Enterprise Data Catalog
This section describes new Enterprise Data Catalog features in version 10.2.1.
Adding a Business Title to an Asset
Effective in version 10.2.1, you can add a business title to any asset in the catalog except for Business Glossary and Axon glossary assets. You can either associate a business term or provide a display name to add a business title to an asset.
For more information about adding a business title, see the Informatica 10.2 .1 Enterprise Data Catalog User Guide.
Cluster Validation Utility in Installer
Effective in version 10.2.1, when you install Enterprise Data Catalog, the installer provides an option to run the cluster-validation utility. The utility helps you validate the prerequisites to install Enterprise Data Catalog in an embedded cluster and existing cluster. The utility also validates the configuration settings for Informatica domain, cluster hosts, and the Hadoop cluster services.
For more information about the utility, see the Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog 10.2 .1 Installation and Configuration Guide and the following knowledge base articles:
- •HOW TO: Validate Embedded Cluster Prerequisites with Validation Utility in Enterprise Information Catalog
- •HOW TO: Validate Informatica Domain, Cluster Hosts, and Cluster Services Configuration
Data Domain Discovery Types
Effective in version 10.2.1, when you configure the data domain discovery profile settings, you can choose one of the following data domain discovery types:
- •Run Discovery on Source Data. Scanner runs data domain discovery on source data.
- •Run Discovery on Source Metadata. Scanner runs data domain discovery on source metadata.
- •Run Discovery on both Source Metadata and Data. Scanner runs data domain discovery on source data and source metadata.
- •Run Discovery on Source Data Where Metadata Matches. Scanner runs data domain discovery on the source metadata to identify the columns with inferred data domains. The scanner then runs discovery on the source data for the columns that have inferred data domains.
For more information about data domain discovery types, see the Informatica 10.2 .1 Catalog Administrator Guide.
Filter Settings
Effective in version 10.2.1, you can use the filter settings in the Application Configuration page to customize the search filters that you view in the Filter By panel of the search results page.
For more information about search filters, see the Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog 10.2.1 User Guide.
Missing Links Report
Effective in version 10.2.1, you can now generate a missing links report to identify the connection links that are missing after you assign schemas from a resource to connections.
For more information about the missing links report, see the Informatica 10.2.1 Catalog Administrator Guide.
New Resource Types
Effective in version 10.2.1, Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog extracts metadata from several new data sources.
You can create resources in Informatica Catalog Administrator to extract metadata from the following data sources:
- Azure Data Lake Store
- Online cloud file storage platform.
- Database Scripts
- Database scripts to extract lineage information. The Database Scripts resource is available for technical preview. Technical preview functionality is supported but is unwarranted and is not production-ready. Informatica recommends that you use these features in non-production environments only.
- Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
- Cloud-based file storage web service.
- QlikView
- Business Intelligence tool that allows you to extract metadata from the QlikView source system.
- SharePoint
- Import metadata from files in SharePoint.
- OneDrive
- Import metadata from files in OneDrive.
For more information about the new resources, see the Informatica 10.2 .1 Catalog Administrator Guide.
REST APIs
Effective in version 10.2.1, you can use Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog REST APIs to load and monitor resources.
For more information about the REST APIs, see the Informatica 10.2 .1 Enterprise Data Catalog REST API Reference.
SAML Authentication for Enterprise Data Catalog Applications
Effective in version 10.2.1, you can enable Single Sign-on using SAML authentication for Enterprise Data Catalog applications. You can either use SAML authentication using OKTA with Active Directory or Active Directory Federation Services with Active Directory.
For more information, see the Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog 10.2 .1 Installation and Configuration Guide.
SAP Resource
Effective in version 10.2.1, you can choose the Enable Streaming for Data Access option for SAP R/3 resources to extract data by using the HTTP protocol.
For more information about the option, see the Informatica 10.2 .1 Catalog Administrator Guide.
Import from ServiceNow
Effective in version 10.2.1, Catalog Administrator now connects to ServiceNow to import connections and extract the configuration metadata into the catalog.
The Import from ServiceNow feature is available for technical preview. Technical preview functionality is supported but is unwarranted and is not production-ready. Informatica recommends that you use these features in non-production environments only.
For more information about importing metadata from ServiceNow, see the Informatica 10.2 .1 Catalog Administrator Guide.
Similar Columns
Effective in version 10.2.1, you can view the Similar Columns section that displays all the columns that are similar to the column you are viewing. Enterprise Data Catalog discovers similar columns based on column names, column patterns, unique values, and value frequencies.
For more information about column similarity, see the Informatica 10.2 .1 Enterprise Data Catalog User Guide.
Specify Load Types for Catalog Service
Effective in version 10.2.1, when you create a Catalog Service, you can choose the option to specify the data size that you want to deploy.
Previously, you had to create the Catalog Service and use the custom properties for the Catalog Service to specify the data size.
For more information, see the Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog 10.2 .1 Installation and Configuration Guide.
Supported Resource Types for Data Discovery
Effective in version 10.2.1, you can enable data discovery for the following resources to extract profiling metadata:
- •Unstructured file types:
- - Apple Files. Supported extension types include .key, .pages, .numbers, .ibooks, and .ipa.
- - Open Office Files. Supported extension types include .odt, .ott, .odm, .ods, .ots, .odp, .odg, .otp, .odg, .otg, and .odf.
- •Structured file types:
- - Avro. Supported extension type is .avro.
This file type is available for HDFS resource and File System resource. For the File System resource, you can choose only the Local File protocol.
- - Parquet. Supported extension type is .parquet.
This file type is available for HDFS resource and File System resource. For the File System resource, you can choose only the Local File protocol.
- •Other resources:
- - Azure Data Lake Store
- - File System. Supported protocols include Local File, SFTP, and SMB/CIFS protocol.
- - HDFS. Supported distribution includes MapR FS.
- - Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
- - OneDrive
- - SharePoint
For more information about new resources, see the Informatica 10.2 .1 Catalog Administrator Guide.