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Test Data Manager Service Properties

To view the Test Data Manager Service properties, select the service in the Domain Navigator and click the Properties view. You can configure the following Test Data Manager Service properties:
If you update a property, restart the Test Data Manager Service to apply the update.

General Properties

The following table describes the general properties for the service:
Property
Description
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:
` ~ % ^ * + = { } \ ; : ' " / ? . , < > | ! ( ) ] [
You cannot change the name of the service after you create it.
Description
Description of the service. The description cannot exceed 765 characters.
Location
Domain and folder where the service is created. Click Browse to choose a different folder. You can move the service after you create it.
License
License object that allows use of the service.
Node
Node on which the service runs.

Service Properties

The following table describes the service properties that you configure for the Test Data Manager Service:
Property
Description
PowerCenter Repository Service
The PowerCenter Repository Service that the Test Data Manager Service uses to load metadata into the TDM repository.
PowerCenter Integration Service
The PowerCenter Integration Service that runs the workflows that you generate in Test Data Manager for TDM operations.
Model Repository Service
The Model Repository Service associated with the Test Data Manager Service.
User Name
The user name that the Test Data Manager Service uses to connect to the Model Repository Service.
Password
The password that the Test Data Manager Service uses to connect to the Model Repository Service.
Security Domain
The name of the security domain that the user belongs to. Select the security domain from the list.
Data Integration Service
The Data Integration Service associated with the Test Data Manager Service.
The Data Integration Service runs the workflows that you generate when you perform data discovery operations in Test Data Manager.
If you have enabled profiling, or if you use Hadoop connections, you must select the Data Integration Service in the domain.
Analyst Service
The Analyst Service associated with the Test Data Manager Service.
The Analyst Service connects to the Analyst tool, a flat file cache directory to store uploaded flat files and a business glossary export file directory.
Required if you want to link TDM global objects to Business Glossary assets.
Test Data Warehouse Service
The Test Data Warehouse Service associated with the Test Data Manager Service.
The Test Data Warehouse Service manages the test data warehouse repository.
Required if you want to create and store data sets in the test data warehouse.

TDM Repository Configuration Properties

The following table describes the TDM repository configuration properties that you configure for the Test Data Manager Service:
Property
Description
Database Type
Type of database for the TDM repository.
  • - Oracle
  • - Microsoft SQL Server
  • - DB2
Use Trusted Connection
Available for Microsoft SQL Server. Select this if you want to log in using Windows login credentials.
Custom Driver Class
Custom JDBC parameters. Required if you select Custom database type. Enter the custom JDBC driver parameters.
Username
User account for the TDM repository database. Set up this account using the appropriate database client tools. To apply changes, restart the Test Data Manager Service.
Password
Password for the TDM repository database. Must be in 7-bit ASCII. To apply changes, restart the Test Data Manager Service.
JDBC URL
JDBC connection URL used to access the TDM repository database.
Enter the JDBC URL in the following format:
  • - Oracle: jdbc:informatica:oracle://<host name>:<port>;ServiceName=<service name>
  • - IBM DB2: jdbc:informatica:db2://<host name>:<port>;DatabaseName=<database name>
  • - Microsoft SQL Server: jdbc:informatica:sqlserver://<host name>:<port>;DatabaseName=<database name>
Connection String
Native connect string to the TDM repository database. The Test Data Manager Service uses the connect string to create a connection object to the TDM repository and the PowerCenter repository. To apply changes, restart the Test Data Manager Service.
Schema Name
Available for Microsoft SQL Server. Name of the schema for the database. If not selected, the service creates the tables in the default schema.
Tablespace Name
Available for DB2. Name of the tablespace in which to create the tables. You must define the tablespace on a single node and the page size must be 32 KB. In a multipartition database, you must select this option. In a single-partition database, if you do not select this option, the installer creates the tables in the default tablespace.
Creation options for the New Test Data Manager Service
Options to create content, or use existing content, and upgrade existing content.
  • - Do not create new content. Creates the repository without creating content. Select this option if the database content exists. If the content is of a previous version, the service prompts you to upgrade the content to the current version.
    • - Previous Test Data Manager Service Name: Enter the name of the previous Test Data Manager Service. Required if you create the service with a different name.
    • Note: If you create the Test Data Manager Service with a different name, the source and target connections do not appear in Test Data Manager. Import the connections again if the connections do not appear in Test Data Manager.
    • - Upgrade TDM Repository Contents. Upgrades the content to the current version.
  • - Create new content. Creates repository content.

TDM Server Configuration Properties

The following table describes the TDM Server configuration properties that you configure for the Test Data Manager Service:
Property
Description
HTTP Port
Port number that TDM runs on. The default is 6605.
Enable Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Secures communication between the Test Data Manager Service and the domain.
HTTPS Port
Port number for the HTTPS connection. The default is 6643.
Keystore File
Path and file name of the keystore file. The keystore file contains the keys and certificates required if you use the SSL security protocol with the Test Data Manager application. Required if you select Enable Transport Layer Security.
Keystore Password
Password for the keystore file. Required if you select Enable Secured Socket Layer.
SSL Protocol
Secure Sockets Layer protocol to use. Default is TLS.

Advanced Properties

The following table describes the advanced properties that you can configure for the Test Data Manager Service:
Property
Description
JVM Params
The heap size allocated for Test Data Manager.
- Xms512m - Xmx1024m -XX:MaxPermSize=512m
The time after which database connections are renewed if the Test Data Manager remains idle. Required if you modified the database configuration settings to values less than the TDM defaults. Configure the following values in TDM to be less than the database values.
  • - IDLE_TIME. -DIDLE_TIME=<seconds>. Default is 300 seconds.
  • - CONNECT_TIME. -DCONNECT_TIME=<seconds>. Default is 5000 seconds.
Connection Pool Size
The JDBC connection pool size.
JMX Port
Port number for the JMX/RMI connections to TDM. Default is 6675.
Shutdown Port
Port number that controls the server shutdown for TDM. The TDM Server listens for shutdown commands on this port. Default is 6607.