This section provides details of documentation available with the Informatica Identity Resolution product.
Introduction Guide
Introduces Identity Resolution and it's related terminology. It may be read by anyone with no prior knowledge of the product who requires a general overview of Identity Resolution.
Installation Guide
This manual is intended to be the first technical material a new user reads before installing the Identity Resolution software, regardless of the platform or environment.
Design Guide
This is a guide that describes the steps needed to design, define and load an Identity Resolution "System".
Developer Guide
This manual describes how to develop a custom search client application using the Identity Resolution API.
Operations Guide
This manual describes the operation of the run-time components of Identity Resolution, such as servers, search clients and other utilties.
Populations and Controls Guide
This manual describes SSA-Name3 populations and the controls they support. The latter are added to the Controls statement used within an IDX-Definition or Search-Definition section of the SDF.
Release Notes
The Release Notes contain information about what’s new in this version of Identity Resolution. It is also summarizes any documentation updates as they are published.
The INTRODUCTION to Identity Resolution will address questions such as "Why have we got Identity Resolution?", "What does Identity Resolution do"?
I am. . .
. . . installing the product?
Before attempting to install IIR you should read the INSTALLATION GUIDE to learn about the prerequisites and to help you plan the installation and implementation of the Identity Resolution.
I am. . .
...an Analyst or Application Programmer?
A high-level overview is provided specifically for Application Programmers in the INTRODUCTION to Identity Resolution.
When designing and developing the application programs, refer to the DEVELOPER GUIDE which describes a typical application process flow and API parameters. Working example programs that illustrate the calls to IIR in various languages are available under the
<IIR_client_installation>/samples
directory.
I am. . .
...designing and administering Systems?
The process of designing, defining and creating Systems is described in the DESIGN GUIDE. Administering the servers and utilities is described in the OPERATIONS manual.