Properties for the Analyst Service
After you create an Analyst Service, you can configure the Analyst Service properties. You can configure Analyst Service properties on the Properties tab in the Administrator tool.
For each service properties section, click Edit to modify the service properties.
You can configure the following types of Analyst Service properties:
- •General Properties
- •Model Repository Service Properties
- •Logging Options
- •Human Task Properties
- •Run-Time Properties
- •Metadata Manager Properties
- •Business Glossary Export Properties
- •Custom Properties
If you update any of the properties, recycle the Analyst Service for the modifications to take effect.
General Properties for the Analyst Service
General properties for the Analyst Service include the name and description of the Analyst Service, and the node in the Informatica domain that the Analyst Service runs on. You can configure these properties when you create the Analyst Service.
You can configure the following general properties for the service:
- Name
Name of the service. The name is not case sensitive and must be unique within the domain. It cannot exceed 128 characters or begin with @. It also cannot contain spaces or the following special characters:
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You cannot change the name of the service after you create it.
- Description
Description of the service. The description cannot exceed 765 characters.
- Node
- Node on which the service runs. If you change the node, you must recycle the Analyst Service.
- License
License object that allows use of the service.
Model Repository Service Properties
Model Repository Service Properties include properties for the Model Repository Service that is associated with the Analyst Service.
The Analyst Service has the following Model Repository Service properties:
- Model Repository Service
- Model Repository Service associated with the Analyst Service. The Analyst Service manages the connections to the Model Repository Service for Informatica Analyst. You must recycle the Analyst Service if you associate another Model Repository Service with the Analyst Service. If you use advanced approval workflow to publish Glossary assets, you must configure the Model Repository Service properties.
- Username
- User name of an administrator user in the Informatica domain.
- Password
- Password of the administrator user in the Informatica domain.
- Security Domain
- LDAP security domain for the user who manages the Model Repository Service. The security domain field does not appear for users with Native authentication.
Logging Options
Logging options include properties for the severity level for Service logs. Configure the Log Level property to set the logging level. The following values are valid:
- •Fatal. Writes FATAL messages to the log. FATAL messages include nonrecoverable system failures that cause the service to shut down or become unavailable.
- •Error. Writes FATAL and ERROR code messages to the log. ERROR messages include connection failures, failures to save or retrieve metadata, service errors.
- •Warning. Writes FATAL, WARNING, and ERROR messages to the log. WARNING errors include recoverable system failures or warnings.
- •Info. Writes FATAL, INFO, WARNING, and ERROR messages to the log. INFO messages include system and service change messages.
- •Trace. Write FATAL, TRACE, INFO, WARNING, and ERROR code messages to the log. TRACE messages log user request failures.
- •Debug. Write FATAL, DEBUG, TRACE, INFO, WARNING, and ERROR messages to the log. DEBUG messages are user request logs.
The default value is Info.
Human Task Properties
The Human task properties include options to select a Data Integration Service for workflows and to identify an audit trail database for Human task instances.
The Analyst Service has the following Human task properties:
- Data Integration Service
- Data Integration Service that runs a workflow that creates Human task instances. When a user logs in to the Analyst Service URL, the user can work on any Human task instance that the workflow assigns to them. If the Data Integration Service that you select is not configured to run workflows, select a different Data Integration Service.
- Exception Audit Database Connection
- Connection name for the database that stores audit trail data for Human task instances.
- When a user logs in to the Analyst Service URL and updates a Human task instance, the database stores the update. The database stores audit trail data for all Human task instances that users work on at the current Analyst Service URL.
- Exception Audit Database Schema
- Name of the schema that defines the audit trail tables in the exception audit database.
Note: If you specify a database connection and a schema for exception audit data, the Analyst Service stores all exception audit data in a single location. If you do not specify a connection and a schema, the Analyst Service creates audit trail tables for a Human task instance in the database that contains the task instance data.
Run-time Properties
Run-time properties include the Data Integration Service associated with the Analyst Service and the flat file cache directory.
The Analyst Service has the following run-time properties:
- Data Integration Service
- Data Integration Service that enables users to perform data preview, mapping specification, and profile tasks in the Analyst tool. The Analyst Service manages the connection to the Data Integration Service. You must recycle the Analyst Service if you associate another Data Integration Service with the Analyst Service.
- Flat File Cache Directory
Directory of the flat file cache where the Analyst tool stores uploaded flat files. The Analyst Service and the Data Integration Service must be able to access this directory. If the Analyst Service and the Data Integration Service run on different nodes, configure the flat file directory to use a shared directory. If the Data Integration Service runs on primary and back-up nodes or on a grid, each Data Integration Service process must be able to access the files in the shared directory.
When you import a reference table or flat file source, the Analyst tool uses the files from this directory to create a reference table or flat file data object. Restart the Analyst Service if you change the flat file location.
Metadata Manager Service Properties
The Metadata Manager Service Properties include the option to select a Metadata Manager Service by name.
Business Glossary Properties
You can configure the following Business Glossary properties:
- •Temporary directory to store the Microsoft Excel export file before the Analyst tool makes it available for download via the browser.
- •Directory where attachments added to Glossary assets are stored.
Custom Properties for the Analyst Service
Configure custom properties that are unique to specific environments.
You might need to apply custom properties in special cases. When you define a custom property, enter the property name and an initial value. Define custom properties only at the request of Informatica Global Customer Support.