Does Informatica use SQL?

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Does Informatica use SQL?

The SQL Transformation in Informatica is used to write or use SQL Queries in the middle of the transformation. Using this SQL transformation, you can Insert, Delete, or Update rows in a Database.

How do I access metadata tables in Informatica?

Repository tables cannot be accessed at the power center level directly. This is because power center will not recognise repository tables at the client level. To do that, You need to create a view on the required tables in the repository database and then they can be accessed with the help of the view created.

What is Informatica Repository Manager?

Informatica PowerCenter Repository Manager is a GUI based Administrative client component, which allows user to create new domains and used to organize the meta data stored in the Repository. Folders in Repository are used to organize the meta data.

How does SQL transformation work in Informatica?

SQL transformation in Informatica process the Scrips and SQL queries midstream in the pipeline. You can insert, delete, update and retrieves rows into or from the database. You can pass the DB connection information to the SQL transformation at run time also as input.

What are the transformations in SQL?

3 SQL Transformations

  • Introduction.
  • Administrative Transformations.
  • Character Transformations.
  • Date Transformations.
  • Number Transformations.
  • OLAP Transformations.
  • XML Transformations.
  • Conversion Transformations.

What is metadata in Informatica repository?

The repository stores metadata that describes how to extract, transform, and load source and target data. PowerCenter metadata describes different kinds of repository objects.

What are OPB tables in Informatica?

OPB tables are the basic repository tables which are created when we create a repository. These tables are continuously updated whenever we make a change in our repository like creating new objects,modifying existing objects,deleting objects.

How do I connect to a repository in Informatica?

Connecting to the Repository

  1. Launch the PowerCenter Repository Manager.
  2. Click. Repository.
  3. Enter the repository and user name.
  4. Click.
  5. Click.
  6. In the connection settings section, click.
  7. Enter the domain name, gateway host, and gateway port number from Domain.
  8. Click.

How does Informatica Developer connect to SQL Server?

Follow the steps below to connect from Informatica Developer:

  1. In the Connection Explorer pane, right-click your domain and click Create a Connection.
  2. In the New Database Connection wizard that is displayed, enter a name and Id for the connection and in the Type menu select JDBC.

What is Informatica repository service?

The Repository Service is a separate, multi-threaded process that retrieves, inserts, and updates metadata in the repository database tables. The Repository Service ensures the consistency of metadata in the repository.