Connection assignments specify how linkable objects in a packaged or universal resource can be related to matching objects in another packaged or universal resource. Metadata Manager can create links to corresponding objects in the resources on either side of the connection assignment. These cross-resource links allow to you run data lineage analysis across metadata sources.
To run data lineage analysis across metadata sources, assign a connection from one packaged or universal resource to another packaged or universal resource. Then, instruct Metadata Manager to create links between matching objects in the connected resources.
Use relational database, application, or Informatica Platform resources to connect other types of metadata sources. You can establish connections from the following resource types:
Business Intelligence
Establish connections to relational database or Informatica Platform resource types.
Data Modeling
Establish connections to relational database or Informatica Platform resource types.
Data Integration
Establish connections from Informatica Platform resources to relational database or other Informatica Platform resource types. Establish connections from Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services resources to relational database resource types. Establish connections from PowerCenter resources to SAP R/3, relational database, or Informatica Platform resource types.
You cannot establish connections from custom or business glossary resource types.