Before you use PowerExchange ODBC connections with PowerCenter, install and configure PowerExchange on the PowerCenter Client and PowerCenter Integration Service machines. Also, install the PowerExchange ODBC drivers on Windows.
After you install and configure PowerExchange, you can create PowerExchange ODBC data sources.
When connecting to PowerExchange from PowerCenter, Informatica recommends that you use PWXPC instead of PowerExchange ODBC. PWXPC has additional functionality as well as improved performance and superior CDC recovery and restart.
For more information about PowerExchange ODBC, see the