Informatica Connector Toolkit

Pre-defined type system

When you create a connector that uses REST APIs to connect to the data source, you can use pre-defined data types. You can use the following Informatica Platform data types:

string
integer
bigInteger
decimal
double
binary
date

Procedure pattern

When you create a connector for Informatica Cloud, you can define native metadata objects for procedures in data sources. You can use the following options to define the native metadata object for a procedure:

Manually create the native metadata object

When you define the native metadata objects manually, you can specify the following details:

Metadata Component	Description
Procedure extension	Additional metadata information that you can specify for a procedure.
Parameter extension	Additional metadata information that you can specify for parameters.
Call capability attributes	Additional metadata information that you can specify to create a read or write call to a procedure.

Use swagger specifications

When you use swagger specifications to define the native metadata object, you can either use an existing swagger specification or you can generate a swagger specification by sampling the REST end point.

Edit common metadata

You can specify common metadata information for Informatica Cloud connectors, such as schema name and foreign key name.

Export the connector files for Informatica Cloud

After you design and implement the connector components, you can export the connector files for Informatica Cloud by specifying the plug-in ID and plug-in version.

Export the connector files for PowerCenter

After you design and implement the connector components, you can export the connector files for PowerCenter by specifying the PowerCenter version.