Preface
Analyst Service
- Analyst Service Overview
- Analyst Service Architecture
- Configuration Prerequisites
- Recycle and Disable the Analyst Service
- Properties for the Analyst Service
- Custom Images in the Analyst Tool
- Process Properties for the Analyst Service
- Creating and Configuring the Analyst Service
- Creating an Analyst Service
Catalog Service
- Overview
  - Associated Services
- Catalog Service Privileges
- Creating a Catalog Service
  - Configuring the Catalog Service for Azure HDInsight
Content Management Service
- Content Management Service Overview
- Master Content Management Service
- Content Management Service Architecture
- Probabilistic Models and Classifier Models
- Reference Data Warehouse
  - Orphaned Reference Data
  - Deleting Orphaned Tables
- Recycling and Disabling the Content Management Service
- Content Management Service Properties
- Content Management Service Process Properties
- Creating a Content Management Service
Data Integration Service
- Data Integration Service Overview
- Before You Create the Data Integration Service
- Creating a Data Integration Service
- Data Integration Service Properties
- Data Integration Service Process Properties
- Data Integration Service Compute Properties
  - Execution Options
  - Environment Variables
- Operating System Profiles for the Data Integration Service
- High Availability for the Data Integration Service
Data Integration Service Architecture
- Data Integration Service Architecture Overview
- Data Integration Service Connectivity
- Data Integration Service Components
- Service Components
- Compute Component
- Process Where DTM Instances Run
- Single Node
- Grid
- Logs
Data Integration Service Management
- Data Integration Service Management Overview
- Enable and Disable Data Integration Services and Processes
  - Enable, Disable, or Recycle the Data Integration Service
    - Enabling, Disabling, or Recycling the Service
  - Enable or Disable a Data Integration Service Process
    - Enabling or Disabling a Service Process
- Directories for Data Integration Service Files
- Run Jobs in Separate Processes
  - DTM Process Pool Management
  - Rules and Guidelines when Jobs Run in Separate Processes
- Maintain Connection Pools
- PowerExchange Connection Pools
- Maximize Parallelism for Mappings and Profiles
- Result Set Caching
- Data Object Caching
- Persisting Virtual Data in Temporary Tables
- Content Management for the Profiling Warehouse
- Web Service Security Management
  - HTTP Client Filter
- Pass-through Security
  - Pass-Through Security with Data Object Caching
  - Adding Pass-Through Security
Data Integration Service Grid
- Data Integration Service Grid Overview
  - Grid Configuration by Job Type
- Before You Configure a Data Integration Service Grid
- Grid for Jobs that Run in the Service Process
- Grid for Jobs that Run in Local Mode
- Grid for Jobs that Run in Remote Mode
- Grid and Content Management Service
- Maximum Number of Concurrent Jobs on a Grid
- Editing a Grid
- Deleting a Grid
- Troubleshooting a Grid
Data Integration Service REST API
- Data Integration Service REST API Overview
- Accessing the REST API Documentation
- Using the REST API
- Queries
- Rules and Guidelines
Data Integration Service Applications
- Data Integration Service Applications Overview
  - Applications View
- Applications
- Logical Data Objects
- Physical Data Objects
- Mappings
- SQL Data Services
- Web Services
- Workflows
Enterprise Data Preparation Service
- Enterprise Data Preparation Service Overview
- Before You Create the Enterprise Data Preparation Service
- Creating and Managing the Enterprise Data Preparation Service
- Enterprise Data Preparation Service Properties
- Enterprise Data Preparation Service Process Properties
Interactive Data Preparation Service
- Interactive Data Preparation Service Overview
- Before You Create the Interactive Data Preparation Service
- Creating and Managing the Interactive Data Preparation Service
- Interactive Data Preparation Service Properties
- Interactive Data Preparation Service Process Properties
  - HTTP Configuration Options
  - Advanced Options
- Configuring Interactive Data Preparation Service on Grid for Scalability
Informatica Cluster Service
- Overview
  - Informatica Cluster Service Workflow
  - Creating an Informatica Cluster Service
Mass Ingestion Service
- Mass Ingestion Service Overview
- Creating a Mass Ingestion Service
- Enable, Disable, or Recycle the Mass Ingestion Service
  - Enabling the Mass Ingestion Service
  - Disabling or Recycling the Mass Ingestion Service
- Mass Ingestion Service Properties
- Mass Ingestion Service Process Properties
Metadata Access Service
- Metadata Access Service Overview
- Metadata Access Service Architecture
- Metadata Access Service Properties
- Metadata Access Service Process Properties
- High Availability for the Metadata Access Service
  - Metadata Access Service Restart and Failover
- Operating System Profiles for the Metadata Access Service
  - Operating System Profile Components
  - Configuring the Metadata Access Service to Use Operating System Profiles
    - Configuring System Permissions for the Operating System Profile User
    - Enabling the Metadata Access Service to Use Operating System Profiles
- Enable and Disable Metadata Access Services and Processes
  - Enable Disable or Recycle the Metadata Access Service
    - Enabling, Disabling, or Recycling the Service
  - Enable or Disable a Metadata Access Service Process
    - Enabling or Disabling a Service Process
- Creating a Metadata Access Service
- Logs
Metadata Manager Service
- Metadata Manager Service Overview
- Configuring a Metadata Manager Service
- Creating a Metadata Manager Service
- Creating and Deleting Repository Content
- Enabling and Disabling the Metadata Manager Service
- Metadata Manager Service Properties
- Configuring the Associated PowerCenter Integration Service
  - Privileges for the Associated PowerCenter Integration Service User
Model Repository Service
- Model Repository Service Overview
- Monitoring Model Repository
- Model Repository Architecture
- Model Repository Database Requirements
- Enable and Disable Model Repository Services and Processes
  - Enable, Disable, or Recycle the Model Repository Service
    - Enabling, Disabling, or Recycling the Service
  - Enable or Disable a Model Repository Service Process
    - Enabling or Disabling a Service Process
- Properties for the Model Repository Service
- Properties for the Model Repository Service Process
  - Node Properties for the Model Repository Service Process
- High Availability for the Model Repository Service
  - Model Repository Service Restart and Failover
- Model Repository Service Management
- Version Control for the Model Repository Service
- Repository Object Administration
  - Objects View
  - Locked Object Administration
- Creating a Model Repository Service
- Configuring Monitoring Model Repository Service
PowerCenter Integration Service
- PowerCenter Integration Service Overview
- Creating a PowerCenter Integration Service
- Enabling and Disabling PowerCenter Integration Services and Processes
  - Enabling or Disabling a PowerCenter Integration Service Process
  - Enabling or Disabling the PowerCenter Integration Service
- Operating Mode
- PowerCenter Integration Service Properties
- Operating System Profiles for the PowerCenter Integration Service
- Associated Repository for the PowerCenter Integration Service
- PowerCenter Integration Service Processes
- Configuration for the PowerCenter Integration Service Grid
- Load Balancer for the PowerCenter Integration Service
PowerCenter Integration Service Architecture
- PowerCenter Integration Service Architecture Overview
- PowerCenter Integration Service Connectivity
- PowerCenter Integration Service Process
- Load Balancer
- Data Transformation Manager (DTM) Process
- Processing Threads
  - Thread Types
  - Pipeline Partitioning
- DTM Processing
- Grids
  - Workflow on a Grid
  - Session on a Grid
- System Resources
- Code Pages and Data Movement Modes
  - ASCII Data Movement Mode
  - Unicode Data Movement Mode
- Output Files and Caches
High Availability for the PowerCenter Integration Service
- High Availability for the PowerCenter Integration Service Overview
- Resilience
  - PowerCenter Integration Service Client Resilience
  - External Component Resilience
- Restart and Failover
- Recovery
- PowerCenter Integration Service Failover and Recovery Configuration
PowerCenter Repository Service
- PowerCenter Repository Service Overview
- Creating a Database for the PowerCenter Repository
- Creating the PowerCenter Repository Service
- PowerCenter Repository Service Properties
- PowerCenter Repository Service Process Properties
  - Custom Properties for the PowerCenter Repository Service Process
  - Environment Variables
- High Availability for the PowerCenter Repository Service
PowerCenter Repository Management
- PowerCenter Repository Management Overview
- PowerCenter Repository Service and Service Processes
  - Enabling and Disabling a PowerCenter Repository Service
    - Enabling a PowerCenter Repository Service
    - Disabling a PowerCenter Repository Service
  - Enabling and Disabling PowerCenter Repository Service Processes
    - Enabling a PowerCenter Repository Service Process
    - Disabling a PowerCenter Repository Service Process
- Operating Mode
  - Running a PowerCenter Repository Service in Exclusive Mode
  - Running a PowerCenter Repository Service in Normal Mode
- PowerCenter Repository Content
- Enabling Version Control
- Managing a Repository Domain
- Managing User Connections and Locks
- Sending Repository Notifications
- Backing Up and Restoring the PowerCenter Repository
- Copying Content from Another Repository
- Repository Plug-in Registration
  - Registering a Repository Plug-in
  - Unregistering a Repository Plug-in
- Audit Trails
- Repository Performance Tuning
  - Repository Statistics
  - Repository Copy, Back Up, and Restore Processes
PowerExchange Listener Service
- PowerExchange Listener Service Overview
- DBMOVER Statements for the Listener Service
- Creating a Listener Service
- Listener Service Properties
- Editing Listener Service Properties
  - Editing Listener Service General Properties
  - Editing Listener Service Configuration Properties
- Enabling, Disabling, and Restarting the Listener Service
- Listener Service Logs
- Listener Service Restart and Failover
PowerExchange Logger Service
- PowerExchange Logger Service Overview
- Configuration Statements for the Logger Service
- Creating a Logger Service
- Properties of the PowerExchange Logger Service
  - PowerExchange Logger Service General Properties
  - PowerExchange Logger Service Configuration Properties
- Logger Service Management
- Enabling, Disabling, and Restarting the Logger Service
- Logger Service Logs
- Logger Service Restart and Failover
SAP BW Service
- SAP BW Service Overview
- Creating the SAP BW Service
- Enabling and Disabling the SAP BW Service
  - Enabling the SAP BW Service
  - Disabling the SAP BW Service
- Configuring the SAP BW Service Properties
  - General Properties
  - SAP BW Service Properties
- Configuring the Associated Integration Service
- Configuring the SAP BW Service Processes
- Load Balancing for the SAP BW System and the SAP BW Service
- Viewing Log Events
Search Service
- Search Service Overview
- Search Service Architecture
- Search Index
  - Extraction Interval
- Search Request Process
- Search Service Properties
- Search Service Process Properties
- Creating a Search Service
- Enabling the Search Service
- Recycling and Disabling the Search Service
System Services
- System Services Overview
- Email Service
- Resource Manager Service
- REST Operations Hub Service
  - REST Operations Hub Service Properties
    - General Properties
  - REST Operations Hub Service Process Properties
- Enabling and Disabling the REST Operations Hub Service
- Scheduler Service
Test Data Manager Service
- Test Data Manager Service Overview
- Test Data Manager Service Dependencies
- Test Data Manager Service Properties
- Database Connection Strings
- Configuring the Test Data Manager Service
- Creating the Test Data Manager Service
- Enabling and Disabling the Test Data Manager Service
- Editing the Test Data Manager Service
- Deleting the Test Data Manager Service
Test Data Warehouse Service
- Test Data Warehouse Service Overview
- Test Data Warehouse Services Dependencies
- Test Data Warehouse Service Properties
- Creating the Test Data Warehouse Service
- Process Properties for the Test Data Warehouse Service
Web Services Hub
- Web Services Hub Overview
- Creating a Web Services Hub
- Enabling and Disabling the Web Services Hub
- Web Services Hub Properties
- Configuring the Associated Repository
  - Adding an Associated Repository
  - Editing an Associated Repository
Application Service Upgrade
- Application Service Upgrade Overview
  - Privileges to Upgrade Services
  - Service Upgrade from Previous Versions
- Running the Service Upgrade Wizard
- Verify the Model Repository Service Upgrade
  - Object Dependency Graph
Application Service Databases
- Application Service Databases Overview
- Set Up Database User Accounts
- Data Object Cache Database Requirements
- Exception Management Audit Database Requirements
- Metadata Manager Repository Database Requirements
- Model Repository Database Requirements
- PowerCenter Repository Database Requirements
- Profiling Warehouse Requirements
- Reference Data Warehouse Requirements
- Workflow Database Requirements
- Configure Native Connectivity on Service Machines
  - Install Database Client Software
  - Configure Database Client Environment Variables
Connecting to Databases from Windows
- Connecting to an IBM DB2 Universal Database from Windows
  - Configuring Native Connectivity
- Connecting to an Informix Database from Windows
  - Configuring ODBC Connectivity
- Connecting to Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel from Windows
  - Configuring ODBC Connectivity
- Connecting to a Microsoft SQL Server Database from Windows
  - Configuring Native Connectivity
    - Rules and Guidelines for Microsoft SQL Server
  - Configuring Custom Properties for Microsoft SQL Server
- Connecting to a Netezza Database from Windows
  - Configuring ODBC Connectivity
- Connecting to an Oracle Database from Windows
  - Configuring Native Connectivity
- Connecting to a Sybase ASE Database from Windows
  - Configuring Native Connectivity
- Connecting to a Teradata Database from Windows
  - Configuring ODBC Connectivity
Connecting to Databases from UNIX or Linux
- Connecting to an IBM DB2 Universal Database
  - Configuring Native Connectivity
- Connecting to a Microsoft SQL Server Database
- Connecting to an Oracle Database
  - Configuring Native Connectivity
- Connecting to a Teradata Database
  - Configuring ODBC Connectivity
- Connecting to a JDBC Data Source
- Connecting to an ODBC Data Source
- Sample odbc.ini File
Updating the DynamicSections Parameter of a DB2 Database
- DynamicSections Parameter Overview
- Setting the DynamicSections Parameter
  - Downloading and Installng the DDconnect JDBC Utility
  - Running the Test for JDBC Tool

Application Service Guide

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Connecting to an ODBC Data Source

Install and configure native client software on the machine where the Data Integration Service, PowerCenter Integration Service, and PowerCenter Repository Service run. Also install and configure any underlying client access software required by the ODBC driver. To ensure compatibility between Informatica and the databases, use the appropriate database client libraries.

The Informatica installation includes DataDirect ODBC drivers. If the odbc.ini file contains connections that use earlier versions of the ODBC driver, update the connection information to use the new drivers. Use the System DSN to specify an ODBC data source on Windows.

On the machine where the application service runs, log in as a user who can start a service process.

Set the ODBCHOME and PATH environment variables.

ODBCHOME
. Set to the DataDirect ODBC installation directory. For example, if the install directory is

/export/home/Informatica/10.0.0/ODBC7.1

Using a Bourne shell:

$ ODBCHOME=/export/home/Informatica/10.0.0/ODBC7.1; export ODBCHOME

Using a C shell:

$ setenv ODBCHOME /export/home/Informatica/10.0.0/ODBC7.1

PATH
. To run the ODBC command line programs, like ddtestlib
, set the variable to include the odbc bin directory.

Using a Bourne shell:

$ PATH=${PATH}:$ODBCHOME/bin; export PATH

Using a C shell:

$ setenv PATH ${PATH}:$ODBCHOME/bin

Run the ddtestlib
utility to verify that the DataDirect ODBC driver manager can load the driver files.

Set the shared library environment variable.

The ODBC software contains a number of shared library components that the service processes load dynamically. Set the shared library environment variable so that the services can find the shared libraries at run time.

The shared library path must also include the Informatica installation directory

(server_dir)

Set the shared library environment variable based on the operating system.

The following table describes the shared library variables for each operating system:

Operating System	Variable
Linux	LD_LIBRARY_PATH
AIX	LIBPATH

For example, use the following syntax for Linux:

Using a Bourne shell:

$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:$HOME/server_dir:$ODBCHOME/lib; export LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Using a C shell:

$ setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH $HOME/server_dir:$ODBCHOME:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}

For AIX

Using a Bourne shell:

$ LIBPATH=${LIBPATH}:$HOME/server_dir:$ODBCHOME/lib; export LIBPATH

Using a C shell:

$ setenv LIBPATH ${LIBPATH}:$HOME/server_dir:$ODBCHOME/lib

Edit the existing odbc.ini file or copy the odbc.ini file to the home directory and edit it.

This file exists in $ODBCHOME directory.

$ cp $ODBCHOME/odbc.ini $HOME/.odbc.ini

Add an entry for the ODBC data source under the section [ODBC Data Sources] and configure the data source.

For example:

MY_MSSQLSERVER_ODBC_SOURCE=<Driver name or data source description>
[MY_SQLSERVER_ODBC_SOURCE]
Driver=<path to ODBC drivers>
Description=DataDirect 8.0 SQL Server Wire Protocol
Database=<SQLServer_database_name>
LogonID=<username>
Password=<password>
Address=<TCP/IP address>,<port number>
QuoteId=No
AnsiNPW=No
ApplicationsUsingThreads=1

This file might already exist if you have configured one or more ODBC data sources.

Verify that the last entry in the odbc.ini is InstallDir and set it to the odbc installation directory.

For example:

InstallDir=/export/home/Informatica/10.0.0/ODBC7.1

If you use the odbc.ini file in the home directory, set the ODBCINI environment variable.

Using a Bourne shell:

$ ODBCINI=/$HOME/.odbc.ini; export ODBCINI

Using a C shell:

$ setenv ODBCINI $HOME/.odbc.ini

Edit the .cshrc or .profile to include the complete set of shell commands. Save the file and either log out and log in again, or run the source command.

Using a Bourne shell:

$ source .profile

Using a C shell:

$ source .cshrc

Use the ddtestlib
utility to verify that the DataDirect ODBC driver manager can load the driver file you specified for the data source in the odbc.ini file.

For example, if you have the driver entry:

Driver = /export/home/Informatica/10.0.0/ODBC7.1/lib/DWxxxxnn.so

run the following command:

ddtestlib /export/home/Informatica/10.0.0/ODBC7.1/lib/DWxxxxnn.so

Install and configure any underlying client access software needed by the ODBC driver.

While some ODBC drivers are self-contained and have all information inside the .odbc.ini file, most are not. For example, if you want to use an ODBC driver to access Sybase IQ, you must install the Sybase IQ network client software and set the appropriate environment variables.

To use the Informatica ODBC drivers (DWxxxxnn.so), manually set the PATH and shared library path environment variables. Alternatively, run the odbc.sh or odbc.csh script in the $ODBCHOME folder. This script will set the required PATH and shared library path environment variables for the ODBC drivers provided by Informatica.

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