If no ORS exists, then only the Configuration workbench tools are available in the

Hub Console

. A

Informatica MDM Hub

implementation can have multiple

Operational Reference Store

s, such as separate

Operational Reference Store

s for development and production, or separate

Operational Reference Store

s for each geographical location or for different parts of the organization.

You can access and manage multiple

Operational Reference Store

s from one

Master Database

. The 

Master Database

stores the connection settings and properties for each

Operational Reference Store

.