List of Informatica – practical plan

By PenchalaRaju.Yanamala

1. Aggregator Transformation
 Aggregate Expressions
 Group By Ports
 Using Sorted Input
 Incremental aggregation.

2. Expression Transformation

Tracing Level

3. Filter Transformation

 Filter Condition

4. Joiner Transformation

 Defining a Join Condition

 Defining the Join Type
 Normal Join
 Master Outer Join
 Detail Outer Join
 Full Outer Join
 Using Sorted Input

5. Lookup Transformation

 Connected and Unconnected Lookups

 Relational and Flat File Lookups
 Lookup Components
 Lookup source
 Ports
 Properties
 Condition
 Metadata extensions
 Lookup Properties
 Lookup Query
 Lookup Condition
 Lookup Caches
 Persistent cache
 Recache from lookup source
 Static cache
 Dynamic cache
 Shared cache

6. Normalizer Transformation

Generated Key

Generated Column ID

Reset
 Restart
7. Rank Transformation

Cache directory
Top or bottom rank
Number of rows falling within a rank
Rank Index

8. Router Transformation

 Input
 Output
 User-defined groups
 Default group
 Adding Groups

9. Sequence Generator Transformation

 Create keys.
 Replace missing values.
 Cycle through a sequential range of numbers

NEXTVAL

CURRVAL

10. Sorter Transformation

Sorter Cache Size
Distinct Output Rows

11. Source Qualifier Transformation

 Default Query
 Joining Source Data
 Adding an SQL Query
 Entering a User-Defined Join
 Outer Join Support
 Entering a Source Filter
 Using Sorted Ports
 Select Distinct
 Adding Pre- and Post-Session SQL Commands

12. Stored Procedure Transformation

 Stored Procedure Transformation Steps

 Writing a Stored Procedure
 Creating a Stored Procedure Transformation
 Configuring a Connected Transformation
 Configuring an Unconnected Transformation
 Error Handling
 Supported Databases
 Expression Rules
13. Union Transformation

 Transformation tab..
 Properties tab.
 Groups tab.
 Group Ports tab.

14. Update Strategy Transformation

Within a session

Within a mapping.

Insert DD_INSERT 0

Update DD_UPDATE 1

Delete DD_DELETE 2

Reject DD_REJECT 3

Update Strategy Expressions

 Insert.
 Delete.
 Update.
o Update as update
o Update as insert..
o Update else Insert.
 Truncate table.

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 Working with Sources

 Working with Relational Sources
 Working with COBOL Sources
 Importing a Microsoft Excel Source Definition
 Manually Creating a Source Definition

 Importing Flat Files

 Editing Flat File Definitions
 Formatting Flat File Columns
 Working with Shift-Sensitive Flat Files
 Working with Multibyte Data in Fixed-Width Targets
  Importing a Target Definition
 Creating a Target Definition from a Source Definition
 Manually Creating a Target Definition
 Maintaining Relational Target Definitions
 Creating a Target Table

 Working with Mappings

 Working with Transformations
 Working with Mapplets

 Configuring the Debugger

 Running the Debugger
 Monitoring the Debugger

 Creating a Dimension
 Creating a Cube
 Editing a Dimension

Session, email,

 Working with the Assignment Task

 Working with the Command Task
 Working with the Control Task
 Working with the Decision Task
 Working with Event Tasks
 Working with the Timer Task

 Developing a Work let

 Using Work let Variables
 Session Parameters
 Mapping p
 mapping variables

Loadings

SCD Type 1 Type 2 & 3 Wizards

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