Enterprise Data Catalog
This section describes the changes to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog in version 10.2.1.
Additional Properties Section in the General Tab
Effective in version 10.2.1, when you create a resource, you can assign custom attribute values to a resource in the Additional Properties section of the General tab. Custom attribute values that you can assign include Department, Data Owner, Data Steward, and Subject Matter Experts.
For more information about assigning custom attributes, see the Informatica 10.2 .1 Catalog Administrator and Informatica 10.2 .1 Enterprise Data Catalog User Guide.
Connection Assignment
Effective in version 10.2.1, you can assign a database to a connection for a PowerCenter resource.
For more information about connection assignment, see the Informatica 10.2 .1 Catalog Administrator Guide.
Column Similarity
Effective in version 10.2.1, you can discover similar columns based on column names, column patterns, unique values, and value frequencies in a resource.
Previously, the Similarity Discovery system resource identified similar columns in the source data.
For more information about column similarity, see the Informatica 10.2 .1 Catalog Administrator Guide.
Create a Catalog Service
Effective in version 10.2.1, when you create a Catalog Service, you do not have to provide the details of the Data Integration Service and the Content Management Service that you want to associate with the Catalog Service.
For more information, see the Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog 10.2 .1 Installation and Configuration Guide.
HDFS Resource Type Enhancemets
Effective in version 10.2.1, you can now use one of the following Hadoop distribution types for an HDFS resource:
- •Hortonworks
- •IBM BigInsights
- •Azure HDInsight
- •Amazon EMR
- •MapR FS
Hive Resources
Effective in version 10.2.1, when you create a Hive resource, and choose Hive as the Run On option, you need to select a Hadoop connection to run the profiling scanner on the Hive engine.
Previously, a Hadoop connection was not required to run the profiling scanner on Hive resources.
For more information about Hive resources, see the Informatica 10.2 .1 Catalog Administrator Guide.
Informatica Platform Scanner
Effective in version 10.2.1, you can use the parameter file and parameter set options to extract detailed lineage using the Informatica Platform scanner.
Overview Tab
Effective in version 10.2.1, the Asset Details view is titled Overview in Enterprise Data Catalog.
You can now view the details of an asset in the Overview tab. The Overview tab displays the different sections, such as the source description, description, people, business terms, business classifications, system properties, and other properties. The sections that the Overview tab displays depends on the type of the asset.
For more information about the overview of assets, see the "View Assets" chapter in the Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog 10.2.1 User Guide.
Product Name Changes
Effective in version 10.2.1, Enterprise Data Catalog includes the following name changes:
- •The product name is changed to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog. Previously, the product name was Enterprise Information Catalog.
- •The installer name is changed to Enterprise Data Catalog. Previously, the installer name was Enterprise Information Catalog.
Proximity Data Domains
Effective in version 10.2.1, you can add one or more data domains as proximity data domains when you create or edit a data domain that has data rules or column rules. The profiling scanner scans the data source for the data domain and the proximity data domains in the resource and displays a match score in Enterprise Data Catalog. The match score is the ratio of the number of proximal data domains discovered in the data source to the number of configured proximal data domains for an inferred data domain.
Previously, you could add proximity rules to a data domain that had a data rule. If the data domains were not found in the source tables, the data conformance percentage for the data domain was reduced in the source tables by the specified value.
For more information about proximity data domains, see the Informatica 10.2 .1 Catalog Administrator Guide.
Search Results
Effective in version 10.2.1, the search results page includes the following changes:
- •You can now sort the search results based on the asset name and relevance. Previously, you could sort the search results based on the asset name, relevance, system attributes, and custom attributes.
- •You can now add a business title to an asset from the search results. Previously, you could associate only a business term.
- •The search results page now displays the asset details of assets, such as the resource name, source description, description, path to asset, and asset type. Previously, you could view the details, such as the asset type, resource type, the date the asset was last updated, and size of the asset.
For more information about search results, see the Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog 10.2.1 User Guide.
Universal Connectivity Framework
Effective in version 10.2.1, all the resources that you create using the Universal Connectivity Framework require the Catalog Agent to be up and running.
Previously, only resources that run on Microsoft Windows required the Catalog Agent to be up and running..
For more information, see the Informatica 10.2 .1 Catalog Administrator Guide.