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  1. Preface
  2. Part 1: Introduction
  3. Part 2: Configuring Hub Console Tools
  4. Part 3: Building the Data Model
  5. Part 4: Configuring the Data Flow
  6. Part 5: Executing Informatica MDM Hub Processes
  7. Part 6: Configuring Application Access
  8. Appendix A: MDM Hub Properties
  9. Appendix B: Viewing Configuration Details
  10. Appendix C: Row-level Locking
  11. Appendix D: MDM Hub Logging
  12. Appendix E: Table Partitioning
  13. Appendix F: Collecting MDM Environment Information with the Product Usage Toolkit
  14. Appendix G: Informatica Platform Staging
  15. Appendix H: Informatica Platform Mapping Examples
  16. Appendix I: Glossary

Configuration Guide

Configuration Guide

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Step 4. Create a Physical Data Object for the Source Connection

Step 4. Create a Physical Data Object for the Source Connection

After you create and add the connection to the Connection Explorer view, add the connection to the physical data objects.
  1. Right-click the database connection in the
    Connection Explorer
     view.
    A connection menu appears.
  2. Click
    Connect
    .
    The connection is activated in the
    Connection Explorer
     view.
    The following image shows the
    Connection Explorer
     view with an active Oracle database connection, SFAConn:
    The Connection Explorer view with an active database connection, SFAConn
  3. Expand the database to view tables, and right-click the table you want to connect to.
    A connection menu appears.
  4. Click
    Add to project
    .
    The
    Add to project
     dialog box appears.
  5. Select the
    Create a data object for each resource
     option.
    The
    New Relational Data Object
     dialog box appears.
    The following image shows the
    New Relational Data Object
     dialog box:
    The New Relational Data Object dialog box.
  6. Select the
    Create data object from existing resource
     option.
  7. In the
    Name
     field, enter a name for the source data object and click
    Finish
    .
    The data object appears with the connection in the Object Explorer view and opens in the editor.
    The following image shows the Developer tool with the CUSTOMER_DATA object that has the SFAConn connection in the Object Explorer view and open in the editor:
    The Developer tool with the CUSTOMER_DATA object that has the SFAConn connection in the Object Explorer view and open in the editor.
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