Preface
Introduction to Informatica Connector Toolkit
- Supported features
- Informatica Connector perspective
  - Connector Navigator
  - Connector Progress
Before you begin
- Download the welcome kit
- Download and install Eclipse IDE
- Download and install the Informatica Connector Toolkit
- Download OpenJDK and configure environment variables
- Log in to Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
Develop a connector for Cloud Data Integration
- Create a new connector project
- Phase 1: Establish a connection
  - Create a connection
  - Test a connection
- Phase 2: Define the metadata
- Phase 3: Configure the runtime behavior
- Phase 4: Generate the connector package
  - Naming Convention
- Phase 5: Generate and run the test scenarios
  - Generate the test scenarios
    - Configure parameters in test suite file
    - Regenerate a test case
  - Run the test scenarios
    - Unit tests and sanity tests
    - Integration tests
Develop a connector for Data Loader
- Create a new connector project
- Phase 1: Establish a connection
  - Create a connection
  - Test a connection
- Phase 2: Define the metadata
- Phase 3: Configure the runtime behavior
- Phase 4: Generate the connector package
  - Naming Convention-DLT
- Phase 5: Generate and run the test scenarios
  - Generate the test scenarios
    - Configure parameters in test suite file
    - Regenerate a test case
  - Run the test scenarios
    - Unit tests and sanity tests
    - Integration tests
Import a connector
Connection attributes
- Connection attribute properties
Type system
- Native types and semantic categories
  - Native Type Properties
- Cloud Data Integration types
Connector metadata
- Metadata components
- Import dialog box settings
Partitioning capability
- Automatic partitioning
- Static partitioning
Pushdown capability
- Pushdown optimization execution flow
- Classes and methods for pushdown capabilities
Mappings in advanced mode
- Project, classes, and methods
Manual changes to Informatica Connector Toolkit source code
- Code changes for connection pooling
  - Connection Pooling through API
- Code changes for custom query
- Code changes for object path override
- Code changes for pushdown capability
- Code changes for SQL transformation
- Code changes for stored procedures
Runtime behavior
- Runtime Java functions
Connector example: MySQL_Cloud
- MySQL_Cloud Connector requirements
- Building the sample connector
- MySQL_Cloud Connector components
Version control integration
- Git version control integration
  - Prerequisites
  - Build a connector in Git repository
- Perforce version control integration
Appendix A: Metadata models
- Metadata model components
- Metadata patterns
- Features of type A metadata template
Appendix B: ASO model
- ASO model components
- ASO projections
Appendix C: Connector project migration
- Migrate connector project from Windows platform to other platforms
Appendix D: Frequently used generic APIs in Informatica Connector Toolkit
Appendix E: Frequently asked questions

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Connection attribute properties

For each connection attribute that you define for a connector, you can set a number of properties. The properties allow you to specify whether an attribute is required, provide the default, maximum, and minimum values, or specify a list of possible values for the attribute. You can override these properties for pre-defined attributes or set these properties for custom attributes.

All connection management user interfaces, including command line programs, validate the values set for the properties of a connection attribute.

The following table describes the properties of a connection attribute:

Attribute Property	Description
isUsed	Indicates whether the connector uses the connection attribute. Set to true to include the connection attribute in the connector. Set to false to exclude the connection attribute from the connector. If this property is set to false, the connection attribute will be ignored by the connector. The attribute values cannot be set or validated and the attribute cannot be displayed on the connection management user interface.
attributeDescription	Description of the connection attribute.
isMandatory	Indicates whether a connection attribute is required and must have a value. Set to true if the connection attribute is required. Set to false if the attribute value can be null. If you set the isMandatory property to true but you do not display the attribute on the connection management user interface, you must set a default value for the attribute.
defaultValue	Default value for the attribute.
maxLength	Maximum length of a character string.
minLength	Minimum length of a character string.
minRangeValue	Lower limit of a numeric range.
maxRangeValue	Upper limit of a numeric range.
validList	List of values allowed for the attribute.
attributeCLIDisplayName	Option name for the connection attribute. This name is used when the attribute is passed as an option to an Informatica command line program. The display name cannot contain spaces.

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