to build a connector that provides connectivity between a data source and Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services.
Although Informatica supports generic ODBC connectivity and allows access to any data source that has a standards-compliant ODBC driver, building a connector by using the
Informatica Connector Toolkit
offers several advantages. In cases where no ODBC driver is available, building a connector by using the
Informatica Connector Toolkit
might be the only solution.
When you use the
Informatica Connector Toolkit
to create a connector, you can build functionality related to the data source. You can preserve data type integrity and metadata lineage of the data source when you retain the type system of the data source and perform optimal data type conversions.
The
Informatica Connector Toolkit
consists of libraries, plug-ins, and sample code to assist you in developing connectors for Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services. You can use the Informatica Connector perspective in the Eclipse IDE to quickly develop a connector in an Eclipse environment.
The Informatica Connector Toolkit simplifies the following processes:
Development. You can use the wizards in the Informatica Connector perspective to rapidly develop a connector. The wizards simplify the use of internal components and dependencies when you develop a connector.
Testing. After you define the connector components, you can test the connection, metadata, and runtime components of the connector.
Deployment. You can deploy the connector on Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services.
The
Informatica Connector Toolkit
API is written in a Java. The connection definition, metadata definition, and run-time interfaces are available in Java.
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