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

Data Quality Getting Started Guide

Data Quality Getting Started Guide

Task 3. Importing the All_Customers Flat File Data Object

Task 3. Importing the All_Customers Flat File Data Object

In this task, you import a physical data object from a flat file that combines the customer order data from the Los Angeles and Boston offices.
  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 Source
    dialog box appears.
  4. Select
    Create from an Existing Flat File
    .
  5. Click
    Browse
    and navigate to All_Customers.csv in the following directory:
    <Informatica Installation Directory>\clients\DeveloperClient\Tutorials
    .
  6. Click
    Open
    .
    The wizard names the data object All_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 All_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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