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  1. Preface
  2. Mappings
  3. Mapping tutorial
  4. Parameters
  5. CLAIRE recommendations
  6. Data catalog discovery
  7. Visio templates

Mappings

Mappings

Mappings

Mappings

A mapping defines reusable data flow logic that you can use in
mapping
tasks.
Use a mapping to define data flow logic that is not available in
synchronization
tasks, such as specific ordering of logic or joining sources from different systems.
You can create the following types of mappings:
Mapping
Create a mapping when you need flexibility in your sources, targets, and transformation options. A mapping can read and write to a wide variety of heterogeneous data sources. It also offers a large variety of data transformation options.
When you run a mapping,
Data Integration
processes some or all of the transformation logic. You can choose to push some or all the transformation logic to the source, to the target, or both.
Data Integration
processes any transformation logic that isn't pushed to the sources and targets.
Mapping in advanced mode
Create a mapping in advanced mode when you want to process multilevel hierarchical data, embedded code snippets, and workloads at any scale.
A mapping in advanced mode requires an advanced cluster to run the mapping logic. When you start running mappings in advanced mode,
Data Integration
can automatically create a local
advanced cluster
for you to use.
When you run a mapping in advanced mode, you can choose to push some or all the transformation logic to the source, to the target, or both.
Data Integration
processes any transformation logic that isn't pushed to the sources and targets.
Mapping in SQL ELT mode
Create a mapping in SQL ELT mode when your source and target are in the same cloud ecosystem and you want to perform the data transformation entirely within the cloud ecosystem. For example, you want to read data from your Snowflake cloud data warehouse or data lake, load it to your Snowflake cloud data warehouse, and perform all of the data transformation within Snowflake.
When you run a mapping in SQL ELT mode,
Data Integration
translates the transformation logic into ecosystem-specific SQL statements and commands that run in the underlying cloud data warehouse. This increases the data processing speed because the data isn't moved out of the cloud infrastructure for processing. It also increases the efficiency of the data integration pipelines.
Effective in the November 2023 release, mappings in SQL ELT mode are available for preview.
Preview functionality is supported for evaluation purposes but is unwarranted and is not supported in production environments or any environment that you plan to push to production. Informatica intends to include the preview functionality in an upcoming release for production use, but might choose not to in accordance with changing market or technical circumstances. For more information, contact Informatica Global Customer Support.
Use the Mapping Designer to configure mappings. When you configure a mapping, you describe the flow of data from source to target. You can add transformations to transform data, such as an Expression transformation for row-level calculations or a Filter transformation to remove data from the data flow. A transformation includes field rules to define incoming fields. Links visually represent how data moves through the data flow.
You can configure parameters to enable additional flexibility in how you can use the mapping. Parameters act as placeholders for information that you define in the
mapping
task. For example, you can use a parameter for a source connection in a mapping, and then define the source connection when you configure the task.
You can use components such as mapplets, business services, and hierarchical schema definitions in mappings. Components are assets that support mappings. Some components are required for certain transformations while others are optional. For example, a business services asset is required for a mapping that includes a Web Service transformation. Conversely, a saved query component is useful when you want to reuse a custom query in multiple mappings, but a saved query is not required.

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