The objective of this connector is to integrate Cognos TM1 within Informatica. It is

an Informatica Power Exchange based connector. This connector allows a user to

use Cognos TM1 as a source or a target within Informatica mappings. There are

three components of this connector.

The objective of this component is to provide a GUI to the user in order to create

Cognos TM1 as a Source or Target and import this metadata within Informatica

designer.

If any mapping is using Cognos TM1 as source or target then server component

should be able to communicate to Cognos TM1. It reads data from Cognos TM1 and

sends it to Informatica and similarly it takes data from Informatica and writes it to

Cognos TM1 target.

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Cognos TM1 Informatica connector basically extracts and loads the data from and to

the particular TM1 cube/dimension. With the help of this connector user can read

the data from a TM1 cube/dimension and perform the different operations on the

data using Informatica transformations. Also user can load the data into the TM1

cube/dimension from different data sources supported by Informatica. This

connector will load the two dimensional data into multi-dimensional format and vice

versa.

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This is a plug-in configuration xml file. It will contain all Cognos TM1 supported data types associations with ODBC data

types and other metadata related information.

Following diagram shows the basic flow of data between Informatica and Cognos TM1.

The client component of the connector will enable user to fetch cube metadata inside Informatica PowerCenter. This

cube definition will form a source or target instance. These instances can be used to create mappings and subsequently

transfer data from cube to other targets or vice-versa.

1. Import a Cube/Dimension from Cognos TM1 into Informatica as a Source

The wizard shown below enables user to import a cube or a dimension inside Informatica to be used as a source or

target instance.

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a) Import a cube

b) Import a dimension

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To import a cube/dimension, enter the proper credentials for Host Name, Server Name, User Name and Password to get

connected to the Cognos TM1 Server. Select the type of object you want to import either Cube or Dimension. The

available cubes/ dimensions in the server to which the user has read/read-write access will be seen in the Available

Cubes/Dimensions box.

User can select any particular Cube/Dimension from the Available Cubes/Dimensions box and click on “Import” button

to import that Cube/Dimension inside Informatica PowerCenter Designer. User can also import multiple Cubes from

Available Cubes Box at a time and click on “Import” button to import multiple Cubes.

2. Cognos TM1 Application Connection

Cognos TM1 will use Application type of connection. The user interface of the same is as shown below:

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03. Cognos TM1 Source/Target Session Extension

Cognos TM1 connector add a session extension “Skip Zero/Blank Values” as shown below:

The following Informatica versions are supported on Windows:

• Informatica PowerCenter 8.6.1, 9.0.0, 9.0.1 and 9.1.0