The administrator must install and configure the PowerCenter Services and Client. Verify that the administrator has completed the following steps:

You also need information to connect to the Informatica domain, the repository, and the source and the target database tables. Use the tables in Informatica Domain and the PowerCenter Repository to write down the domain and repository information. Use the tables in PowerCenter Source and Target to write down the source and target connectivity information. Contact the administrator for the necessary information.

Before you begin the lessons, read Product Overview. The product overview explains the different components that work together to extract, transform, and load data.