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  1. Preface
  2. Working with Transformations
  3. Aggregator Transformation
  4. Custom Transformation
  5. Custom Transformation Functions
  6. Data Masking Transformation
  7. Data Masking Examples
  8. Expression Transformation
  9. External Procedure Transformation
  10. Filter Transformation
  11. HTTP Transformation
  12. Identity Resolution Transformation
  13. Java Transformation
  14. Java Transformation API Reference
  15. Java Expressions
  16. Java Transformation Example
  17. Joiner Transformation
  18. Lookup Transformation
  19. Lookup Caches
  20. Dynamic Lookup Cache
  21. Normalizer Transformation
  22. Rank Transformation
  23. Router Transformation
  24. Sequence Generator Transformation
  25. Sorter Transformation
  26. Source Qualifier Transformation
  27. SQL Transformation
  28. Using the SQL Transformation in a Mapping
  29. Stored Procedure Transformation
  30. Transaction Control Transformation
  31. Union Transformation
  32. Unstructured Data Transformation
  33. Update Strategy Transformation
  34. XML Transformations

Transformation Guide

Transformation Guide

Passing the Connect String

Passing the Connect String

The native connect string contains the database name and database server name. The connect string allows PowerCenter and the database client to direct calls to the correct database.
The following table lists the native connect string syntax for each database:
Database
Connect String Syntax
Example
IBM DB2
dbname
mydatabase
Microsoft SQL Server
servername
@
dbname
sqlserver@mydatabase
Oracle
dbname.
world (same as TNSNAMES entry)
oracle.world
Sybase ASE1
servername
@
dbname
sambrown@mydatabase
Teradata2
ODBC_data_source_name
or
ODBC_data_source_name@db_name
or
ODBC_data_source_name@db_user_name
TeradataODBC
TeradataODBC@mydatabase
TeradataODBC@sambrown
Vertica
ODBC_data_source_name
VerticaDSN

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