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Learning Informatica PowerCenter 10.x

You're reading from   Learning Informatica PowerCenter 10.x Enterprise data warehousing and intelligent data centers for efficient data management solutions

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2017
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ISBN-13 9781788471220
Length 426 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Rahul Malewar Rahul Malewar
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Preface 1. Downloading and Extracting Informatica PowerCenter Software FREE CHAPTER 2. Understanding Admin Console 3. Understanding Designer Screen and its Components 4. The Lifeline of Informatica - Transformations 5. Using the Designer Screen - Advanced Features 6. Implementing SCD Using Designer Screen Wizards 7. Using the Workflow Manager Screen 8. Learning Various Tasks in Workflow Manager screen 9. Advanced Features of Workflow Manager Screen 10. Working with Workflow Monitor - Monitoring the code 11. The Deployment Phase - Using Repository Manager 12. Optimization - Performance Tuning

SCD2 (version number) - I need my ancestors!


To implement SCD2 using wizard, follow these steps:

  1. In the Designer, go to Tools | Mapping Designer | Mapping | Wizard | Slowly Changing Dimensions as shown in the following screenshot:

  1. A new window will pop up asking the name of the new SCD mapping (m_SCD2_VERSION_NUMBER). Also, select the Type of SCD you wish to implement. Select Type 2 Dimension - keep a full history of the changes in the target as we are implementing SCD2 using version number. Click on Next:
  1. The next screen will ask you to select the source. Select a source from the drop-down. We are using EMP_FILE.txt as the source file for our reference. Also, specify the name of the target you wish to create. We will name the target EMPLOYEE_SCD2_VERSION_NUMBER for our reference in this book. Click on Next:
  1. In the next window, select EMPLOYEE_ID as Logical Key Field. Also, add LOCATION under Fields to compare for changes. Click on Next:
  1. The next screen asks you to choose the option to maintain...
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