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Get the values of the connection properties that you need to configure from the Informatica administrator.
Note:
You don't need to create a connection object in Administrator. You provide connection information when you configure the catalog source.
The following table describes the properties that you need to configure:
Property
Description
Pmrep path
Path to the pmrep command line program. For example: $INFA_HOME/PowerCenter/server/bin/pmrep
Repository name
Name of the Informatica PowerCenter repository service to connect to.
Domain host and port
Host name and port number of the Informatica domain. For example, Informatica_Domain_host>:<Port>.
Security domain
Name of the security domain to which the user belongs.
User
Name of the Informatica domain user who has access to the Informatica PowerCenter repository.
Password
Password for the Informatica domain user.
Pmrep timeout in seconds
Timeout duration for the pmrep connect command. The default value is 600 seconds.