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
Appendix A: 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
Appendix B: 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
Appendix C: 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
Appendix D: Jasper Reports
- Jasper Reports Overview
  - Status in Jasper Reports
  - Generating a Report
- Jasper Report Types
- Jasper Report Examples
Appendix E: 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

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Troubleshooting Initial Errors

This section assumes that you have installed Data Validation Option.

I get the following out-of-memory error when I invoke Data Validation Option: The JVM could not be started. The maximum heap size (-Xmx) might be too large or an antivirus or a firewall tool could block the execution.: This error occurs in the following situations:
The JVM that Data Validation Option uses is unable to reserve the maximum Java heap memory.
The system has memory but is unable to allocate it.

By default, Data Validation Option allocates a maximum heap memory of 1024 MB. This error occurs if the system on which you install Data Validation Option, is unable to reserve the specified maximum heap memory.

To resolve this error, override the default value to value lower than 1024 MB. Perform one of the following steps to lower the value:

Start Data Validation Option from the command line using following command:

"<Data Validation Option installation directory>\DataValidator.exe" -J-Xmx786m -J-Xms256m

Create the

DVOClient.vmoptions

DVOClientCore.vmoptions

file in the Data Validation Option root directory and add the following line:

–Xmx<values>

Edit the shortcut to the Datavalidator.exe and add the following parameter in the Target box:

"<Data Validation Option installation directory>\DataValidator.exe" -J-Xmx1024m -J-Xms256m

The following image shows the parameter in the Target box:

The image shows the parameter in the Target box.

This section assumes that you have installed Data Validation Option and not executed any successful tests. This section also assumes that the first test is a simple test that does not contain expressions or SQL views.

The following table describes common initial errors:

Error	Possible Cause and Solution
Cannot connect to the Data Validation Option repository	Database credentials are incorrect. Check the server, port, and database name specified in the URL line. If the problem persists, contact your database administrator. If the problem is database username and password, the error message explicitly states this.
Cannot read the PowerCenter repository	Check the repository settings up to Security Domain . (Informatica Domain names are not used until later.) If you cannot resolve the error, contact the Informatica administrator. Another way to troubleshoot this error is by trying to log into the repository through the pmrep command line utility. If you get an out-of-memory error when you access large repositories, increase the Java heap size of the Data Validation Client from the command line. You can increase the Java heap size from the command line with the following command: DVOClient.exe -J-Xmx<heapsize value> Default is 1024 MB.
Installation Error	Verify that the Data Validation Option folder is closed in the Designer, Workflow Manager and the Repository Manager. The Workflow Monitor can be open. Verify that the INFA_HOME environment variable is set. Verify that the Data Validation Option folder exists.
Run Error	Verify that the Data Validation Option folder is closed. Check the Informatica Domain name and Integration Service names. Verify that they are running. Verify that the PowerCenter connection name (connection to the Data Validation Option repository) is correct, and that the user has the privilege to use it. Open the session log and look for session errors. Most session failures are caused by an incorrect connection. If the error is “Cannot get object class for dvo/infact/PivotPluginImpl,” the dvoct.jar file cannot be read either because it is not on the server, because of its privileges, or because the information entered in the Administrator tool is incorrect. Verify that the user has the privilege to use the connection to the Data Validation Option repository specified in the Tools Preferences Data Validation Option database. This will also be apparent in the session log. If you install PowerCenter 9.0.1 or earlier and the data source is SAP, install ABAP program on the mapping generated by the test in the Designer tool.
No Results	Verify that there is data in the data set you are analyzing. Tables should have records, and filters and joins should not result in an empty set. Verify that the connection to the Data Validation Option repository specified in the Workflow Manager points to the Data Validation Option repository.

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