Enterprise Data Catalog

Effective in version 10.4.0, you can assign custom attributes to specific resources and classes in the catalog or to all resources and classes in the catalog. You can perform this task when you create or modify a custom attribute.

For more information, see the Informatica 10.4.0 Catalog Administrator Guide.

New Resources

Effective in version 10.4.0, the following new resources are added in Enterprise Data Catalog:

You can extract metadata, relationship and lineage information from all the above resources. For more information, see the Informatica 10.4.0 Scanner Configuration Guide.

Reference Resources and Reference Assets

Effective in version 10.4.0, you can configure Enterprise Data Catalog to extract metadata about assets that are not included in the resource, but referred to in the resource. Examples include source and target tables in PowerCenter mappings, and source tables and files from Tableau reports. These referenced data sources are referred to as Reference Resources and the assets included in the data sources are referred to as reference assets. You can view the reference resources and reference assets in Enterprise Data Catalog applications. You can perform connection assignments to link the reference resources to the actual data sources to view the complete lineage in Enterprise Data Catalog search application.

For more information, see the Informatica 10.4.0 Catalog Administrator Guide and the Informatica 10.4.0 Enterprise Data Catalog User Guide.

Export Assets from Search Results

Effective in version 10.4.0, you can export all the assets that appear in the search results to the comma-separated values (CSV) file and import the CSV file back into Enterprise Data Catalog. Export assets after you refine the search results on any search tab.

For more information, see the Asset Tasks chapter in the Informatica 10.4.0 Enterprise Data Catalog User Guide.

Lineage and Impact Filters

Effective in version 10.4.0, you can create and apply filters to the Lineage and Impact view. Use filters to narrow down the results in the Lineage and Impact view. Create customized filters using different combinations of filter options based on the asset types available in the Lineage and Impact view.

For more information, see the View Lineage and Impact chapter in the Informatica 10.4.0 Enterprise Data Catalog User Guide.

Asset Control Summary

Effective in version 10.4.0, you can view control flow assets in the Asset Control Summary tab for table and file asset types. A control flow places constraints or conditions on the flow of data. For example, a SQL query can contain constraints in the WHERE clause or mappings can contains transformations.