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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction to Informatica Analyst
  3. Library Workspace
  4. Connections Workspace
  5. Job Status Workspace
  6. Projects Workspace
  7. Model Repository
  8. Data Objects
  9. Search
  10. Appendix A: Configure the Web Browser

Analyst Tool Guide

Analyst Tool Guide

Informatica Analyst Assets

Informatica Analyst Assets

You can manage assets within some workspaces. An asset is a type of object that you use to support business operations within the enterprise.
For example, a profile is an asset that an analyst can create to discover the content, quality, and structure of a data source.
You can create the following types of assets:
Glossary assets
Create Glossary assets in the
Glossary
workspace. You can create the following types of Glossary assets:
  • Business term. A word or phrase that uses business language to define relevant concepts for business users in an organization.
  • Business initiative. A business decision that results in bulk changes to a collection of Glossary assets.
  • Category. A descriptive classification of business terms and policies.
  • Glossary. A collection of categories, business terms, and policies.
  • Policy. The business purpose, process, or protocol that governs business practices that are related to business terms.
Discovery assets
Create Discovery assets in the
Discovery
workspace. You can create the following types of Discovery assets:
  • Profile. A single data object profile or enterprise discovery profile that discovers column characteristics and data domains in a single data source or multiple data sources.
  • Flat file data object. A representation of data based on a flat file.
  • Table data object. A representation of data based on a relational table.
Design assets
Create Design assets in the
Design
workspace. You can create the following types of Design assets:
  • Mapping specification. A template that describes the movement and transformation of data from a source to a target.
  • Reference table. A table that contains the standard version and alternative versions of a set of data values.
  • Rule specification. An object that represents the logic in a business rule.
Scorecards assets
Open scorecard assets in the
Scorecards
workspace. A scorecard is a graphical representation of the quality measurements in a profile.

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