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  1. Preface
  2. Part 1: Introduction to Profiles
  3. Part 2: Profiling with Informatica Analyst
  4. Part 3: Profiling with Informatica Developer

Profile Guide

Profile Guide

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Approving Datatypes

Approving Datatypes

The profile results include the inferred data types, frequency, percentage of conformance, and the inference status for each column in the data source. You can choose and approve a single data type for each column.
  1. In the
    Object Explorer
     view, select and open a profile.
  2. Verify that you are in the
    Results
     tab.
  3. In the
    Column Profiling
     view, select a column to view the value frequencies, patterns, data types, and statistics in the right panel.
  4. Under the
    Details
     panel, select
    Data types
     from the
    Show
     list.
    The inferred data types for the column appear.
  5. Right-click the column that you want to approve and click
    Approve
    .
    The status of the data type changes to
    Approved
    .
  6. To restore the inferred status of the data type, right-click the data type and click
    Reset
    .
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