There are multiple steps that you need to perform to modernize your PowerCenter assets using
CDI-PC
.
Begin your modernization journey by registering your on-premise domains in Informatica
Intelligent Data Management Cloud to establish communication between on-premise domain
and cloud. Based on the modernization journey, you can then create required
configurations, assess repository, convert the PowerCenter assets to the cloud, and
update the metadata of the assets.
The following image shows the high-level steps you need to perform to modernize your PowerCenter assets:
The modernization process involves the following steps:
Register domain
Before you start your modernization journey, you need to register your on-premise domains in
Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services
. When you register a domain, you link the on-premise domain with the cloud and establish communication between them. After you register a domain, you can monitor the domain from the cloud, update the domains, and modernize the assets that are available in the repositories of the domain. For more information about registering a domain, see the
Register a domain
topic.
Create repoint configuration
Create a repoint configuration where you can define different endpoints to which you want to repoint the assets. Use this configuration in assessment tasks to evaluate the feasibility of repointing the assets to another endpoint. For more information about creating a repoint configuration, see the
Creating a Repoint Configuration
topic. Apart from the repoint configuration, Informatica recommends that you copy the parameter files generated from your PowerCenter environment to a shared location.
Assess repository
After you register a domain, you can view a list of repositories within the domain. Assess a repository to evaluate the feasibility of converting PowerCenter assets. Based on the feasibility,
CDI-PC
categorizes the assets into different categories. After you assess a repository, you can view the folders and workflows within the repository. For more information about assessment, see the
Repository Assessment
topic.
Download assessment output files
The assessment job generates a report that contains a breakdown of the assets along with the list of flags responsible for manual or partial conversion of the assets. For more information about the output files, see the
Assessment output files
topic.
Create connection map and conversion properties configurations
If you want to repoint your endpoint after migrating to the cloud, you need to create a Connection Map configuration to map PowerCenter connections with Cloud Data Integration connections. Additionally, you can create a Conversion Properties configuration to override the default conversion behavior.
Convert assets
Finally, from the repository that you assessed, select the workflows that you want to convert and add them to a conversion task. Run the conversion task to convert the PowerCenter assets to the Cloud Data Integration assets. For more information about converting assets, see the
Asset Conversion
topic.
Update asset metadata
After you convert and migrate the PowerCenter assets to the Cloud Data Integration assets,
you can update the metadata of the assets using bulk update tasks. Add the
project and folder location of the assets to the export metadata task and
upload the updated metadata to the update metadata task. Run the tasks to
export the metadata and update the assets with new metadata. For more
information, see the