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DynamoDB Connector User Guide V1.0




























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Contents
DynamoDB Connector User Guide V1.0 .................................................................................. 3
1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 5
2. Technologies ...................................................................................................................... 6
3. High level Architectural Diagram ....................................................................................... 6
4. DynamoDB Assumptions/Prerequisites .............................................................................. 7
5. Different Types of Dynamo DB Tables ................................................................................ 7
6. Creating DynamoDB Connection ........................................................................................ 8
7. Target Creation................................................................................................................ 10
8. Supported Data filter ....................................................................................................... 12
9. Connector Read notes ...................................................................................................... 12
10. Connector Write notes ................................................................................................... 12
11. Assumptions & Limitations ............................................................................................. 13



























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1. Introduction

Informatica Cloud Connector SDKs are off-cycle, off-release add-ins that provide connectivity to SaaS and on-premise
applications not supported natively in Informatica Cloud. Connector SDKs can be enabled anytime for your cloud org Id, and are
designed to address common use cases including getting data into, and out of, the supported application.

Connector SDKs do not require any separate software installation on the machine running the Informatica Cloud Secure Agent.
The Connector uses an internal Java application to communicate with the Secure Agent, as shown in the architecture diagram
below:



Once you have enabled the Connector Package software for your org Id, you need to create a connection in Informatica Cloud to
access to the DynamoDB.




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2. Technologies
Connector is developed using - JDK 1.7, AWS SDK 1.7.3
3. High level Architectural Diagram

Compatibility: This connector supports DynamoDB Table services.

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4. DynamoDB Assumptions/Prerequisites

DynamoDB connector requires an account with Amazon cloud web service enabled

Access Key and secret Key also required to connect the Amazon DynamoDB.


5. Different Types of Dynamo DB Tables

Table name
AccountFeed
Accounts
BudgetTransaction
Customerdoc
InventoryTransaction
Customerdoc
BusinessHours
DocProductGroup
DocPurchaseRequest

Note: This list is just example of tables in DynamoDB; user can have any number of tables in the Amazon DynamoDB.










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6. Creating DynamoDB Connection
Before you use the DynamoDB connector in a data synchronization task, you must follow these steps to create a
connection in Informatica Cloud:
1. Click on the Configuration tab.
2. Click on the Connections page.
3. Click the New button.
Connection Property Description
Connection Name (Mandatory) Provide the Name of the connection
Description (optional) Provide the description
Type (Mandatory) Select DynamoDB (Informatica Cloud)
Secure Agent (Mandatory) Secure Agent that Informatica Cloud uses to access the Web Service.
Access Key (Mandatory) Provide the Access Key of Amazon S3 for your account
Secret Key (Mandatory) Provide secret key of Amazon S3 for your account
Region (optional) Select the region
























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7. Target Creation

Before click Create Target in DSS task step-3, user should make sure the HashKey & RangeKey column & data type,
read throughput and write throughput configuration made as below,

1. Open dynamoDB.properties file under both below 2 path
2. <Agent_Installed_Direcotry>\main\tomcat\plugins\519000
3. <Agent_Installed_Direcotry>\main\bin\rdtm\javalib\519000
4. Provide the value for HashKey, RangeKey, HashKey_DT, RangeKey_DT, Read_Throuhput and
Write_Throughput as below,
HashKey= ID (Primary key from source system-mandatory)
RangeKey= Name (Unique column from source system)
HashKey_DT=S (Data type can be only S, N or B)
RangeKey_DT=S (Data type can be only S, N or B)
Read_Throuhput=1 (Read capacity unit)
Write_Throughput=1 (Write capacity unit)
.

Please refer the screen shot







Note:
HashKey & RangeKey column name should not contain the space or special character other than underscore (_)

Field mapping should be proper in the field mapping page before Save & Run the task.





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Please refer the field mapping screenshot


















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8. Supported Data filter

All data filter option are supported in Data Filter page except below option
Is Null
Is Not Null



9. Connector Read notes

1. DynamoDB read methods returns entire records or number of records by given batch Size as Runtime time
attribute in DSS task step-6
2. Read & Write throughput can be set as Runtime attribute at DSS task step-6

3. Throughput value for both Read Capacity Unit & Write Capacity Unit should not be less than 1

4. Throughput value for both Read Capacity Unit & Write Capacity Unit can be increased by maximum100% from the
current throughput value in the table. (Ex: current value: 5, new value 10 by max)



10. Connector Write notes

1. Read & Write throughput can be set as Runtime attribute at DSS task step-6

2. HashKey column & RangeKey column mapping are mandatory and should be correct for Create,
Update, Upsert & Delete operations.

3. Throughput value for both Read Capacity Unit & Write Capacity Unit should not be less than 1

4. Throughput value for both Read Capacity Unit & Write Capacity Unit can be increased by maximum
100% from the current throughput value in the table. (Ex: current value: 5, new value can be10 by max)






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11. Assumptions & Limitations

1. Connector supports and compatible only for DynamoDB
2. An Amazon web service user account with Access Key and Secret Key are required to make the connection and
perform the CRUD operation.
3. User has to provide Hashkey & RangeKey mapping, data type and through put value to create a new table in
DynamoDB by using Create Target option in DSS-Task-3.
4. Filed mapping & data should be proper and appropriate to perform CRUD operation.