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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

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Task 2. Import the LA_Customers Flat File Data Object

Task 2. Import the LA_Customers Flat File Data Object

In this task, you import a physical data object from a flat file that contains customer data from the Los Angeles office.
  1. In the
    Object Explorer
     view, select the tutorial project.
  2. Click
    File
    New
    Data Object
    .
    The
    New
     dialog box appears.
  3. Select
    Physical Data Objects
    Flat File Data Object
     and click
    Next
    .
    The
    New Flat File Data Object
     dialog box appears.
  4. Select
    Create from an Existing Flat File
    .
  5. Click
    Browse
     and navigate to LA_Customers.csv in the following directory:
    <Informatica Installation Directory>\clients\DeveloperClient\Tutorials
  6. Click
    Open
    .
    The wizard names the data object LA_Customers.
  7. Click
    Next
    .
  8. Verify that the code page is MS Windows Latin 1 (ANSI), superset of Latin 1.
  9. Verify that the format is delimited.
  10. Click
    Next
    .
  11. Verify that the delimiter is set to comma.
  12. Select
    Import column names from first line
    .
  13. Click
    Finish
    .
    The LA_Customers physical data object appears under
    Physical Data Objects
     in the tutorial project.
  14. Click the
    Read
     view and select the Output transformation.
  15. Click the
    Runtime
     tab on the
    Properties
     view.
  16. Set the Source File Directory to the following directory on the Data Integration Service machine:
    <Informatica Installation Directory>\server\Tutorials
  17. Click
    File
    Save
    .
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