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  1. Preface
  2. Analyst Service
  3. Catalog Service
  4. Content Management Service
  5. Data Integration Service
  6. Data Integration Service Architecture
  7. Data Integration Service Management
  8. Data Integration Service Grid
  9. Data Integration Service REST API
  10. Data Integration Service Applications
  11. Enterprise Data Preparation Service
  12. Interactive Data Preparation Service
  13. Informatica Cluster Service
  14. Mass Ingestion Service
  15. Metadata Access Service
  16. Metadata Manager Service
  17. Model Repository Service
  18. PowerCenter Integration Service
  19. PowerCenter Integration Service Architecture
  20. High Availability for the PowerCenter Integration Service
  21. PowerCenter Repository Service
  22. PowerCenter Repository Management
  23. PowerExchange Listener Service
  24. PowerExchange Logger Service
  25. SAP BW Service
  26. Search Service
  27. System Services
  28. Test Data Manager Service
  29. Test Data Warehouse Service
  30. Web Services Hub
  31. Application Service Upgrade
  32. Application Service Databases
  33. Connecting to Databases from Windows
  34. Connecting to Databases from UNIX or Linux
  35. Updating the DynamicSections Parameter of a DB2 Database

Application Service Guide

Application Service Guide

Rules and Guidelines for Microsoft SQL Server

Rules and Guidelines for Microsoft SQL Server

Consider the following rules and guidelines when you configure ODBC connectivity to a Microsoft SQL Server database on Windows:
  • If you want to use a Microsoft SQL Server connection without using a Data Source Name (DSN less connection), you must configure the odbcinst.ini environment variable.
  • If you are using a DSN connection, you must add the entry "EnableQuotedIdentifiers=1" to the ODBC DSN. If you do not add the entry, data preview and mapping run fail.
  • When you use a DSN connection, you can configure the DataDirect specific properties. For more information about how to configure and use the Data Direct specific properties, see the DataDirect documentation.
  • You can use the Microsoft SQL Server NTLM authentication on a DSN less Microsoft SQL Server connection on the Microsoft Windows platform.
  • If the Microsoft SQL Server table contains a UUID data type and if you are reading data from an SQL table and writing data to a flat file, the data format might not be consistent between the OLE DB and ODBC connection types.
  • You cannot use SSL connection on a DSN less connection. If you want to use SSL, you must use the DSN connection. Enable the Use DSN option and configure the SSL options in the odbc.ini file.
  • If the Microsoft SQL Server uses Kerberos authentication, you must set the GSSClient property to point to the Informatica Kerberos libraries. Use the following path and filename:
    <Informatica installation directory>/server/bin/libgssapi_krb5.so.2.
    Create an entry for the GSSClient property in the DSN entries section in
    odbc.ini
    for a DSN connection or in the SQL Server wire protocol section in
    odbcinst.ini
    for a connection that does not use DSN.
  • If you use the DataDirect ODBC driver to connect to Microsoft SQL Server, the Decimal data rounds off within the target database based on the scale values in the database tables. For example, if the scale is 5, the target Decimal data round-off occurs after the fifth digit that follows the decimal point. When the scale is 5, the input value 12.3456789 rounds off to a target Decimal value of 12.34568.
  • If you use Microsoft SQL Sever Native client to configure native connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server databases, the Decimal data truncates based on the specified scale in the target database tables. For example, if the scale is 5, the Decimal data truncation occurs after the fifth digit that follows the decimal point. When the scale is 5, the input value 12.3456789 truncates to a target Decimal value of 12.34567.

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