Connections define the location and the credentials of the data source or the data target to which
Data Integration Hub
connects when a source application publishes data, or when a target application consumes published data.
You define connections for the following types of automatic mapping publications and subscriptions:
Relational database publications and subscriptions.
File publications and subscriptions that use a Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) source or target.
File publications and subscriptions that use file transfer.
Data Integration Hub
uses the connection details to create the workflow for the publication or for the subscription, and to create the data source or the data target in the PowerCenter repository.
You set up and manage connections to the data sources and to the data targets in your organization. You can create a connection to use for multiple publications and subscriptions.
Data Integration Hub
creates the connection in the PowerCenter repository when you save the connection. The connection remains in the PowerCenter repository until you delete the connection in