What's New
Command Line Programs
This section describes new commands in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1.
infacmd ldm Commands
The following table describes new infacmd ldm command options:
New Option | Description |
|---|
-Force -fr | Optional. If you want to force backup when the backup mode is offline. Forcefully takes backup and overwrites the existing backup. |
-Force -fr | Optional. If you want to clean the existing content from HDFS and Apache Zookeeper. Forcefully restores the backup data. |
For more information, see the "infacmd ldm Command Reference" chapter in the Informatica 10.2.2 HotFix 1 Command Reference.
Big Data Management
This section describes new Big Data Management features in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1 Service Pack 1.
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1 Service Pack 1, mappings can read and write to an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 storage account associated with an HDInsight cluster.
For more information on how to integrate Big Data Management with a cluster that uses ADLS Gen2 storage, see the Big Data Management Integration Guide. For information on how to use mappings with ADLS Gen2 sources and targets, see the Big Data Management User Guide.
Enterprise Data Catalog
This section describes new Enterprise Data Catalog features in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1.
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1, you can extract metadata from an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 source. You can access and extract the metadata of files and folders in an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 storage account to Enterprise Data Catalog.
For more information, see the "Azure Data Lake Store" chapter in the Informatica 10.2.2 HotFix1 Enterprise Data Catalog Scanner Configuration Guide.
Case Insensitive Linking
Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1, you can configure resources as case insensitive. This option enables you to view linked lineage between sources and targets irrespective of the case sensitivity on the resource names.
For information about case insensitive linking, see the "Managing Resources" chapter in the Informatica 10.2.2 HotFix 1 Catalog Administrator Guide.
Enterprise Data Catalog Tableau Extension
Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1, Enterprise Data Catalog Tableau Extension is a native extension for Tableau dashboard that you can use within Tableau.
You can use Enterprise Data Catalog Tableau Extension in Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server, and all the web browsers that Tableau supports. Download the extension from Enterprise Data Catalog application, and add the extension to a dashboard in Tableau.
For more information about the extension, see the Informatica 10.2.2 HotFix1 Enterprise Data Catalog Extension for Tableau guide.
New Resources
Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1, the following new resources are added in Enterprise Data Catalog:
- •SAP PowerDesigner. You can extract metadata, relationship, and lineage information from a SAP PowerDesigner data source.
- •SAP HANA. You can extract object and lineage metadata from a SAP HANA database.
For more information, see the Informatica 10.2.2 HotFix1 Scanner Configuration Guide.
Profiling Warehouse Scanner
Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1, you can create one or more profiling warehouse resources. You can associate a profiling warehouse and choose schemas in the resource. When you run the resource, the scanner extracts and migrates the profile results for the selected schemas from the associated profiling warehouse to the catalog.
For more information, see the "Configuring Informatica Platform Scanners" chapter in the Informatica 10.2.2 HotFix1 Enterprise Data Catalog Scanner Configuration Guide.
REST APIs
Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1, you can use the following Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog REST APIs:
- •Data Provision REST APIs. You can return, update, or delete connections and resources.
- •Catalog Model REST APIs. In addition to the existing REST APIs, you can access, update, or delete the field facets, query facets, and search tabs.
- •Object APIs. In addition to the existing REST APIs, you can list the catalog search and suggestions.
For more information about the REST APIs, see the Informatica 10.2 .2 HotFix 1 Enterprise Data Catalog REST API Reference.
Search Enhancements
Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1, you can perform better search in Enterprise Data Catalog based on the following enhancements:
- Double Quotes Search
- You can perform a search for assets using the double quotes ("") to find assets that exactly match the asset name within the double quotes, but not the variations of the asset name in the catalog.
- Search Operators
- You can use newer search operators to make the search results accurate. The search operators are, AND, OR, NOT, title, and description.
- Search Rank
- Enterprise Data Catalog uses a ranking algorithm to rank data assets in the search results page. Search ranking refers to the precedence of an asset when compared to other assets that are part of specific search results.
- Related Search
- You can enable the Show Related Search option in the Search Results page to view related assets.
For more information about search enhancements, see the "Search for Assets" chapter in the Informatica 10.2.2 HorFix 1 Enterprise Data Catalog User Guide.
Search Tabs
Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1, you can use the search tabs to search assets without having to repeatedly set the same search criteria when you perform a search for assets. The search tabs are predefined filters in the Catalog.
For more information about search tabs, see the "Customize Search" chapter in the Informatica 10.2.2 HotFix 1 Enterprise Data Catalog User Guide.
Supported Resource Types for Standalone Scanner Utility
Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1, you can extract metadata from the following external sources when they are inaccessible at runtime or offline:
- •Apache Atlas
- •Cloudera Navigator
- •File System
- •HDFS
- •Hive
- •Informatica Platform
- •MicroStrategy
- •OneDrive
- •Oracle Business Intelligence
- •SharePoint
- •Sybase
- •Tableau
For more information, see the "Metadata Extraction from Offline and Inaccessible Resources" chapter in the Informatica 10.2.2 HotFix1 Enterprise Data Catalog Administrator Guide.
Technical Preview
Enterprise Data Catalog version 10.2.2 HotFix 1 includes functionality that is available for technical preview.
Technical preview functionality is supported but is unwarranted and is not production-ready. Informatica recommends that you use in non-production environments only. Informatica intends to include the preview functionality in an upcoming GA release for production use, but might choose not to in accordance with changing market or technical circumstances. For more information, contact Informatica Global Customer Support.
Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1, the following features are available for technical preview:
- •Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1, you can extract metadata for data lineage at the column level including transformation logic from an Oracle Data Integrator data source.
- •Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1, you can extract metadata for data lineage at the column level including transformation logic from an IBM InfoSphere DataStage data source.
- •Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1, you can extract data lineage at the column level for stored procedures in Oracle and SQL Server.
- •Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1, you can perform data provisioning after you complete data discovery in the catalog. Data provisioning helps you to move data to a target for further analysis.
For more information about previewing data, see the Informatica 10.2.2 HotFix 1 Catalog Administrator Guide and Informatica 10.2.2 Hotfix 1 Enterprise Data Catalog User Guide .
- •Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1, you can preview data to assess the data before you move it to the target. You can preview data only for tabular assets in Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server resources.
For more information about previewing data, see the Informatica 10.2.2 HotFix 1 Catalog Administrator Guide and Informatica 10.2.2 Hotfix 1 Enterprise Data Catalog User Guide .
PowerExchange Adapters for Informatica
This section describes new Informatica adapter features in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1 Service Pack 1.
PowerExchange for Google Analytics
Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1 Service Pack 1, you can run PowerExchange for Google Analytics mappings on the Spark engine on the following distributions:
- •Amazon EMR version 5.20
- •Google Cloud Dataproc version 1.3
- •Hortonworks HDP version 3.1
PowerExchange for Google BigQuery
Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1 Service Pack 1, you can run PowerExchange for Google BigQuery mappings on the Spark engine on the following distributions:
- •Amazon EMR version 5.20
- •Google Cloud Dataproc version 1.3
- •Hortonworks HDP version 3.1
PowerExchange for Google Cloud Spanner
Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1 Service Pack 1, you can run PowerExchange for Google Cloud Spanner mappings on the Spark engine on the following distributions:
- •Amazon EMR version 5.20
- •Google Cloud Dataproc version 1.3
- •Hortonworks HDP version 3.1
PowerExchange for Google Cloud Storage
Effective in version 10.2.2 HotFix 1 Service Pack 1, you can run PowerExchange for Google Cloud Storage mappings on the Spark engine on the following distributions:
- •Amazon EMR version 5.20
- •Google Cloud Dataproc version 1.3
- •Hortonworks HDP version 3.1