Preface
Transformations
- Active and passive transformations
- Transformation types
- Licensed transformations
- Incoming fields
  - Field name conflicts
    - Creating a field name conflict resolution
  - Field rules
- Data object preview
- Variable fields
- Transformation caches
- Expression macros
- File lists
- Configuration for multibyte hierarchical data
Source transformation
- Source object
- File sources
- Database sources
- Web service sources
- Partitions
  - Partitioning rules and guidelines
  - Partitioning examples
- Reading hierarchical data in advanced mode
- Reading documents in advanced mode
- Configuration for multibyte hierarchical data
- Source fields
  - Editing native data types in complex file sources
  - Editing transformation data types
Target transformation
- Target object
  - Target file creation on advanced clusters
- File targets
- Database targets
- Web service targets
  - Web service operations for targets
  - Field mapping for web service targets
- Partitions
- Writing hierarchical data in advanced mode
- Configuration for multibyte hierarchical data
- Target fields
- Target transformation field mappings
- Configuring a Target transformation
Access Policy transformation
- Using parameters in Access Policy transformations
- Data filter policy best practices
- Access Policy transformation configuration
- Access Policy transformation example
Aggregator transformation
- Group by fields
- Sorted data
- Aggregate fields
- Advanced properties
- Hierarchical data in advanced mode
- Aggregator transformation example
B2B transformation
- B2B Incoming Fields
- B2B settings
- Output fields
- Field mapping
- Advanced settings
Chunking transformation
- Chunking methods
- Chunking output fields
Cleanse transformation
- Cleanse transformation configuration
  - Cleanse asset considerations
  - Synchronizing data quality assets
- Cleanse transformation field mappings
- Cleanse transformation output fields
- Advanced properties
Data Masking transformation
- Masking techniques
- Configuration properties for masking techniques
- Credit card masking
- Email masking
  - Advanced email masking
- IP address masking
- Key masking
- Phone number masking
- Random masking
- Social Insurance number masking
- Social Security number masking
- Custom substitution masking
- Dependent masking
  - Dependent masking parameters
- Substitution masking
- URL address masking
- Mask rule parameter
- Mask rule parameter example
  - Create a mapping with parameters
  - Run the mapping
- Creating a Data Masking transformation
- Consistent masked output
  - Rules and guidelines
  - Example
- Data Masking transformation example
Data Services transformation
- Dynamic service name
- Status tracing messages
- Data Services properties
- Data Services transformation input fields
- Data Services transformation output fields
- Data Services transformation field mapping
Deduplicate transformation
- Deduplication and consolidation operations
- Identity population data
- Groups in duplicate analysis
  - Example: Selecting a group key column
- Deduplicate transformation configuration
- Deduplicate transformation field mappings
- Metadata fields on the Deduplicate transformation
- Link scores and driver scores
- Deduplicate transformation output fields
- Advanced properties
Expression transformation
- Expression fields
- Expression editor
- Transformation language components for expressions
- Expression syntax
- String and numeric literals
- Adding comments to expressions
- Reserved words
- Window functions
  - Frame
  - Partition and order keys
- Example: Use a window to calculate expiration dates
- Example: Use a window to flag GPS pings
- Example: Run an aggregate function on a window
- Advanced properties
- Hierarchical data in advanced mode
Filter transformation
- Filter conditions
- Advanced properties
- Hierarchical data in advanced mode
Hierarchy Builder transformation
- Configure output settings
- Join and map fields for data conversion
  - Joining incoming data
  - Mapping relational fields to hierarchy fields
- Configure advanced properties
- Configuration for multibyte hierarchical data
- Hierarchy Builder transformation example
Hierarchy Parser transformation
- Using a Hierarchy Parser transformation
- Hierarchy Parser rules and guidelines
- Choosing a sample or schema file
- Hierarchical schemas
  - Rules and guidelines for hierarchical schemas
  - Creating a hierarchical schema
- Input settings
  - Selecting a hierarchical schema
  - Creating a hierarchical schema from sample
- Input field selection
- Field mapping
  - Selecting the elements to convert
- Output fields
- Selecting an output group
- Configuration for multibyte hierarchical data
- Hierarchy Parser transformation example
Hierarchy Processor transformation
- Hierarchy Processor transformation overview
- Processing relational output
- Processing hierarchical output
- Processing flattened output
Input transformation
- Input fields
Java transformation
- Defining a Java transformation
- Classpath configuration
- Java transformation fields
- Configuring Java transformation properties
- Developing the Java code
- Compiling the code
  - Viewing the full class code
- Troubleshooting a Java transformation
  - Finding the source of compilation errors
  - Identifying the error type
- Java transformation example
Java transformation API reference
- failSession
- generateRow
- getInRowType
- incrementErrorCount
- invokeJExpression
- isNull
- logError
- logInfo
- setNull
- setOutRowType
Joiner transformation
- Join condition
- Join type
- Advanced properties
- Hierarchical data in advanced mode
- Creating a Joiner transformation
- Joiner transformation example
Labeler transformation
- Labeler transformation configuration
- Labeler transformation field mappings
- Labeler transformation output fields
Lookup transformation
- Lookup object
  - Lookup object properties
    - Multiple match policy restrictions
  - Custom queries
- Lookup condition
- Lookup return fields
- Advanced properties
- Lookup SQL overrides
- Lookup source filter
- Dynamic lookup cache
- Persistent lookup cache
  - Rebuilding the lookup cache
- Unconnected lookups
  - Configuring an unconnected Lookup transformation
  - Calling an unconnected lookup from another transformation
- Connected Lookup example
- Dynamic Lookup example
- Unconnected Lookup example
Machine Learning transformation
- Deploying the model as a REST endpoint
- Accessing the machine learning model
- Mapping fields to the request schema
  - Mapping hierarchical fields
  - Request mapping options
- Viewing response fields
- Configuring bulk requests
  - Bulk request options
- Configuring an API proxy
- Troubleshooting
- Error handling
- Machine Learning transformation example
Mapplet transformation
- Mapplet transformation configuration
- Selecting a mapplet
- Mapplet transformation field mappings
- Mapplet parameters
- Mapplet transformation output fields
- Mapplet transformation names
- Synchronizing a mapplet
Normalizer transformation
- Normalized fields
- Normalizer field mapping
  - Normalizer field mapping options
- Advanced properties
- Target configuration for Normalizer transformations
- Normalizer field rule for parameterized sources
- Mapping example with a Normalizer and Aggregator
Output transformation
- Output fields
  - Generating output fields based on incoming fields
- Field mapping
Parse transformation
- Parse transformation configuration
- Parse transformation field mappings
- Parse transformation output fields
- Advanced properties
Python transformation
- Install and configure Python
- Python transformation fields
- Active and passive Python transformations
- Resource files
- Developing the Python code
  - Creating Python code snippets
  - Referencing a resource file
- Example: Add an ID column to nonpartitioned data
- Example: Use partitions to find the highest salary
- Example: Operationalize a pre-trained model
Rank transformation
- Ranking string values
- Rank caches
- Defining a Rank transformation
- Rank transformation fields
- Defining rank properties
- Defining rank groups
- Advanced properties
- Hierarchical data in advanced mode
- Rank transformation example
Router transformation
- Working with groups
  - Guidelines for connecting output groups
- Group filter conditions
  - Configuring a group filter condition
- Advanced properties
- Hierarchical data in advanced mode
- Router transformation examples
Rule Specification transformation
- Rule Specification transformation configuration
- Rule Specification transformation field mappings
- Rule Specification transformation output fields
- Advanced properties
Sequence transformation
- Sequence transformation uses
- Sequence output fields
- Sequence properties
  - Disabling incoming fields
- Hierarchical data in advanced mode
- Sequence transformation rules and guidelines
- Sequence transformation example
Sorter transformation
- Sort conditions
- Sorter caches
- Advanced properties
- Hierarchical data in advanced mode
- Sorter transformation example
SQL transformation
- Stored procedure or function processing
- Connected or unconnected SQL transformation for stored procedure processing
- Unconnected SQL transformations
- Query processing
- SQL transformation configuration
Structure Parser transformation
- Processing input from a Hadoop Files source
- Processing input from a flat file source
  - Configuring the flat file source
  - Configuring the Structure Parser transformation to access flat files
- Structure Parser field mapping
- Output fields
- Advanced properties
- Structure Parser transformation configuration
- Rules and guidelines for the Structure Parser transformation
- Structure Parser transformation example
Transaction Control transformation
- Transaction control condition
- Using Transaction Control transformations in mappings
  - Sample transaction control mappings with multiple targets
- Guidelines for using Transaction Control transformations in mappings
- Advanced properties
Union transformation
- Comparison to Joiner transformation
- Planning to use a Union transformation
- Input groups
- Output fields
- Field mappings
- Advanced properties
- Union Transformation example
Vector Embedding transformation
- Vector embedding techniques
- Vector embedding output fields
Velocity transformation
- Velocity transformation input format
  - Source configuration for file sources
- Velocity template
- Testing the template
- Velocity transformation output
  - Target configuration for file targets
- Velocity transformation parsers
- Examples
  - XML conversion example
  - JSON conversion example
Verifier transformation
- Address Reference Data
- Verifier transformation configuration
- Verifier transformation field mappings
  - Understanding input and output mappings
- Verifier transformation output fields
- Advanced properties
Web Services transformation
- Create a Web Services consumer connection
- Define a business service
- Configure the Web Services transformation
- Web Services transformation example
- Configuration for multibyte hierarchical data

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Advanced properties

You can configure advanced properties for a Joiner transformation. The advanced properties control settings such as the tracing level for session log messages, cache settings, null ordering, and whether the transformation is optional or required.

The properties that are available vary based on the mapping mode.

You can configure the following properties:

Property	Description
Tracing Level	Detail level of error and status messages that Data Integration writes in the session log. You can choose terse, normal, verbose initialization, or verbose data. Default is normal.
Cache Directory	Specifies the directory used to cache master or detail rows and the index to these rows. By default, Data Integration uses the directory entered in the Secure Agent $PMCacheDir property for the Data Integration Server. If you enter a new directory, make sure that the directory exists and contains enough disk space for the cache files. The directory can be on a mapped or mounted drive.
Null Ordering in Master	Null ordering in the master pipeline. Select Null is Highest Value or Null is Lowest Value.
Null Ordering in Detail	Null ordering in the detail pipeline. Select Null is Highest Value or Null is Lowest Value.
Data Cache Size	Data cache size for the transformation. Select one of the following options: Auto. Data Integration sets the cache size automatically. If you select Auto, you can also configure a maximum amount of memory for Data Integration to allocate to the cache. Value. Enter the cache size in bytes. Default is Auto.
Index Cache Size	Index cache size for the transformation. Select one of the following options: Auto. Data Integration sets the cache size automatically. If you select Auto, you can also configure a maximum amount of memory for Data Integration to allocate to the cache. Value. Enter the cache size in bytes. Default is Auto.
Sorted Input	Specifies that data is sorted. Select this option to join sorted data, which can improve performance.
Master Sort Order	Specifies the sort order of the master source data. Select Ascending if the master source data is in ascending order. If you select Ascending, enable sorted input. Default is Auto.
Transformation Scope	Specifies how Data Integration applies the transformation logic to incoming data: Transaction. Applies the transformation logic to all rows in a transaction. Choose Transaction when a row of data depends on all rows in the same transaction, but does not depend on rows in other transactions. All Input. Applies the transformation logic on all incoming data. When you choose All Input, Data Integration drops incoming transaction boundaries. Choose All Input when a row of data depends on all rows in the source. Row. Applies the transformation logic to one row of data at-a-time. Choose Row when a row of data does not depend on any other row.
Optional	Determines whether the transformation is optional. If a transformation is optional and there are no incoming fields, the mapping task can run and the data can go through another branch in the data flow. If a transformation is required and there are no incoming fields, the task fails. For example, you configure a parameter for the source connection. In one branch of the data flow, you add a transformation with a field rule so that only Date/Time data enters the transformation, and you specify that the transformation is optional. When you configure the mapping task, you select a source that does not have Date/Time data. The mapping task ignores the branch with the optional transformation, and the data flow continues through another branch of the mapping.

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Koki Watanabe - November 12, 2023

Why Sorted Input can improve performance?

Informatica Documentation Team - November 13, 2023

Hi Koki Watanabe, Thanks so much for reaching out! This is explained in the following topic in the Data Integration Performance Tuning Guide: Optimizing joiner transformations

When you configure the Joiner transformation to use sorted data, Data Integration improves performance by minimizing disk input and output. You'll see the greatest performance improvement when you work with large data sets. For an unsorted Joiner transformation, designate the source with fewer rows as the master source.

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