first check the services

open services - press i key and check the status of Informatica Services 8.6.0.
the informatica services 8.6.0 service should be in STARTED status
its not started you have to start manually. manually means click on START button
in leftside.
-----------------------------------Only one username and password for Infromatica Client Tools.the
user name : Administrator
Password : Administrator
------------------------------------------------------Informatica client tools are
Power Center Designer
Workflow Manager
Workflow Monitor
-----------------------------------------------------How to connect/open Designer ?
Open Informatica Power center designer
under Repositories, Double click on Rep (OR) Righ click on Rep and Click Connect
- enter username and password
Right click on PRACTICE folder and click on OPEN (OR) double click on PRACTICE f
older
you will see all MAPPINGS under MAPPINGS folder.
if you want see source tables and target tables. click on Source and Target fold
ers
--------------------------------------------------------------------------How to connect/open Workflow Manager ?
Open Workflow Manager
Double click on Rep (OR) Righ click on Rep and Click Connect - enter user name
and password
Right click on PRACTICE folder and click on OPEN (OR) double click on PRACTICE f
older
if you want see workflows click on WOrkflows folder (+) it will expand
you want run the workflow...
drag particular workflow to Right side space.. right click on session and cick s
tart task
or right click on start workflow
----------------------------------------How to see workflow status ?
if you run start task in workflow manager by default Workflow monitor window wil
l appear
and you will be ablet to see status of that particular workflow.
if suppose workflow status not showing in workflow monitor,
you have to connect rep by using username and password and double click on Int
and double on PRACTICE folder