About Informatica...

❏ Founded in 1993
❏ Leader in enterprise solution products
❏ 300+ customers
❏ Offices in major U.S. cities, London, Munich
❏ Worldwide distributorship
About Informatica Resources...
❏ Training
❏ Documentation
❏ Webzine
❏ Tech Support
❏ Professional Services
Course Objectives
At the end of this course you should be able to:
❍ Analyze sources and design target tables
❍ Build simple mappings
❍ Create and execute sessions
❍ Explain the server and memory processes
❍ List the tuning variables
❍ Perform basic repository administration tasks
❍ Describe the Informatica’s enterprise solution
❍ Install and configure PowerMart / PowerCenter
Course Prerequisites

To gain full benefit from this class, you should

have a strong working knowledge of:
❍ Relational database management systems
(RDBMS)
❍ Structured Query Language (SQL)
❍ Windows GUI
❍ Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
About the Course Materials...
Lecture Binder
❏ Sectioned by functional area
❏ Review quiz with each section
❏ Reference materials in back

Labs Binder
❏ Hands-on lab exercises
❏ Source table schema reference
❏ Connectivity worksheet
About the Classroom...
❏ Clients
❏ Server(s)
❏ Network
❏ Source, Target, Repository
❏ Connectivity
Data Warehousing

Developer End User

Metadata

Extract
Transform
Load
Operational Sources Data Warehouse
Getting Started

❏ Informatica Architecture
❏ Design Process
❏ Client Tool Review
❍ Repository Manager
❍ Designer
❍ Server Manager
 Informatica’s Architecture
Data Models
Designer
Repository Manager Server Manager

Sources 1-n Targets 1-n

PowerPlugs

Repository

Server
Connectivity Overview
❏ Network Protocol
❏ Native Drivers
❏ ODBC Target(s)

Source(s)
DBC
O
Client
BC

Native / ODBC

Native / ODBC
OD
Repository Manager

Designer
Repository
ODBC Native -
Server Manager

Network Protocol
Server
 Informatica Design
Process

2. 1.

Source Def
5.
3. Mapping

Sessions

Target Def

4.
1. Create Repository
2. Import Source Definitions
3. Create Target Schema
4. Create Mappings
5. Load Data
 Metadata Repository

❑ Information about the data mart system

❑ Catalogs the repository
❑ Directs the server
❑ Contains record of user access
❑ Can be shared
❑ Can be searched and reported
❑ Bridged through Metadata Exchange
Repository Manager

Navigator Window Analysis Window

Dependency Window

Output Window
Security
Drilldown Access

User ID and password User ID

Repository Privileges Repository

Folder Permissions Folder

Object Locking Object

Folder Attributes

FOLDER OWNER - user who serves as focal point for folder permissions
PERMISSIONS - rights to read, write, and/or execute objects in a folder
SHARED - property that allows you to make shortcuts to objects in a folder
SHORTCUT - a dynamic link to an object stored in a shared folder
VERSIONS - folder iterations that indicate development stages
 Designer Workspace Open Folder List

Navigator
Workspace

Workbook Tabs

Output Window

Status Bar
 Designer Options

General Tables Format

❏ workspace options ❏ columns viewed ❏ workspace colors
❏ column size ❏ import keys
❏ reload objects on open
❏ object size ❏ automatic Source
❏ group source definitions ❏ object colors Qualifier creation
Server Manager

Navigator

Configure Window

Monitor
Window

Output
Window