Informatica Analyst
This section describes changes to the Analyst tool in version 10.0.
Profiles
Effective in version 10.0, profiles in the Analyst tool have the following changes:
Column Profile
Effective in version 10.0, you can create a column profile with the Specify General Properties, Select Source, Specify Settings, and Specify Rules and Filters steps in the profile wizard.
Previously, you created a column profile with the Step 1 of 6 through Step 6 of 6 steps in the profile wizard.
For more information about column profile, see the "Column Profiles in Informatica Analyst" chapter in the Informatica 10.0 Data Discovery Guide.
Column Profile Results
Effective in version 10.0, you can view all the columns and rules in a profile in the summary view, and view the properties of a column or rule in detail in the detailed view.
Previously, the profile results were displayed in Column Profiling, Properties, and Data Preview views.
For more information about column profile results, see the "Column Profile Results in Informatica Analyst" chapter in the Informatica 10.0 Data Discovery Guide.
Edit a Column Profile
Effective in version 10.0, you can edit a column profile through the profile wizard.
Previously, you could click Actions > Edit to select and edit one of the options.
For more information about column profile, see the "Column Profiles in Informatica Analyst" chapter in the Informatica 10.0 Data Discovery Guide.
Discovery Workspace
Effective in version 10.0, you can click Discovery workspace > Profile, and choose to create a single source profile or enterprise discovery profile in the profile wizard.
Previously, you had to click Discovery workspace > Data Object Profile to create a profile, or click Discovery workspace > Enterprise Discovery Profile to create an enterprise discovery profile.
For more information about column profile, see the "Column Profiles in Informatica Analyst" chapter in the Informatica 10.0 Data Discovery Guide.
New Option
Effective in version 10.0, you can click New > Profile in the header area, and choose to create a single source profile or enterprise discovery profile in the profile wizard.
Previously, you had to click New > Data Object Profile to create a profile, or click New > Enterprise Discovery Profile to create an enterprise discovery profile.
For more information about column profile, see the "Column Profiles in Informatica Analyst" chapter in the Informatica 10.0 Data Discovery Guide.
Create a Rule
Effective in version 10.0, you can create, add, or delete rules for a profile in the profile wizard.
Previously, you had to click Actions > Edit > Column Profiling Rules to add, delete, or create rules for the profile.
For more information about rules, see the "Rules in Informatica Analyst" chapter in the Informatica 10.0 Data Discovery Guide.
Create a Column Profile from a Data Object in Library Workspace
Effective in version 10.0, you can right-click on the data object in the Library workspace and create a column profile.
Previously, this option was not available.
For more information about column profiles, see the "Column Profiles in Informatica Analyst" chapter in the Informatica 10.0 Data Discovery Guide.
Filters
Effective in version 10.0, all the filters that you create for a profile are applicable to all the columns and data domains in the profile and can be reused in the scorecard that you create on the profile.
Previously, you could create filters for the profile.
For more information about filters, see the "Filters in Informatica Analyst" chapter in the Informatica 10.0Data Discovery Guide.
Sampling Options
Effective in version 10.0, the sampling option is applicable to both column profile and data domain discovery.
Previously, you could select different sampling options for the column profile and data domain discovery.
For more information about filters, see the "Filters in Informatica Analyst" chapter in the Informatica 10.0 Data Discovery Guide.
Scorecards
This section describes changes to scorecards in the Analyst tool.
Notifications
Effective in version 10.0, scorecards send notifications using the email server configuration in the domain SMTP Configuration properties.
Previously, scorecards used the email server configuration in the Data Integration Service properties.