Preface
Introduction to Data Validation Option
- Data Validation Option Overview
  - Data Validation Guidelines
- Data Validation Option Architecture
- Data Validation Test Components
- Data Validation Process
- Data Validation Views
- Data Validation Table Objects
- Data Validation Tests
- Data Validation Reports
- Data Validation Example
- Data Validation Client
Repositories
- Repositories Overview
- Adding a Repository
- Editing Repositories
- Deleting Repositories
- Refreshing Repositories
  - Troubleshooting a Repository Refresh
- Folders
- Exporting Repository Metadata
- Metadata Export and Import
  - Exporting Metadata
  - Importing Metadata
- Metadata Manager Integration
XML Data Source
- XML Data Source Overview
- XML Groups
- XML Data Conversion to a Relational Structure
  - Join View Properties for an XML File
  - Automatically Generating a Join View for an XML File
- Rules and Guidelines for XML Files
Tests for XML Data Sources
- Test for XML Data Sources Overview
- Importing XML Definitions and Viewing them in Data Validation Option
- Using XML Sources Directly in Table Pair or Single Table Tests
- Flattening XML using a Join View
- Editing Table and Column Names in the Join View
- Overriding XML Source File Information
- Troubleshooting
  - Maximum Row Size Limit
Connections
- Connections Overview
- File Connections
- Relational Connection Properties
  - Owner Name and Table Name Override
- SAP Connection Properties
Expressions
- Expressions Overview
- Expression Types
- Expression Editor
  - Data Type, Precision, and Scale of Field Expressions
  - Creating an Expression
- Expression Syntax
- Functions
- Operators
- Parameters
- Test Logic Processing in the Data Source
- Expression Examples
- Reusable Expressions
  - Rules and Guidelines for User-Defined Functions
  - Using PowerCenter User-Defined Functions in Data Validation Option
Table Pairs
- Table Pairs Overview
- Basic Properties for a Table Pair
- Advanced Properties for a Table Pair
- Rules and Guidelines for WHERE Clauses in a Table Pair
- Table Joins
  - Rules and Guidelines for Table Joins
  - Table Join Optimization
- Bad Records Configuration for a Table Pair
  - Bad Records in Flat File
  - Bad Records in Database Schema Mode
- Data Sampling for a Table Pair
  - Rules and Guidelines for Data Sampling
- PowerCenter Cache for a Table Pair
- Adding a Table Pair
- Table Pair Generation from Table Comparisons
- Editing Table Pairs
- Deleting Table Pairs
- Viewing Overall Test Results for a Table Pair
Tests for Table Pairs
- Tests for Table Pairs Overview
- Table-Pair Tests
- Test Properties for a Table Pair
- Adding a Table-Pair Test
- Automatic Test Generation for Table Pairs
  - Column Comparison by Position
- Generating Tests for a Table Pair
- Test Generation for a Table Pair from a Spreadsheet
  - Spreadsheet Requirements for Table-Pair Tests
  - Generating Tests for a Table Pair from a Spreadsheet
- Editing a Table-Pair Test
- Deleting a Table-Pair Test
- Running Table-Pair Tests
- Bad Records for a Table-Pair Test
- Viewing the Details of a Bad Record
- Table Pair Test Example
- Troubleshooting Table-Pair Tests
Single-Table Constraints
- Single-Table Constraints Overview
- Basic Properties for a Single-Table Constraint
- Advanced Properties for a Single-Table Constraint
- Bad Records Configuration for a Single-Table Constraint
  - Bad Records in Database Schema Mode
  - Bad Records in Flat File
- Data Sampling for a Single-Table Constraint
  - Rules and Guidelines for Data Sampling
- PowerCenter Cache for a Single-Table Constraint
- Adding a Single Table
- Editing Single Tables
- Deleting Single Tables
- Viewing Overall Test Results for a Single-Table Constraint
Tests for Single-Table Constraints
- Tests for Single-Table Constraints Overview
- Single-Table Constraint Tests
- Test Properties for a Single-Table Constraint
- Adding a Single-Table Constraint Test
- Test Generation for a Single-Table Constraint from a Spreadsheet
  - Spreadsheet Requirements for Single-Table Tests
  - Generating Tests for a Single-Table Constraint from a Spreadsheet
- Editing a Single-Table Constraint Test
- Deleting a Single-Table Constraint Test
- Running Single-Table Constraint Tests
- Bad Records for Single-Table Constraint Tests
- Viewing the Details of a Bad Record
Examples of Tests from Spreadsheets
- Examples of Tests from Spreadsheets Overview
- Spreadsheet Import and Export of Table Pair Tests
- Spreadsheet Import for Compare Tables
  - Scenario 1 - Add tables to the Compare Tables Import Spreadsheet
    - Adding Tables to the Compare Tables Import Spreadsheet
  - Scenario 2 - Importing the Compare Tables Spreadsheet into DVO
SQL Views
- SQL Views Overview
- SQL View Properties
- Rules and Guidelines for SQL Views
- Adding an SQL View
- Editing SQL Views
- Deleting SQL Views
- SQL View Example
Lookup Views
- Lookup Views Overview
- Lookup View Properties
- Adding Lookup Views
- Editing Lookup Views
- Deleting Lookup Views
- Lookup Views Example
Join Views
- Join Views Overview
- Join View Data Sources
- Join View Properties
- Output Field Properties
  - Column Aliases
- Adding a Join View
- Join View Example
Aggregate Views
- Aggregate Views Overview
- Aggregate View Editor
- Aggregate View Properties
  - Group By Columns
  - Using Sorted Input
- Rules and Guidelines for Aggregate Views
- Adding an Aggregate View
- Editing Aggregate Views
- Deleting Aggregate Views
- Aggregate View Example
Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools Reports
- Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools Reports Overview
- BIRT Report Examples
Dashboards
- Dashboards Overview
- Dashboard Types
DVOCmd Command Line Program
- DVOCmd Command Line Program Overview
- Rules and Guidelines for Running DVOCmd Commands
- CopyFolder
- CreateUserConfig
- DisableInformaticaAuthentication
- EncryptPassword
- ExportMetadata
- ImportMetadata
- InstallTests
  - Cache Settings
- LinkDVOUsersToInformatica
- PurgeRuns
- RefreshRepository
- RunTests
  - Running Multiple Table Pair Objects in Parallel
  - Cache Settings
- UpdateInformaticaAuthenticationConfiguration
- UpgradeRepository
- Rules and Guidelines for Special Characters
Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Overview
- Troubleshooting Initial Errors
- Troubleshooting Ongoing Errors
- Troubleshooting Command Line Errors
Datatype Reference
- Test, Operator, and Datatypes Matrix for Table Pair Tests
- Test, Operator, and Datatypes Matrix for Single-Table Constraints
- Selecting a Valid PowerCenter Transformation Data Type for an Expression
- Properties of PowerCenter Transformation Data Types
Reporting Views
- Reporting Views Overview
- Using the Reporting Views
  - Sample Queries for Custom Reports
- results_summary_view
- rs_bad_records_view
- results_id_view
- meta_sv_view
- meta_lv_view
- meta_jv_view
- meta_ds_view
- meta_tp_view
- meta_av_view
- rs_jv_id_view
- rs_lv_id_view
- rs_sv_id_view
- rs_av_id_view
Metadata Import Syntax
- Metadata Import Syntax Overview
- Table Pair with One Test
- Table Pair with an SQL View as a Source
- Table Pair with Two Flat Files
- Table Pair with XML File and Relational Table
- Single-Table Constraint
- SQL View
- Lookup View
Jasper Reports
- Jasper Reports Overview
  - Status in Jasper Reports
  - Generating a Report
- Jasper Report Types
- Jasper Report Examples
Glossary
- aggregate tests
- bad records
- constraint value
- count test
- data validation
- Data Validation Option repository
- Data Validation Option user
- Data Validation Option folder
- DVOCmd
- format test
- inner join
- join view
- lookup view
- outer join
- single table
- SQL view
- table comparison
- table pair
- threshold
- unique test
- value test

Data Validation Option User Guide

10.4.0
- 10.5.2
- 10.5.1
- 10.5

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Editing Lookup Views

To edit a lookup view, right-click the lookup view in the Navigator or on the

SQL Views

tab, and select

Edit Lookup View

. The

Lookup View Editor

dialog box opens. You cannot modify the sources in a lookup view. You can modify the lookup relationship.

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Editing Lookup Views

Editing Lookup Views