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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction to Reference Data
  3. Reference Tables in the Analyst Tool
  4. Reference Data in the Developer Tool
  5. Classifier Models
  6. Probabilistic Models
  7. Reference Data and Informatica Big Data Management

Reference Data Guide

Reference Data Guide

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Reference Tables

Reference Tables

Create and update reference tables in the Analyst tool and the Developer tool.
Reference tables store metadata in the Model repository. Reference tables can store column data in the reference data warehouse or in another database. When the reference data warehouse stores the column data, the Informatica services identify the table as a managed reference table. When another database stores the column data, the Informatica services identify the table as an unmanaged reference table.
When you import data to the reference data warehouse from another database, use a native connection or an ODBC connection to import the data. When you specify an unmanaged database as the data source for a reference table, use a native connection to connect to the database.

Reference Data Warehouse Options on the Content Management Service

The Content Management Service is an application service that stores the connection to the reference data warehouse. You can specify an IBM DB2 database, a Microsoft SQL Server database, or an Oracle database as a reference data warehouse. You can optionally specify the schema for the reference tables in the reference data warehouse as a property on the Content Management Service.
Consider the following rules and guidelines for the reference data warehouse and schema:
  • Establish the database and the schema that the Content Management Service will use for reference data before you create a managed reference table.
  • If you do not specify a reference table schema on the Content Management Service, the service uses the schema that the database connection specifies. If you do not specify a schema on the Content Management Service or on the database connection, the service uses the default database schema.
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