, and 7.3.x

¨ Cognos ReportNet 1.x

¨ Embarcadero ERStudio 5.1 through 6.6

¨ ERwin 3.x and 4.x

¨ IBM DB2 for LUW 8.x

¨ IBM DB2 for z/OS 8.x

¨ IBM Rational Rose 4.0, 98(I) to 2000

¨ Microsoft SQL Server 2000

¨ Microstrategy 7.0, 7.5.2, and 8.0

¨ Oracle Designer 1.3.2, 2.1.2, 6.0, 6i, and 9i

¨ Sybase PowerDesigner 6.1.x, 7.5 to 12.0

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¨ Teradata v2R6 and v2R6.1

Use the supported versions to load metadata from these sources. You can still create, edit, and load resources

from these deprecated versions. However, Informatica cannot help you resolve an issue encountered on a

deprecated version.

Linking Objects in Connected Resources

Effective in version 9.0, if you change resource connection assignments, you do not need to reload the resource to

create the links between matching objects for data lineage analysis. You can use the Resource Link Administration

window to direct Metadata Manager to create the links between matching objects in the connected resources.

After upgrading, you must reload the following resource types:

¨ Relational database resources that share a connection assignment to any data integration, business

intelligence, or data modeling resource

¨ Data integration resources

¨ Business intelligence resources

¨ Data modeling resources

Previously, you needed to reload resources after modifying the connection assignments.

Connection Assignments for Purged Resources

Effective in version 9.0, Metadata Manager keeps connection assignments for a purged resource. The Connection

Assignment properties display the schema status as purged. If you reload the resource, Metadata Manager

changes the status to active if the schema still exists in the source.

Previously, Metadata Manager deleted connection assignments for a purged resource.

Automatic Connection Assignment

Effective in version 9.0, Metadata Manager can automatically configure connection assignments for a data

integration, business intelligence, or data modeling resource. Metadata Manager configures the connection

assignments during a resource load or link process. Use the Links view in the Load Details tab to review the

automatic connection assignments and change the assignments as needed. Or, you can manually configure the

connection assignments.

Upgraded resources do not have Auto Connection Assignment selected by default.

Previously, you needed to manually configure connection assignments after creating a resource.

PowerCenter Source Increment Extract Window

Effective in version 9.0, the maximum value of the Source Increment Extract Window parameter for a PowerCenter

resource is 8,000 days.

Previously, the maximum value was 4,000 days. PowerCenter resources that are upgraded retain the previous

value of the parameter. Change the parameter value to extract PowerCenter metadata for more than the past

4,000 days.

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PowerCenter Parameter Files

Effective in version 9.0, Metadata Manager can extract workflow parameters from PowerCenter parameter files

when you load a PowerCenter resource. When you configure a PowerCenter resource, you can upload multiple

PowerCenter parameter files at the same time.

Previously, Metadata Manager ignored workflow parameters in PowerCenter parameter files.

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