Export domain detection results
from IDE (Informatica Developer)
to TDM 9.6.0 (with Discovery
option)
Date:
Version:
Author:
February 06th 2015
201502
Daniel Munilla
Index
Export domain detection results from IDE (Informatica Developer) to TDM 9.6.0 (with
Discovery option) ....................................................................................................... 1
Index........................................................................................................................ 2
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 3
Detailed guide ........................................................................................................... 3
Create a Data Domain .............................................................................................. 3
Create a profile ....................................................................................................... 4
Export Results......................................................................................................... 9
Import in TDM....................................................................................................... 14
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Introduction
When Discovery option is available in TDM 960 it is possible to import domains detected
from Informatica Developer to TDM.
This feature allows to use existing domains detected in IDE, although there are some
restrictions on the rules that the profile uses:
- Rules should not use Labeler nor Tokenizer transformations
- Rules cannot use contents or dictionaries
Before trying to import profiling results to TDM, ensure that the latests EBFs are applied
(9.6.0 version without EBFs does not work properly when importing results).
Detailed guide
Create a Data Domain
A Data Domain will be created in TDM with no rules. The name assigned to this domain will
be used in Inforamtica Developer to create the Data Domain as follows.
Data Domains in Informatica Developer are located in Window, Preferences, Data Domain
Glossary, Data Domains menu. Domains are added using “Add” button in this window.
In this point data and/or column name rules are assigned. Not all kind of rules are allowed
in TDM, as mentioned before:
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- Rules should not use Labeler nor Tokenizer transformations
- Rules cannot use contents or dictionaries
Create a profile
Then a regular profile is created in Informatica Developer, inside the desired project.
In the first “New profile” step Enterprise Discovery Profile will be selected.
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Then the profile name is assigned.
The objects to profile are selected in the next screen.
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There is nothing to do in the following screen, and in the last one “Enabled as part of Run
Enterprise Discovery action” check should be selected.
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Export Results
Once the profile has been executed, results are exported with a right click over the profile.
Export Object Metadata File
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Project selection
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Object selection. Just the profile should be selected.
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If there are dependencies present, maybe the profile will not work in TDM. No contents nor
dictionaries can be used for TDM import.
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No objects should be displayed in this step. Reference tables and probabilistic models may
make fail the import in TDM.
In this point the Domain has been exported and now a xml file is ready to be imported in
TDM.
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Import in TDM
The xml obtained is imported into TDM, in a project, in Discovery / Profile tab, Actions
menu. “Import Option”.
Profile type is “Data Domain”. The name should be the same that the one defined in
Informatica Developer.
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After the import process, the Domain is ready and present in profile list.
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If the profile is opened, results are retrieved.
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