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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction to Informatica Connector Toolkit
  3. Installing and Upgrading the Informatica Connector Toolkit
  4. Creating an Adapter
  5. Publishing and Installing an Adapter
  6. Frequently Asked Questions

Informatica Connector Toolkit Getting Started Guide

Informatica Connector Toolkit Getting Started Guide

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Step 4. Define Adapter Metadata

Step 4. Define Adapter Metadata

Define the MySQL adapter metadata. Create a native metadata definition for the MySQL adapter to read from and write to MySQL data source.
  1. In the Connector Navigator view, right-click the project and select
    Add Native Metadata Definition
    .
    The
    Add Native Metadata Definition
     dialog box appears.
  2. Enter the native metadata details.
    The following table describes the values to enter:
    Property
    Value
    Name
    table
    Display Name
    Table
    Description
    Represents a MySQL table.
    Pattern Type
    Record
  3. Select
    Add Record Extension
    .
  4. Click
    Add
     to configure each attribute.
    The
    Add Attribute
     dialog box appears.
    1. Enter the following values for the queryHint attribute:
      Property
      Value
      Name
      tableType
      Display Name
      Table Type
      Description
      Represents the type of record.
      Data Type
      String
      Min Length
      0
      Max Length
      255
    2. Click
      OK
      .
      The
      Add Native Metadata Definition
       dialog box appears.
  5. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Native Metadata Field Definition
     page displays.
  6. Select
    Add Field Extension
    .
  7. Click
    Add
     to configure each attribute.
    1. Enter the following values for the isNullable attribute:
      Property
      Value
      Name
      isNullable
      Display Name
      Is Nullable
      Description
      Indicates whether the column can contain null values.
      Data Type
      Boolean
      Default Value
      True
    2. Enter the following values for the ColumnDefaultValue attribute:
      Property
      Value
      Name
      ColumnDefaultValue
      Display Name
      ColumnDefaultValue
      Description
      Indicates the default values that the column can contain.
      Data Type
      String
      Min Length
      0
      Max Length
      255
    3. Click
      OK
      .
      The
      Native Metadata Field Definition
       dialog box appears.
  8. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Native Metadata Read Capability
     page appears.
  9. Select
    Enable Read Capability
    .
  10. Select the following options:
    • Required
       in the
      Lookup
       section.
    • Filter
       in the
      Join and Filter
       section.
    • Platform
       as the type of
      Filter
      .
    • Sort
       in the
      Sort and Select
       section.
    Implement the
    initDataAdapter
     API in the
    MysqlDataAdapter.java
     file to add the lookup, filter, and sort logic.
  11. Click
    Add
     to configure each attribute.
    The
    Add Attribute
     dialog box appears.
    1. Enter the following values for the preSQL attribute:
      Property
      Value
      Name
      preSQL
      Display Name
      Pre-SQL
      Description
      SQL queries to run before the adapter reads data from the source.
      Data Type
      String
      Min Length
      0
      Max Length
      255
      Supports Parameter
      Partial Parameterization
    2. Enter the following values for the
      rowLimit
       attribute:
      Property
      Value
      Name
      rowLimit
      Display Name
      Row Limit
      Data Type
      Integer
      Min Length
      0
      Max Length
      10
      Supports Parameter
      No
      Options
      Override Partition
    3. Enter the following values for the
      rowLimit
       attribute:
      Property
      Value
      Name
      postSQL
      Display Name
      post SQL
      Data Type
      String
      Min Length
      0
      Max Length
      255
      Supports Parameter
      Partial Parameterization
    4. Enter the following values for the
      rowLimit
       attribute:
      Property
      Value
      Name
      rowOffset
      Display Name
      Row Offset
      Data Type
      Integer
      Min Length
      0
      Max Length
      0
      Supports Parameter
      Full Parameterization
      Options
      Override Partition
    5. Click
      OK
      .
      The
      Native Metadata Read Capability
       dialog box appears.
  12. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Native Metadata Write Capability
     page displays.
  13. Select
    Enable Write Capability
    .
  14. Click
    Add
    .
    The
    Add Attribute
     dialog box appears.
    1. Enter the following values for the
      truncateTargetTable
       attribute:
      Property
      Value
      Name
      truncateTargetTable
      Display Name
      Truncate Target Table
      Description
      Indicates whether to truncate the target table before starting the write operation.
      Data Type
      Boolean
      Default Value
      False
    2. Enter the following values for the partitionID attribute
      Property
      Value
      Name
      partitionID
      Display Name
      Partition ID
      Data Type
      String
      Min Length
      0
      Max Length
      50
      Supports Parameter
      No
      Override Partition
      -Override Partition
  15. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Native Metadata Partitioning Capability
     page appears.
  16. To specify partitioning capability for the native metadata object, select the following options:
    1. Select
      Supports Partitioning Capability for Read
       to enable the partition capability for the read operation.
    2. Select
      Dynamic
       to specify the partitioning method for the read operation.
    3. Select
      Supports Partitioning Capability for Write
       to enable the partition capability for the write operation.
    4. Select
      Dynamic
       to specify the partitioning method for the write operation.
    Extend the
    AutoPartitioningMetadataAdapter
     class to implement the partition logic.
  17. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Import Dialog Box Settings
     page appears.
  18. To define the import options that appear in the Developer tool when an adapter consumer creates a data object, select the following options:
    • Select the
      Allow Multi Select
       option to allow the adapter user to select multiple importable objects.
    • Select the
      Display Filter By Name
       option to display the filter by name option.
    • Select the
      Show Entity
       option to show the entity details.
  19. Click
    Generate Code
    .
    The Informatica Connector generates source code in the Metadata and Runtime folders of the adapter project.
  20. In the Metadata folder of the adapter project, double-click the
    MySQLMetadataAdapter.java
     file to review the source code and update it as required.
    MySQLMetadataAdapter.java
     contains methods for importing metadata.
    Provide code for the following methods:
    • populateObjectCatalog()
    • populateObjectDetails()
    For more information about these methods, see the
    Informatica Connector Toolkit API Reference
    .

Updated January 10, 2019

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