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Creating a workflow conversion task for PowerCenter assets

Create a workflow conversion task to convert the workflow assets of a PowerCenter repository to Data Integration.

The following video shows you how to create a workflow conversion task for PowerCenter assets:

On the left navigation menu, click

New

The

New Asset

dialog box appears.

Click

Workflow Conversion Task

, and then click

Create

The

New Workflow Conversion Task

page appears.

Alternatively, click the action menu of the repository to create or run a conversion task, and click

Convert Assets

You can only convert the workflows whose assessment result is Automated or Partial. For the workflows whose assessment result is Manual, you need to convert them manually.

Enter the required information as shown in the following table:

Property	Description
Name of the task	Name of the workflow conversion task.
Conversion Task Location	Click Browse and select the project or folder where you want to create the conversion task asset definition. Make sure that you have write access to the specified location.
Runtime Environment	The runtime environment that you want to use for creating the default connections during the conversion process.
Description	(Optional) Description of the conversion task.
Domain	The domain that contains the repository to be converted. From the Domain list, select the domain where you want to use this configuration.
Repository	Repository to be converted. Select the repository where you want to use this configuration. Make sure that the selected repository is assessed.
Conversion Properties Configuration	Conversion properties configuration that you want to use for the task. If you want to override the default conversion behavior of PowerCenter assets, select the required conversion properties configuration.
Connection Map Configuration	Connection map configuration that you want to use for the task. If you want to repoint the PowerCenter assets to another endpoint, select the required connection map configuration. You can also provide connection map and the parameter files in the ZIP format. If a connection exists in the parameter ZIP file, the existing connection will be reused.

Click

The

Select Folder

tab displays the list of folders available in the selected repository.

Click the folder name that contains the assets you want to convert, and click

The

Select Workflows

tab displays the list of workflows available inside the folder.

Click

The list of workflows that are added to the conversion task appears.

Verify the workflows.

If required, you can select and remove a workflow.

Do one of the following:

Click

Save and Close

to save the conversion task.

Click

Save and Run

to save the conversion task and run it immediately.

The conversion task is created. You can view the list of conversion tasks in the

Explore

All Tasks

page. Use the

Type

filter to filter and view all the available conversion tasks.

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Creating a workflow conversion task for PowerCenter assets

Creating a workflow conversion task for PowerCenter assets