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  1. Preface
  2. Getting Started Overview
  3. Getting Started with Informatica Analyst
  4. Getting Started with Informatica Developer
  5. Frequently Asked Questions

Getting Started Guide

Getting Started Guide

Task 1. Create a Custom Profile

Task 1. Create a Custom Profile

In this task, you create a custom profile. When you create a custom profile, you select the data object and the columns that you want to run a profile on. You also configure the sampling and drill-down options.
  1. Click
    New
    Profile
    .
    The
    New Profile
    wizard appears.
  2. The
    Single source
    option is selected by default. Click
    Next
    .
  3. In the
    Specify General Properties
    screen, set the following options:
    • In the Name field, enter
      Profile_LA_Customers
      .
    • In the Location field, select the
      Customers
      folder.
  4. Click
    Next
    .
  5. In the
    Select Source
    screen, click
    Choose
    .
    The
    Choose Data Object
    dialog box appears.
  6. In the
    Choose Data Object
    dialog box, select
    LA_Customers
    . Click
    OK
    .
  7. In the
    Select Source
    screen, clear the Address2, Address3, and City2 columns.
  8. Click
    Next
    .
  9. In the
    Specify Settings
    screen, set the following options:
    • Run column profile
      .
    • Select the
      Random sample
      option in the
      Run profile on
      pane.
    • Select
      Exclude approved data types and data domains from the data type and data domain inference in the subsequent profile runs
      option.
    • Select the
      Staged
      option in the
      Drilldown
      pane.
  10. Click
    Next
    .
  11. In the
    Specify Rules and Filters
    screen, click
    Save and Finish
    to create and run the profile.
    The Analyst tool creates the profile and displays the profile in the
    Discovery
    workspace. You need to run the profile to view the results.

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