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Content Management Service Properties

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

General Properties

General properties for the Content Management Service include the name and description of the Content Management Service, and the node in the Informatica domain that the Content Management Service runs on. You configure these properties when you create the Content Management Service.
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:
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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 Content Management Service.
License
License object that allows use of the service.

Multi-Service Options

The Multi-service options indicate whether the current service is the master Content Management Service in a domain.
The following table describes the single property under multi-service options:
Property
Description
Master CMS
Indicates the master status of the service.
The master Content Management Service is the first service you create on a domain. The Master CMS property defaults to True when it is the first Content Management Service on a domain. Otherwise, the Master CMS property defaults to False.

Associated Services and Reference Data Location Properties

The Associated Services and Reference Data Location Properties identify the services associated with the Content Management Service. It also identifies the database that stores reference data values for associated reference data objects.
The following table describes the associated services and reference data location properties for the Content Management Service:
Property
Description
Data Integration Service
Data Integration Service associated with the Content Management Service. The Data Integration Service reads reference data configuration information from the Content Management Service.
Recycle the Content Management Service if you associate another Data Integration Service with the Content Management Service.
Model Repository Service
Model Repository Service associated with the Content Management Service.
Recycle the Content Management Service if you associate another Model Repository Service with the Content Management Service.
Username
User name that the Content Management Service uses to connect to the Model Repository Service.
To perform reference table management tasks in the Model repository, the user that the property identifies must have the Model Repository Service Administrator role. The reference table management tasks include purge operations on orphaned reference tables.
Not available for a domain with Kerberos authentication.
Password
Password that the Content Management Service uses to connect to the Model Repository Service.
Not available for a domain with Kerberos authentication.
Reference Data Location
Database connection name for the database that stores reference data values for the reference data objects defined in the associated Model repository.
The database stores reference data object row values. The Model repository stores metadata for reference data objects.
Reference Data Location Schema
Name of the schema that the Content Management Service uses to create reference tables in the reference data database. The Reference Data Location Schema is an optional property. Set the property if you want the Content Management Service to determine the schema for reference tables.
The Reference Data Location Schema property takes precedence over any schema that you set on the database connection. If you do not specify a schema on the property, the Content Management Service uses the schema that the database connection specifies. If you do not set a schema on the Content Management Service or on the database connection, the Content Management Service uses the default database schema.

File Transfer Options

The File Transfer Options property identifies a directory on the Informatica services machine that the Content Management Service can use to store data when a user imports data to a reference table.
When you import data to a reference table, the Content Management Service uses a local directory structure as a staging area. The Content Management Service clears the directory when the reference table update is complete.
The following table describes the File Transfer Options property:
Property
Description
Temporary File Location
Path to the directory that stores reference data during the import process.

Logging Options

Configure the Log Level property to set the logging level.
The following table describes the Log Level properties:
Property
Description
Log Level
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.

Custom Properties for the Content Management 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.