Preface
Understanding Pipeline Partitioning
- Understanding Pipeline Partitioning Overview
- Partitioning Attributes
- Dynamic Partitioning
- Cache Partitioning
- Mapping Variables in Partitioned Pipelines
- Partitioning Rules
  - Partition Restrictions for Editing Objects
    - Before You Create a Session
    - After You Create a Session with Multiple Partitions
  - Partition Restrictions for PowerExchange
- Configuring Partitioning
Partition Points
- Partition Points Overview
- Adding and Deleting Partition Points
  - Rules and Guidelines for Adding and Deleting Partition Points
- Partitioning Relational Sources
  - Entering an SQL Query
  - Entering a Filter Condition
- Partitioning File Sources
- Partitioning Relational Targets
  - Database Compatibility
- Partitioning File Targets
  - Configuring Connection Settings
  - Configuring File Properties
    - Configuring Commands for Partitioned File Targets
    - Configuring Merge Options
- Partitioning Custom Transformations
- Partitioning Joiner Transformations
- Partitioning Lookup Transformations
  - Cache Partitioning Lookup Transformations
    - Sharing Partitioned Caches
  - Partitioning Pipeline Lookup Transformation Cache
- Partitioning Sequence Generator Transformations
- Partitioning Sorter Transformations
  - Configuring Sorter Transformation Work Directories
- Partitioning XML Generator Transformations
- Restrictions for Transformations
  - Restrictions for Numerical Functions
Partition Types
- Partition Types Overview
  - Setting Partition Types in the Pipeline
- Setting Partition Types
- Database Partitioning Partition Type
  - Partitioning Database Sources
  - Target Database Partitioning
    - Rules and Guidelines for Target Database Partitioning
- Hash Auto-Keys Partition Type
- Hash User Keys Partition Type
- Key Range Partition Type
  - Adding a Partition Key
  - Adding Key Ranges
    - Adding Filter Conditions
    - Rules and Guidelines for Creating Key Ranges
- Pass-Through Partition Type
- Round-Robin Partition Type
Pushdown Optimization
- Pushdown Optimization Overview
- Pushdown Optimization Types
- Active and Idle Databases
- Working with Databases
- Pushdown Compatibility
- Error Handling, Logging, and Recovery
- Working with Slowly Changing Dimensions
- Working with Sequences and Views
- Using the $$PushdownConfig Mapping Parameter
- Configuring Sessions for Pushdown Optimization
Pushdown Optimization and Transformations
- Pushdown Optimization and Transformations Overview
  - General Pushdown Restrictions
- Aggregator Transformation
- Expression Transformation
- Filter Transformation
- Joiner Transformation
- Lookup Transformation
  - Unconnected Lookup Transformation
  - Lookup Transformation with an SQL Override
- Router Transformation
- Sequence Generator Transformation
- Sorter Transformation
- Source Qualifier Transformation
  - Source Qualifier Transformation with an SQL Override
- Target
- Union Transformation
- Update Strategy Transformation
Real-time Processing
- Real-time Processing Overview
- Understanding Real-time Data
- Configuring Real-time Sessions
- Terminating Conditions
- Flush Latency
- Commit Type
- Message Recovery
  - Prerequisites
  - Steps to Enable Message Recovery
- Recovery File
- Recovery Table
- Recovery Queue and Recovery Topic
  - Message Processing
  - Message Recovery
- Recovery Ignore List
- Stopping Real-time Sessions
- Restarting and Recovering Real-time Sessions
- Rules and Guidelines for Real-time Sessions
- Rules and Guidelines for Message Recovery
- Real-time Processing Example
- PowerCenter Real-time Products
Commit Points
- Commit Points Overview
- Target-Based Commits
- Source-Based Commits
  - Determining the Commit Source
  - Switching from Source-Based to Target-Based Commit
    - Connecting XML Sources in a Mapping
    - Connecting Multiple Output Group Custom Transformations in a Mapping
- User-Defined Commits
  - Rolling Back Transactions
- Understanding Transaction Control
- Setting Commit Properties
Row Error Logging
- Row Error Logging Overview
  - Error Log Code Pages
- Understanding the Error Log Tables
- Understanding the Error Log File
- Configuring Error Log Options
Workflow Recovery
- Workflow Recovery Overview
- State of Operation
- Recovery Options
- Suspending the Workflow
  - Configuring Suspension Email
- Configuring Workflow Recovery
  - Recovering Stopped, Aborted, and Terminated Workflows
  - Recovering Suspended Workflows
- Configuring Task Recovery
  - Task Recovery Strategies
    - Command Task Strategies
    - Session Task Strategies
  - Automatically Recovering Terminated Tasks
- Resuming Sessions
- Working with Repeatable Data
- Steps to Recover Workflows and Tasks
- Rules and Guidelines for Session Recovery
  - Configuring Recovery to Resume from the Last Checkpoint
  - Unrecoverable Workflows or Tasks
Stopping and Aborting
- Stopping and Aborting Overview
- Types of Errors
  - Threshold Errors
  - Fatal Errors
- Integration Service Handling for Session Failure
- Stopping or Aborting the Workflow
  - Stopping or Aborting a Task
    - Stopping or Aborting a Session Task
- Steps to Stop or Abort
Concurrent Workflows
- Concurrent Workflows Overview
- Configuring Unique Workflow Instances
  - Recovering Workflow Instances by Instance Name
  - Rules and Guidelines for Running Concurrent Instances of the Same Instance Name
- Configuring Concurrent Workflows of the Same Name
- Using Parameters and Variables
  - Accessing the Run Instance Name or Run ID
- Steps to Configure Concurrent Workflows
- Starting and Stopping Concurrent Workflows
- Monitoring Concurrent Workflows
- Viewing Session and Workflow Logs
  - Log Files for Unique Workflow Instances
  - Log Files for Workflow Instances of the Same Name
- Rules and Guidelines for Concurrent Workflows
Grid Processing
- Grid Processing Overview
- Running Workflows on a Grid
- Running Sessions on a Grid
- Working with Partition Groups
- Grid Connectivity and Recovery
- Configuring a Workflow or Session to Run on a Grid
  - Rules and Guidelines for Configuring a Workflow or Session to Run on a Grid
Load Balancer
- Load Balancer Overview
- Assigning Service Levels to Workflows
- Assigning Resources to Tasks
Workflow Variables
- Workflow Variables Overview
- Predefined Workflow Variables
- User-Defined Workflow Variables
- Using Worklet Variables
- Assigning Variable Values in a Worklet
  - Passing Variable Values between Worklets
  - Configuring Variable Assignments
Parameters and Variables in Sessions
- Working with Session Parameters
- Mapping Parameters and Variables in Sessions
- Assigning Parameter and Variable Values in a Session
  - Passing Parameter and Variable Values between Sessions
  - Configuring Variable Assignments
Parameter Files
- Parameter Files Overview
- Parameter and Variable Types
- Where to Use Parameters and Variables
- Overriding Connection Attributes in the Parameter File
- Parameter File Structure
- Configuring the Parameter File Name and Location
  - Using a Parameter File with Workflows or Sessions
  - Using a Parameter File with pmcmd
- Parameter File Example
- Guidelines for Creating Parameter Files
- Troubleshooting Parameters and Parameter Files
- Tips for Parameters and Parameter Files
FastExport
- Using FastExport Overview
- Step 1. Create a FastExport Connection
  - Verifying the Code Page Mapping File
- Step 2. Change the Reader
- Step 3. Change the Source Connection
- Step 4. Override the Control File (Optional)
- Rules and Guidelines for Using FastExport
External Loading
- External Loading Overview
  - Before You Begin
- External Loader Behavior
- Loading to IBM DB2
- Loading to Oracle
- Loading to Sybase IQ
- Loading to Teradata
- Configuring External Loading in a Session
- Troubleshooting External Loading
FTP
- FTP Overview
  - Rules and Guidelines for Using FTP
- SFTP
- Integration Service Behavior
  - Using FTP with Source Files
  - Using FTP with Target Files
- Configuring FTP in a Session
Session Caches
- Session Caches Overview
- Cache Memory
- Cache Files
  - Naming Convention for Cache Files
  - Cache File Directory
- Configuring the Cache Size
- Cache Partitioning
  - Configuring the Cache Size for Cache Partitioning
- Aggregator Caches
- Joiner Caches
- Lookup Caches
  - Sharing Caches
  - Configuring the Cache Sizes for a Lookup Transformation
- Rank Caches
  - Configuring the Cache Sizes for a Rank Transformation
- Sorter Caches
  - Configuring the Cache Size for a Sorter Transformation
- XML Target Caches
  - Configuring the Cache Size for an XML Target
- Optimizing the Cache Size
Incremental Aggregation
- Incremental Aggregation Overview
- Integration Service Processing for Incremental Aggregation
- Reinitializing the Aggregate Files
- Moving or Deleting the Aggregate Files
  - Finding Index and Data Files
- Partitioning Guidelines with Incremental Aggregation
- Preparing for Incremental Aggregation
  - Configuring the Mapping
  - Configuring the Session
Session Log Interface
- Session Log Interface Overview
- Implementing the Session Log Interface
  - The Integration Service and the Session Log Interface
  - Rules and Guidelines for Implementing the Session Log Interface
- Functions in the Session Log Interface
- Session Log Interface Example
  - Building the External Session Log Library
    - Building the Library in UNIX
    - Building the Library in Windows
  - Using the External Session Log Library
Understanding Buffer Memory
- Understanding Buffer Memory Overview
- Automatic Buffer Memory Settings
  - Using Session Configuration Objects for Memory Configuration
- Configuring Buffer Memory
- Configuring Session Cache Memory
  - Session Cache Limits
  - Configuring Automatic Memory Settings for Session Caches
High Precision Data
- High Precision Data Overview
- Bigint
- Decimal

Advanced Workflow Guide

10.4.0
- 10.5.6
- 10.5
- 10.4.1

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Functions for Data Warehouse Applications

The following table summarizes the availability of PowerCenter functions in data warehouse applications:

Function*	Greenplum	Netezza	Teradata	Vertica	PostgreSQL
ABS()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
ADD_TO_DATE()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
ASCII()	Source, Full	Source, Full	-	Source, Full	Source, Full
AVG()	Source	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
CEIL()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source	Source	Source, Full
CHR()	Source, Full	Source, Full	-	Source, Full	Source, Full
CONCAT()	Source, Full	-	Source	Source, Full	Source, Full
COS()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
COSH()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	-
COUNT()	Source	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
DATE_COMPARE()	Source	Source, Full	Source	Source, Full	-
DATE_DIFF()	Source	-	-	Source, Full	Source, Full
DECODE()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
EXP()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
FLOOR()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source	Source, Full	Source, Full
GET_DATE_PART()	Source	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	-
IIF()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
IN()	Source	-	Source, Full	-	Source, Full
INITCAP()	Source, Full	-	-	Source, Full	Source, Full
INSTR()	-	-	Source	Source, Full	-
ISNULL()	Source	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
LAST_DAY()	-	-	-	Source, Full	Source, Full
LENGTH()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
LN()	Source, Full	Source, Full	-	Source, Full	Source, Full
LOG()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source	Source	Source, Full
LOOKUP	-	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
LOWER()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
LPAD()	Source, Full	Source, Full	-	Source, Full	Source, Full
LTRIM()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
MAX()	Source	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
MIN()	Source	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
MOD()	Source	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
POWER()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
ROUND(NUMBER)	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source	Source	Source, Full
RPAD()	Source, Full	Source, Full	-	Source, Full	Source, Full
RTRIM()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
SIGN()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source	Source	Source, Full
SIN()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
SINH()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	-
SQRT()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
STDDEV()	Source	-	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
SUBSTR()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source	Source, Full	Source, Full
SUM()	Source	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
SYSDATE()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
SYSTIMESTAMP()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
TAN()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
TANH()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	-
TO_BIGINT	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
TO_CHAR(DATE)	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source	Source, Full	Source, Full
TO_CHAR(NUMBER)	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
TO_DATE()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
TO_DECIMAL()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
TO_FLOAT()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
TO_INTEGER()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
TRUNC(DATE)	Source, Full	Source, Full	-	Source	-
TRUNC(NUMBER)	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source	Source	Source, Full
UPPER()	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
VARIANCE()	Source	-	Source, Full	Source, Full	Source, Full
*If a function is not listed, the Integration Service cannot push that function to any database.