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  • PowerCenter 10.4.1
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  1. Preface
  2. Part 1: Installation Getting Started
  3. Part 2: Before You Install the Services
  4. Part 3: Run the Services Installer
  5. Part 4: After You Install the Services
  6. Part 5: Informatica Client Installation
  7. Part 6: Uninstallation
  8. Appendix A: Starting and Stopping Informatica Services
  9. Appendix B: Connecting to Databases from UNIX or Linux
  10. Appendix C: Connecting to Databases from Windows
  11. Appendix D: Updating the DynamicSections Parameter of a DB2 Database

Installation for PowerCenter and Data Quality

Installation for PowerCenter and Data Quality

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Starting the Developer Tool

Starting the Developer Tool

When you start the Developer tool, you connect to a Model repository. The Model repository stores metadata created in the Developer tool. The Model Repository Service manages the Model repository. Connect to the repository before you create a project.
  1. From the Windows Start menu, click
    Programs
    Informatica[Version]
    Client
    Developer Client
    Launch Informatica Developer
    .
    The first time you run the Developer tool, the Welcome page displays several icons. The Welcome page does not appear when you run the Developer tool subsequently.
  2. Click
    Workbench.
    The first time you start the Developer tool, you must select the repository in which to save the objects you create.
  3. Click
    File
    Connect to Repository
    .
    The
    Connect to Repository
     dialog box appears.
  4. If you have not configured a domain in the Developer tool, click
    Configure Domains
     to configure a domain.
    You must configure a domain to access a Model Repository Service.
  5. Click
    Add
     to add a domain.
    The
    New Domain
     dialog box appears.
  6. Enter the domain name, host name, and port number.
  7. Click
    Finish
    .
  8. Click
    OK
    .
  9. In the
    Connect to Repository
     dialog box, click
    Browse
     and select the Model Repository Service.
  10. Click
    OK
    .
  11. Click
    Next
    .
  12. Enter a user name and password.
  13. Click
    Finish
    .
    The Developer tool adds the Model repository to the Object Explorer view. When you run the Developer tool the next time, you can connect to the same repository.
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