Evaluate the conversion feasibility of the PowerCenter and Data Engineering Integration assets to the cloud environment.
You can create assessment tasks to assess PowerCenter or Model repositories within CDI-PC or import the assessment results of already assessed repositories from another environment.
Assessing a repository
Create an assessment task to evaluate the conversion feasibility of the PowerCenter and Data Engineering Integration assets to the cloud environment.
Before you assess a repository, perform the following steps:
•Store the parameter file in ZIP format in the shared directory you created. Ensure that the parameter file contains only text content. If the parameter file includes executables or binary files, file validation fails and prevents the assessment task from running.
•If you want to repoint PowerCenter or Data Engineering Integration assets to a different endpoint after migrating to the cloud, create a repoint configuration to specify the repoint parameters. For information about creating a repoint configuration, see the Creating a repoint configuration topic.
The following video shows you how to create an assessment task:
1On the left navigation menu, click New.
The New Asset dialog box appears.
2Click Assessment Task, and then click Create.
The New Assessment Task page appears.
3In Task Operation, select Assess repository from Cloud Data Integration for PowerCenter to assess a PowerCenter or Model repository.
4Enter the required information as shown in the following table:
Property
Description
Name of the task
Name of the assessment task.
Task Location
Location in Data Integration to save the assessment tasks.
Runtime Environment
The name of the runtime environment where you want to run the assessment job.
Description
(Optional) Description of the assessment job.
Domain
The domain that contains the repository to be assessed.
Repository Type
The type of repository to be assessed.
Currently, you can assess only PowerCenter and Model repositories.
Repository
Repository to be assessed.
Are the parameter files placed in the shared folder?
Confirm that you have copied the parameter files to the following location: <shared_folder>\<domain_name>\<repository_name>\Templates
Shared Folder Location
Base location of the shared folder where you copied the parameter files.
For example, if you have copied the configuration files to the <SharedDirectoryLocation>\<DomainDisplayName>\<RepositoryName>\Templates folder, the base location is <SharedDirectoryLocation>\.
The file path format that you provide must be compatible with the operating system of the repository service node.
5(Optional) To repoint the PowerCenter or Data Engineering Integration assets to a different endpoint after migrating to the cloud, select the repoint configuration.
aConfirm that you want to migrate the assets to a different end point.
bSelect the repoint configuration that you want to use for this assessment.
cClick Validate.
CDI-PC validates if the required input files are available in the shared directory location.
On successful validation, the Start Assessment button is enabled.
6Click Start Assessment.
An assessment job is created and the assessment process starts.
Based on the repository size, it might take several minutes to few hours for the assessment process to complete. You can monitor the status of the assessment job in the My Jobs page.
Additionally, CDI-PC sends an email notification after the assessment job completes.
Importing assessment results
Import assessment results of PowerCenter and Model repositories from another environment.
Before you import, store the assessment results file in ZIP format in the shared directory that you created.
1On the left navigation menu, click New.
The New Asset dialog box appears.
2Click Assessment Task, and then click Create.
The New Assessment Task page appears.
3In Task Operation, select Import assessment results to import the assessment results of a PowerCenter or Model repository that has already been assessed in another environment.
4Enter the required information as shown in the following table:
Property
Description
Name of the task
Name of the assessment task.
Task Location
Location in Data Integration to save the assessment tasks.
Runtime Environment
The name of the runtime environment where you want to run the assessment job.
Description
(Optional) Description of the assessment job.
Domain
The domain that contains the repository to be assessed.
Repository Type
The type of repository to be assessed.
Currently, you can assess only PowerCenter and Model repositories.
Repository
Repository to be assessed.
Shared Folder
Base location of the shared folder where you copied the assessment results ZIP file.
For example, if you have copied the file to the <SharedDirectoryLocation>\<DomainDisplayName>\<RepositoryName>\Templates folder, the base location is <SharedDirectoryLocation>\.
The file path format that you provide must be compatible with the operating system of the repository service node.
5Click Validate.
CDI-PC validates if the assessment results file is available in the shared directory location.
On successful validation, the Start Assessment button is enabled.
6Click Start Assessment.
An assessment job is created and the assessment process starts. You can monitor the status of the assessment job in the My Jobs page.
Additionally, CDI-PC sends an email notification after the assessment job completes.
