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Table of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Informatica Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Informatica Customer Portal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Informatica Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Informatica Web Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Informatica How-To Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Informatica Knowledge Base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Informatica Multimedia Knowledge Base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Informatica Global Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Chapter 1: New Features and Enhancements (9.0.1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Informatica Data Quality and Informatica Data Explorer Advanced Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Informatica Data Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Informatica Domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Metadata Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 PowerCenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 PowerExchange. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Adapters for Data Quality and Data Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Preface
The Informatica New Features and Enhancements Guide is written for all Informatica software users. This guide lists the new features and enhancements in Informatica products.

Informatica Resources
Informatica Customer Portal
As an Informatica customer, you can access the Informatica Customer Portal site at http://mysupport.informatica.com. The site contains product information, user group information, newsletters, access to the Informatica customer support case management system (ATLAS), the Informatica How-To Library, the Informatica Knowledge Base, the Informatica Multimedia Knowledge Base, Informatica Product Documentation, and access to the Informatica user community.

Informatica Documentation
The Informatica Documentation team takes every effort to create accurate, usable documentation. If you have questions, comments, or ideas about this documentation, contact the Informatica Documentation team through email at infa_documentation@informatica.com. We will use your feedback to improve our documentation. Let us know if we can contact you regarding your comments. The Documentation team updates documentation as needed. To get the latest documentation for your product, navigate to Product Documentation from http://mysupport.informatica.com.

Informatica Web Site

You can access the Informatica corporate web site at http://www.informatica.com. The site contains information about Informatica, its background, upcoming events, and sales offices. You will also find product and partner information. The services area of the site includes important information about technical support, training and education, and implementation services.

Informatica How-To Library

As an Informatica customer, you can access the Informatica How-To Library at http://mysupport.informatica.com. The How-To Library is a collection of resources to help you learn more about Informatica products and features. It includes articles and interactive demonstrations that provide solutions to common problems, compare features and behaviors, and guide you through performing specific real-world tasks.

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Informatica Knowledge Base

As an Informatica customer, you can access the Informatica Knowledge Base at http://mysupport.informatica.com. Use the Knowledge Base to search for documented solutions to known technical issues about Informatica products. You can also find answers to frequently asked questions, technical white papers, and technical tips. If you have questions, comments, or ideas about the Knowledge Base, contact the Informatica Knowledge Base team through email at KB_Feedback@informatica.com.

Informatica Multimedia Knowledge Base

As an Informatica customer, you can access the Informatica Multimedia Knowledge Base at http://mysupport.informatica.com. The Multimedia Knowledge Base is a collection of instructional multimedia files that help you learn about common concepts and guide you through performing specific tasks. If you have questions, comments, or ideas about the Multimedia Knowledge Base, contact the Informatica Knowledge Base team through email at KB_Feedback@informatica.com.

Informatica Global Customer Support

You can contact a Customer Support Center by telephone or through the Online Support. Online Support requires a user name and password. You can request a user name and password at http://mysupport.informatica.com. Use the following telephone numbers to contact Informatica Global Customer Support:
North America / South America Toll Free Brazil: 0800 891 0202 Mexico: 001 888 209 8853 North America: +1 877 463 2435 Europe / Middle East / Africa Toll Free France: 00800 4632 4357 Germany: 00800 4632 4357 Israel: 00800 4632 4357 Italy: 800 915 985 Netherlands: 00800 4632 4357 Portugal: 800 208 360 Spain: 900 813 166 Switzerland: 00800 4632 4357 or 0800 463 200 United Kingdom: 00800 4632 4357 or 0800 023 4632 Asia / Australia Toll Free Australia: 1 800 151 830 New Zealand: 1 800 151 830 Singapore: 001 800 4632 4357

Standard Rate North America: +1 650 653 6332

Standard Rate India: +91 80 4112 5738

Standard Rate Belgium: +32 15 281 702 France: 0805 804632 Germany: +49 1805 702 702 Netherlands: +31 306 022 797

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CHAPTER 1

New Features and Enhancements (9.0.1)

This chapter includes the following topics:
Informatica Data Quality and Informatica Data Explorer Advanced Edition, 1 Informatica Data Services, 3 Informatica Domain, 5 Metadata Manager, 7 PowerCenter, 8 PowerExchange, 9 Adapters for Data Quality and Data Services, 10

Informatica Data Quality and Informatica Data Explorer Advanced Edition

This section describes new features and enhancements to Informatica Data Quality and Informatica Data Explorer Advanced Edition.

Analyst Viewer Permissions

You can create a user or group in the Administrator tool with read-only permissions on objects in the Analyst tool. Analyst Viewer users and groups can view a profile, scorecard, bad or duplicate record table, or reference data table. They cannot create, edit, or run an object or export profile results to reference tables.

Informatica Data Quality Transformations

Multi-instance transformations You can configure multiple instances of a Labeler, Standardizer, Parser, Decision, Key Generator, or Merge transformation within a single transformation object. You can apply each instance to a set of data ports in the mapplet or mapping. Decision transformation Use the Decision transformation to write business rules using IF-THEN-ELSE logic and regular expressions and apply the rules to selected ports in a mapplet or mapping. Note: You must have Informatica Data Quality to use the Data Quality transformations.

Mapping Export and Import

You can use the Developer tool to import mappings, mapplets, transformations, and any reference table data used by these objects to the Model repository in a single step.

Mapping Performance
You can tune the performance of mappings by updating the mapping optimizer level through the mapping

configuration or mapping deployment properties. The optimizer level determines which optimization methods that the Data Integration Service applies to the mapping at run time. You can choose no, minimal, normal, or full optimization for mappings.

Parameters and Parameter Files

You can create parameters to define values that change between mapping runs. For example, create a

parameter to represent a connection so you can run one mapping with different relational source connections. Create a parameter file to define parameter values. The Data Integration Service applies the parameter values when you run a mapping from the command line and specify the parameter file.

Physical Data Objects

Customized physical data objects You can create customized physical data objects to perform the following tasks:
Join source data that originates from the same source database. Select distinct values from the source. Filter rows when the Data Integration Service reads source data. Specify sorted ports. Specify an outer join instead of the default inner join. Create a custom query to issue a special SELECT statement for the Data Integration Service to read

source data.
Add pre- and post-mapping SQL commands. Define parameters for the data object. Retain key relationships when you synchronize the object with the sources.

You can add customized physical data objects to mappings and mapplets as read, write, or lookup objects. Create and import
You can create physical data objects from flat file, nonrelational database, relational database, and SAP

resources.
You can create physical data objects from resources that contain Developer tool illegal characters or

reserved words. For example, you can import a view named "CONCAT" or a table that contains a column with a period in the column name.
You can import tables, synonyms, and views from databases that use mixed case metadata. For example,

you can import tables "CUST" and "Cust" as separate physical data objects.

Profiles
Profile comments You can choose to delete profile comments on a profile.

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Profile results
You can profile multilingual data from different data objects and view profile results based on the locale

settings in the browser. The Analyst tool changes the Datetime, Numeric, and Decimal datatypes based on the browser locale.
You can sort on multilingual data. The Analyst tool displays the sort order based on the browser locale. After you run a profile, the Analyst tool purges the last profile run results from the profiling warehouse. The profiling warehouse stores 16,000 unique highest frequency values including NULL values for profile

results by default. If there is at least one NULL value in the profile results, the Analyst tool can display NULL values as patterns Running a profile
After you add a rule to a profile that has previously run, you can select the rule and associated columns

and run the profile again. The Analyst tool displays the previous profile results and the recent rule and columns results. You can modify the rule and run the profile again to view changes to profile results for the rule.
When you run a profile, you can choose to discard the profile results for previously profiled columns and

display results for the columns and rules selected for the latest profile run. Drilling down on columns
You can choose to drill down on profile data for a column. You can select the drill-down columns without profiling all the source columns again after you run the

profile.

Repository
You can migrate objects from the Informatica Data Quality 8.6.2 repository to the 9.0.1 Model repository. You

can also migrate reference data files used by the objects.

Rules
You can choose to drill down on live data for a rule. You can select the rules for drill down without profiling all the source columns again after running the profile.

Scorecards
You can group related scores within a scorecard to view a set of scores for a particular business concept.

When you add a profile column to a scorecard, you can choose to add it to a group. You can add a score to a group within a scorecard. You can move scores between groups within a scorecard and edit and remove groups from a scorecard.
You can select columns in the scorecard before running a scorecard again. You can choose to drill down on

live data for columns in a score.

You can view the total number of valid and not valid records and the refresh date for each score in the

scorecard.

Informatica Data Services

This section describes new features and enhancements to Informatica Data Services.

Applications
Objects in the Application view are sorted by default.

Informatica Data Services

 Projects in the Application view have a new icon. They do not use the folder icon anymore. You can rename an application in the Administrator tool. You can refresh the Application view to update newly deployed, undeployed, and restored applications. You can update an application to resolve the conflict when you use the Administrator tool to deploy an

application with the same name as an existing application. Also, when you select the update or replace option during a conflict, you can select an option to stop the existing application if it is running.

Custom Data Transformation

You can configure a Custom Data transformation in a mapping. The Custom Data transformation processes

unstructured and semi-structured file formats, such as messaging formats, HTML pages, and PDF documents. The Custom Data transformation also processes structured formats such as ACORD, HL7, EDI-X-12, EDIFACT, and SWIFT. The Custom Data transformation calls a Data Transformation service to process the data.

Data Object Cache

You can purge data object and virtual table cache for an application. You can purge the cache from the Applications view in the Administrator tool. You can also purge cache with the infacmd PurgeDataObjectCache command line program.

Mapping Performance
You can tune the performance of mappings by updating the mapping optimizer level through the mapping

configuration or mapping deployment properties. The optimizer level determines which optimization methods that the Data Integration Service applies to the mapping at run time. You can choose no, minimal, normal, or full optimization for mappings.

Parameters and Parameter Files

You can create parameters to define values that change between mapping runs. For example, create a

parameter to represent a connection so you can run one mapping with different relational source connections. Create a parameter file to define parameter values. The Data Integration Service applies the parameter values when you run a mapping from the command line and specify the parameter file.

Physical Data Objects

Customized physical data objects You can create customized physical data objects to perform the following tasks:
Join source data that originates from the same source database. Select distinct values from the source. Filter rows when the Data Integration Service reads source data. Specify sorted ports. Specify an outer join instead of the default inner join. Create a custom query to issue a special SELECT statement for the Data Integration Service to read

source data.
Add pre- and post-mapping SQL commands. Define parameters for the data object. Retain key relationships when you synchronize the object with the sources.

You can add customized physical data objects to mappings and mapplets as read, write, or lookup objects.

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Create and import

You can create physical data objects from flat file, nonrelational database, relational database, and SAP

resources.
You can create physical data objects from resources that contain Developer tool illegal characters or

reserved words. For example, you can import a view named "CONCAT" or a table that contains a column with a period in the column name.
You can import tables, synonyms, and views from databases that use mixed case metadata. For example,

you can import tables "CUST" and "Cust" as separate physical data objects.

Staging Database
The staging database properties include the database connection name and the properties for an IBM DB2

EEE database or a Microsoft SQL Server database.

SQL Data Services

You can view the JDBC string for an SQL data service in the general properties of the SQL Data Service view

in the Administrator tool.

You can rename an SQL data service in the Administrator tool.

Virtual Data
Data preview When you preview virtual table data, you can view a graphical representation of the SQL query you enter. You can view the query plan for the original query and for the optimized query plan. Use the query plan to troubleshoot queries that end users run against a deployed SQL data service. You can also use the query plan to troubleshoot your own queries and to understand the log messages. Column level security You can set permissions at the column level to deny queries against a column in a virtual table. You can restrict user access to a column without denying the user access to the table. You can fail a query that selects the column or replace the column value with a default value in a query. Configure column-level security with infacmd.

Informatica Domain
This section describes new features and enhancements to the Informatica Domain.

Connections
Pass-through security The Data Integration Service uses the client user name and the password for connection objects in an SQL data service. The Data Integration Service connects to source objects with the client credentials instead of the default credentials from the connection object. Restrict users from the data in an SQL data service based on user permissions on the physical data object. Object names The Data Integration Service can generate SQL against Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, or ODBC connections that have case-sensitive table and column names. You can use the Administrator tool or Developer tool to configure the connection. You can specify whether to include quotes around table and column names in the connection.

Informatica Domain

Microsoft SQL Server

You can use the Administrator tool to specify the owner name and schema name for a Microsoft SQL

Server connection.
You can use the Administrator tool or Developer tool to configure a Microsoft SQL Server connection as a

trusted connection in the domain. IBM DB2 You can use the Administrator tool to specify the tablespace name for an IBM DB2 connection. Connection types If you have PowerExchange, you can create the following connection types:
DB2 for i5/OS IMS Sequential z/OS VSAM

If you have PowerExchange for SAP Netweaver, you can create the following connection type:
SAP

Connection permissions You can assign users the read, write, and execute permissions on the database connection. The execute permission grants other users the ability to preview data and run profiles and scorecards on data objects created with the connection.

Command Line Program Environment Variables

INFA_DEFAULT_PWX_OSEPASSWORD Stores the encrypted password for the operating system. You can use INFA_DEFAULT_PWX_OSEPASSWORD to set an encrypted password or use the corresponding command line -e option on infacmd pwx commands. You can set this password to access the operating sytem. INFA_DEFAULT_PWX_OSPASSWORD Stores the plain text password for the operating system. You can use INFA_DEFAULT_PWX_OSPASSWORD to set a plain text password or use the corresponding command line -p option on infacmd pwx commands. You can set this password to access the operating sytem. INFA_PASSWORD Stores the encrypted password for miscellaneous options when you set LDAP connectivity, define gateway nodes, define worker nodes, create new users, reset user passwords, and update SMTP options. You can use INFA_ PASSWORD to set a password or use the corresponding command line option. You can set this password to access your Informatica user account, data source, LDAP services, and outbound mail server. INFA_PC_REPOSITORY_PASSWORD Stores the default password for the PowerCenter Repository. You can use INFA_ PC_REPOSITORY_PASSWORD to set a password or use the corresponding command line option. You can set this password to create a PowerCenter Integration Service, an SAP BW Service, a Web Services Hub, and get log events for the most recent run of a session.

Domain Configuration
You can use infacmd to back up and restore the domain.

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LDAP Users
You can choose to support case-sensitive distinguished name attributes for the LDAP security domain.

License Management Report

The License Management Report is enhanced to provide more statistics, such as user statistics and CPU

statistics for each host. The report contains information for all licenses assigned to the domain. An administrator can track the number of times a user logs in to the Analyst tool and how often the user runs profiles and scorecards.

Service Upgrade
Use the Service Upgrade Wizard in the Administrator tool to upgrade multiple services at one time. You can

save the upgrade report to file.

Metadata Manager
This section describes new features and enhancements to Metadata Manager.

Browse Metadata
Impact summary When you view a business term or any metadata object except PowerCenter objects on the Browse tab, you can view impacted objects from the most relevant classes. The most relevant classes include business intelligence reports, relational database tables, PowerCenter mappings, and business terms.

Business Glossary
Email notifications Metadata Manager sends an email notifying users about the following events:
A data steward proposes a draft business term for review. Metadata Manager displays the email options

so that the data steward can send an email to other users.

A user adds a comment to a business term in any phase. Metadata Manager sends an email to the data

steward assigned to the term.

Data Lineage
SQL inline views for PowerCenter and relational resources You can view data lineage on a database table, view, or synonym used in an SQL query with an inline view. The SQL query can exist in the following objects:
SQL override in a PowerCenter Source Qualifier or Lookup transformation. Database views, stored procedures, functions, and triggers.

Custom objects
When you run data lineage analysis on a custom object, the data lineage diagram includes the custom

object and all child custom objects.

Metadata Manager

 You can view correct data lineage for relationships created between a custom metadata object or a

business term to the following PowerCenter objects:

- Reusable transformation or session.

When you run data lineage analysis on the custom object or business term, the data lineage diagram displays the PowerCenter object and all instances of the object. When you run data lineage analysis on any instance of the PowerCenter object, the data lineage diagram displays the associated custom metadata object or business term.
- Instance of a transformation or session.

When you run data lineage analysis on the custom object or business term, the data lineage diagram displays the PowerCenter object instance within the context where the instance is used. For example, the diagram shows a transformation instance within its corresponding mapping and session context.
- Shortcut.

When you run data lineage analysis on the custom object or business term, the diagram displays the instances of the original object and all instances of the shortcuts to the original object.

PowerCenter
This section describes new features and enhancements to PowerCenter.

Mapping Analyst for Excel

User interface Mapping Analyst for Excel includes the following user interface enhancements:
Simple or advanced view of a worksheet by displaying the minimum or maximum columns available. Icons for the most common tasks. Annotation of cells with descriptions from other worksheets.

Domains and enumerations You can configure domains and enumerations to define reference data within a mapping specification. A domain is a reference table. An enumeration includes the reference table values. Reusable rules You can define reusable rules to use as expressions on the Mappings worksheet. You can use rules in a mapping specification to perform simple data cleansing. Validation When you validate a mapping specification, Mapping Analyst for Excel provides more detailed error messages. Multiple mappings You can configure multiple mappings in a single mapping specification based on the Standard mapping specification template.

Mapping Objects
Data Transformation source and target You can configure a Data Transformation source or a Data Transformation target in a mapping. The Data Transformation source and the Data Transformation target process unstructured and semi-structured file

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formats, such as messages, HTML pages, and PDF documents. The source and target also transform structured formats such as HIPAA, HL7, EDI-X12, and EDIFACT. The Data Transformation source and Data Transformation target call a Data Transformation service. The Data Transformation service is the application that transforms the unstructured and semi-structured file formats. The Data Transformation service receives data from the PowerCenter Integration Service, transforms the data, and returns it to the PowerCenter Integration Service. Unstructured Data transformation The Unstructured Data transformation accepts hierarchical groups of input ports. You can pass data that represents relational tables. Groups are related by primary key-foreign key relationships. To increase performance you can flush sorted input data to the Unstructured Data transformation. Identity Resolution transformation The Identity Resolution transformation is an active transformation that you can use to search and match data in databases. The PowerCenter Integration Service uses the search definition that you specify in the Identity Resolution transformation to search and match data residing in the Informatica Identity Resolution (IIR) tables. The input and output views in the search definition determine the input and output ports of the transformation. Configure match tolerance and search width parameters in the Identity Resolution transformation to determine the matching scheme and search level. The Identity Resolution transformation returns the candidate records along with the search link port, respective scores, and the number of records found for the search.

PowerExchange
This section describes new features and enhancements to PowerExchange.

CDC Support for Oracle Materialized Views

If you use Oracle materialized views, PowerExchange can capture change data from the tables that underlie

those views. PowerExchange CDC supports any type of materialized view.

CDC Support for Oracle Transparent Data Encrytion

If you use Oracle Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) to encrypt data, PowerExchange can capture change

data without your having to perform any additional CDC configuration task.

Data Maps Caching

If you configure a cache size, PowerExchange caches NRDB data maps on the system where they are used by

a single PowerExchange Listener, or by multiple PowerExchange Listener, netport, and batch jobs.

DB2 for i5/OS and DB2 for z/OS Stored Procedures as a Source
If you use the PowerExchange Client for PowerCenter (PWXPC) in PowerCenter, you can now execute DB2 for

i5/OS and DB2 for z/OS database stored procedures as override SQL for a data source.

GetCurrentFileName Function
For a data map record defined for a nonrelational data source, the GetCurrentFileName function gets the name

of the source data file. Use this function to determine from which data file the data for a record was read.

PowerExchange

infacmd pwx Commands to Manage PowerExchange Application Services

infacmd pwx commands to manage a PowerExchange Listener Service. With the infacmd pwx program, you

can issue the CloseListener, CloseForceListener, ListTaskListener, and StopTaskListener commands from the command line to manage a PowerExchange Listener Service.
infacmd pwx commands to manage a PowerExchange Logger Service. With the infacmd pwx program, you can

issue the CondenseLogger, DisplayAllLogger, DisplayCheckpointsLogger, DisplayCPULogger, DisplayEventsLogger, DisplayMemoryLogger, DisplayRecordsLogger, DisplayStatusLogger, FileSwitchLogger, and ShutDownLogger commands from the command line to manage a PowerExchange Logger Service. To issue commands to a PowerExchange process that is not managed by a PowerExchange application service, you must use the pwxcmd program.

Writer Partitioning for Bulk Data Movement Sessions

You can use pass-through partitioning at writer partition points for bulk data movement sessions that have

VSAM or sequential file targets. The writer partitions process insert operations only. Because the partitions process inserts concurrently, this feature can help improve session performance. If you enable offload processing, offload processing also runs in the partitions concurrently.

Enhanced Timeout Processing

PowerExchange provides the following types of timeouts for unsuccessful connection attempts or failed

connections:
- Connection timeouts detect unsuccessful connection attempts. - Heartbeat timeouts detect a failure of the PowerExchange client or PowerExchange Listener to send or

receive heartbeat data.

- Network operation timeouts detect network operations that exceed the timeout period.

Adapters for Data Quality and Data Services

This section describes new features for adapters that you can use with Informatica Data Quality and Informatica Data Services.

PowerExchange for SAP Netweaver

You can use the SAP table reader to import the SAP tables and views definitions into the Model repository. SAP tables include transparent, pool, and cluster tables. In addition, you can extract data from database views in SAP.

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