The Model Repository Service receives requests from the following client applications:
Informatica Developer. Informatica Developer connects to the Model Repository Service to create, update, and delete objects. Informatica Developer and Informatica Analyst share objects in the Model repository.
Informatica Analyst. Informatica Analyst connects to the Model Repository Service to create, update, and delete objects. Informatica Developer and Informatica Analyst client applications share objects in the Model repository.
Data Integration Service. When you start a Data Integration Service, it connects to the Model Repository Service. The Data Integration Service connects to the Model Repository Service to run or preview project components. The Data Integration Service also connects to the Model Repository Service to store run-time metadata in the Model repository. Application configuration and objects within an application are examples of run-time metadata.
A Model Repository Service can be associated with one Analyst Service and multiple Data Integration Services.