Chapter 7. Working with Microsoft SQL Server

So far, we have seen how ODI can simplify and expedite data integration challenges when using Oracle and MySQL databases. But what if your company has a site license for Microsoft SQL Server? Or what if the majority of your database administrators and data architects are from a SQL Server database background? Not to worry! ODI supports Microsoft SQL Server as a first class database technology.

As we have seen in the previous chapters, ODI is effective at abstracting away the nuances of a given database technology and virtually eliminating the hand coding of SQL as compared to a traditional ETL project approach. Using our Purchase Order example, we'll be covering the following topics in this chapter:

• Provide a third (Oracle, MySQL, and now SQL Server) exposure of going through the process of working with ODI to create and test integration interfaces

• Define a SQL Server Data Server using Topology Navigator

• Introduce the Expression Editor and learn how...