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Learning Informatica PowerCenter 10.x: Enterprise data warehousing and intelligent data centers for efficient data management solutions , Second Edition

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Learning Informatica PowerCenter 10.x

Understanding Admin Console

In the previous chapter, we completed the installation of the Informatica PowerCenter server and client. You learned how to properly download and extract files for the purpose of installation.

In this chapter, you will be learning about the various aspects of Informatica Administration Console and other services, and also how to configure the complete administration section.

Before we move into configuring the Administration Console, let's take a look at the various services necessary to work on Informatica PowerCenter. Once we understand the services and architecture, we will start configuring the services.

The Informatica architecture

PowerCenter has a service-oriented architecture, which gives it the ability to scale services and share resources across multiple machines. High availability functionality helps minimize service downtime due to unexpected failures or scheduled maintenance in the PowerCenter environment. To understand the architecture of Informatica PowerCenter, we will discuss the various components that form the Informatica architecture.

The Informatica architecture is divided into two sections: server and client.

The server setup can be done on Windows or UNIX operating systems, while the client installation can only be done on the Windows operating system. As a best practice, we should always install the server first and then the client.

Server is the basic administrative unit of Informatica, where we configure all the services, create users, and assign authentication...

Informatica services

Informatica services include various services that start the service manager on individual nodes.

The service manager

The service manager is the component that starts and runs the application services on the node in a domain.

Repository

The repository is the component that stores the metadata that is created when you work on client tools. The following points describe a repository:

  • It is a centralized database of Informatica PowerCenter, which is used to store the metadata that is created when the code is designed in client tools.
  • When you wish to...

The Administration Console - configuration

The Informatica administration home page is the single place where all Informatica components can be created and configured. The Administration Console home page opens in the web browser. It does not require an internet connection. You can use any browser to open the admin console. You might need to check the browser settings if the administrator home page will not open. Based on your system configuration and settings, you might need to try using a different browser.

Perform the following steps to configure the Informatica components:

  1. Informatica Administrator Home Page can be located under All Programs in your Start menu.
  2. Navigate to Start | All Programs | Informatica 10.1.0 | Server | Informatica Administrator Home Page:

This will open Informatica Administrator in your default web browser.

  1. Log in to the Informatica Administrator...

Repository creation - the centralized database for Informatica

Our first step is to create a repository. As mentioned earlier in the book, the repository is the centralized database of Informatica, which is used to store metadata generated in the client tools.

To create the first repository, follow the process mentioned in the preceding section. Refer to the following screenshot.

  1. Click on the Services and Nodes option. You will be presented with various services. You will see the domain name and the node name on the left side of the screen, which we created in the earlier section:
  1. Navigate to Domain under Domain Navigator | Actions | New | PowerCenter Repository Service...:
  1. This will open a pop-up window, which will allow you to provide details for creating the repository, as shown in the following points. Insert the details:
    • Repository name: Add the name of the repository...

Creating the integration service - the path for flow of data

Integration Service is required for the flow of data from the source to the target through Informatica. We discussed integration service in detail in the earlier section in this book. Perform the following process to configure the integration service:

  1. Navigate to Domain under Domain Navigator | Actions | New | PowerCenter Integration Service...:
  1. This will open a new screen, which will allow you to provide details for creating integration services, as shown in the following screenshot.
    • Mention the following details:
    • Name: Add the name of the integration service. You can specify any name as per your liking. We are using INTE for our reference in this book.
    • Description: You can write some description of the integration service. This is an optional field.
    • Location: Specify the domain name we created earlier. The domain...

The Informatica architecture


PowerCenter has a service-oriented architecture, which gives it the ability to scale services and share resources across multiple machines. High availability functionality helps minimize service downtime due to unexpected failures or scheduled maintenance in the PowerCenter environment. To understand the architecture of Informatica PowerCenter, we will discuss the various components that form the Informatica architecture.

The Informatica architecture is divided into two sections: server and client.

The server setup can be done on Windows or UNIX operating systems, while the client installation can only be done on the Windows operating system. As a best practice, we should always install the server first and then the client.

Note

Server is the basic administrative unit of Informatica, where we configure all the services, create users, and assign authentication. Client is the graphical interface provided to the users. Client includes Designer, Workflow Manager, Workflow...

Informatica services


Informatica services include various services that start the service manager on individual nodes.

The service manager

The service manager is the component that starts and runs the application services on the node in a domain.

Repository

The repository is the component that stores the metadata that is created when you work on client tools. The following points describe a repository:

  • It is a centralized database of Informatica PowerCenter, which is used to store the metadata that is created when the code is designed in client tools.
  • When you wish to access the existing components created in the PowerCenter client, the metadata is fetched from the repository and is displayed on the client screen.
  • The repository is created in the database, which is used for installation purposes.
  • Multiple repositories can be created under a domain, with each repository representing a single environment. For example, the REPO_DEV repository represents the development environment, REPO_TEST represents...

The Administration Console - configuration


The Informatica administration home page is the single place where all Informatica components can be created and configured. The Administration Console home page opens in the web browser. It does not require an internet connection. You can use any browser to open the admin console. You might need to check the browser settings if the administrator home page will not open. Based on your system configuration and settings, you might need to try using a different browser.

Perform the following steps to configure the Informatica components:

  1. Informatica Administrator Home Page can be located under All Programs in your Start menu.
  2. Navigate to Start | All Programs | Informatica 10.1.0 | Server | Informatica Administrator Home Page:

This will open Informatica Administrator in your default web browser.

  1. Log in to the Informatica Administrator using the username and password that you defined when creating the domain.

In this book, we are using the default username...

Repository creation - the centralized database for Informatica


Our first step is to create a repository. As mentioned earlier in the book, the repository is the centralized database of Informatica, which is used to store metadata generated in the client tools.

To create the first repository, follow the process mentioned in the preceding section. Refer to the following screenshot.

  1. Click on the Services and Nodes option. You will be presented with various services. You will see the domain name and the node name on the left side of the screen, which we created in the earlier section:
  1. Navigate to Domain under Domain Navigator | Actions | New | PowerCenter Repository Service...:
  1. This will open a pop-up window, which will allow you to provide details for creating the repository, as shown in the following points. Insert the details:
    • Repository name: Add the name of the repository. You can specify any name as per your wish. We are using REPO for our reference in this book.
    • Description: Write a description...
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  • Master PowerCenter 10.x components to create, execute, monitor, and schedule ETL processes with a practical approach.
  • An ideal guide to building the necessary skills and competencies to become an expert Informatica PowerCenter developer.
  • A comprehensive guide to fetching/transforming and loading huge volumes of data in a very effective way, with reduced resource consumption

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Informatica PowerCenter is an industry-leading ETL tool, known for its accelerated data extraction, transformation, and data management strategies. This book will be your quick guide to exploring Informatica PowerCenter’s powerful features such as working on sources, targets, transformations, performance optimization, scheduling, deploying for processing, and managing your data at speed. First, you’ll learn how to install and configure tools. You will learn to implement various data warehouse and ETL concepts, and use PowerCenter 10.x components to build mappings, tasks, workflows, and so on. You will come across features such as transformations, SCD, XML processing, partitioning, constraint-based loading, Incremental aggregation, and many more. Moreover, you’ll also learn to deliver powerful visualizations for data profiling using the advanced monitoring dashboard functionality offered by the new version. Using data transformation technique, performance tuning, and the many new advanced features, this book will help you understand and process data for training or production purposes. The step-by-step approach and adoption of real-time scenarios will guide you through effectively accessing all core functionalities offered by Informatica PowerCenter version 10.x.

Who is this book for?

If you wish to deploy Informatica in enterprise environments and build a career in data warehousing, then this book is for you. Whether you are a software developer/analytic professional and are new to Informatica or an experienced user, you will learn all the features of Informatica 10.x. A basic knowledge of programming and data warehouse concepts is essential.

What you will learn

  • Install or upgrade the components of the Informatica PowerCenter tool
  • Work on various aspects of administrative skills and on the various developer Informatica PowerCenter screens such as Designer, Workflow Manager, Workflow Monitor, and Repository Manager.
  • Get practical hands-on experience of various sections of Informatica PowerCenter, such as navigator, toolbar, workspace, control panel, and so on
  • Leverage basic and advanced utilities, such as the debugger, target load plan, and incremental aggregation to process data
  • Implement data warehousing concepts such as schemas and SCDs using Informatica
  • Migrate various components, such as sources and targets, to another region using the Designer and Repository Manager screens
  • Enhance code performance using tips such as pushdown optimization and partitioning
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Downloading and Extracting Informatica PowerCenter Software Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Understanding Admin Console Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Understanding Designer Screen and its Components Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
The Lifeline of Informatica - Transformations Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Using the Designer Screen - Advanced Features Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Implementing SCD Using Designer Screen Wizards Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Using the Workflow Manager Screen Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Learning Various Tasks in Workflow Manager screen Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Advanced Features of Workflow Manager Screen Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Working with Workflow Monitor - Monitoring the code Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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