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Getting Started with Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services on Google Cloud Platform

Getting Started with Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services on Google Cloud Platform

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Configure a flat file connection

Configure a flat file connection

Configure a flat file connection on the
Connections
 page in the
Administrator
 service.
  1. In
    Administrator
    , click
    Connections
    .
  2. Click
    New Connection
     in the top right corner of the screen.
  3. Enter a name and optional description for the connection.
  4. Select
    Flat File
     as the connection type.
  5. Configure the following properties:
    Property
    Description
    Runtime Environment
    Select the runtime environment that you created.
    Directory
    Enter the directory where the flat files are stored or click
    Browse
     to select the directory. The directory must be accessible by all Secure Agents in the selected runtime environment.
    If you click
    Browse
     and get an error that says, "The runtime environment cannot get the requested file system information...," see KB article 498540 on Informatica Network.
    Date Format
    Select the date format for the files that will use this connection.
    Code Page
    Select the code page for the files that will use this connection.
    If you use a flat file connection with the Shift-JIS code page and a UTF data object, be sure to install fonts that fully support Unicode.
  6. To test the connection, click
    Test Connection
    .
    You should see the message, "The test for this connection was successful":
    When you successfully create a flat file connection, the message, "The test for this connection was successful" appears above the connection details.
  7. Click
    Save
     to save the connection.
For more information about configuring a flat file connection, see this topic in the IICS
Connections
 guide.
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