The following image shows how an adapter works with the services and tools in the Informatica domain:
The following Informatica application services and tools in the Informatica domain work with the adapter plug-in and client plug-in components of the adapter:
Data Integration Service
Uses the adapter plug-in at run time to read data from or write data to the data source.
Developer tool
Uses the client plug-in to create and update connections, import metadata, and perform type system conversions.
Administrator tool
Uses the adapter plug-in to create and update the connection management properties.
Domain repository
Stores the connection objects that an end user creates using the adapter plug-in.
Model Repository Service
Stores the data source metadata and data source operation that an end user creates using the adapter plug-in.
