Communities
A collaborative platform to connect and grow with like-minded Informaticans across the globe
Product Communities
Connect and collaborate with Informatica experts and champions
Discussions
Have a question? Start a Discussion and get immediate answers you are looking for
User Groups
Customer-organized groups that meet online and in-person. Join today to network, share ideas, and get tips on how to get the most out of Informatica
Get Started
Community Guidelines
Knowledge Center
Troubleshooting documents, product guides, how to videos, best practices, and more
Knowledge Base
One-stop self-service portal for solutions, FAQs, Whitepapers, How Tos, Videos, and more
Support TV
Video channel for step-by-step instructions to use our products, best practices, troubleshooting tips, and much more
Documentation
Information library of the latest product documents
Velocity (Best Practices)
Best practices and use cases from the Implementation team
Learn
Rich resources to help you leverage full capabilities of our products
Trainings
Role-based training programs for the best ROI
Certifications
Get certified on Informatica products. Free, Foundation, or Professional
Product Learning Paths
Free and unlimited modules based on your expertise level and journey
Resources
Library of content to help you leverage the best of Informatica products
Tech Tuesdays Webinars
Most popular webinars on product architecture, best practices, and more
Product Availability Matrix
Product Availability Matrix statements of Informatica products
SupportFlash
Monthly support newsletter
Support Documents
Informatica Support Guide and Statements, Quick Start Guides, and Cloud Product Description Schedule
Product Lifecycle
End of Life statements of Informatica products
Ideas
Events
Change Request Tracking
Marketplace
English
  • Test Data Management 10.5
  • All Products

Table of Contents

Search

  1. Preface
  2. Introduction to Test Data Management
  3. Downloading and Running Scripts
  4. Creating Users and Groups in Informatica Administrator
  5. Setting Up Test Data Manager
  6. Creating Logical Relationships in TDM
  7. Defining Data Subset Components
  8. Creating a Data Masking Rule
  9. Creating a Plan
  10. Managing the Workflow
  11. Appendix A: Glossary

Getting Started Guide

Getting Started Guide

Back Next

Step 2. Create Source and Target Connections

Step 2. Create Source and Target Connections

Create a source connection and a target connection in Test Data Manager.
  1. In Test Data Manager, click
    Administrator
    .
  2. Click
    Connections
    .
  3. Click
    Actions
    New Connection
    .
    The New Connection wizard opens.
  4. Enter the connection name TDM_Source1 for the source.
  5. Select Oracle connection type.
  6. Optionally, enter a description for the source connection.
  7. Enter the user name and password for the source database.
    The following image shows connection properties for a sample source database:
    The New Connection dialog box shows the connection properties that you entered in the task.
  8. Click
    Next
    .
  9. Enter the following connection string for the Oracle connection:
    jdbc:informatica:oracle://<hostname>:1521;SID=<sid>
    The following image shows the metadata properties for a sample source database:
    The New Connection dialog box shows metadata properties and data access properties. The Connection String field shows the data that you entered in the task.
  10. To test the connection, click
    Test Connection
    .
  11. To save the connection, click
    Finish
    .
    The connection is visible in the
    Administrator | Connections
     view.
  12. Repeat the above steps to create a target connection named TDM_Target1 with a separate database source connection.
0 COMMENTS
We’d like to hear from you!