Setting Up Informatica Analyst Overview
Before you start the lessons in this tutorial, you must set up the Analyst tool. To set up the Analyst tool, log in to the Analyst tool and create a project and a folder to store your work.
The Informatica domain is a collection of nodes and services that define the Informatica environment. Services in the domain include the Analyst Service and the Model Repository Service. The Analyst Service runs the Analyst tool, and the Model Repository Service manages the Model repository. When you work in the Analyst tool, the Analyst tool stores the assets that you create in the Model repository.
You must create a project before you can create assets in the Analyst tool. A project contains assets in the Analyst tool. A project can also contain folders that store related assets, such as data objects that are part of the same business requirement.
Objectives
In this lesson, you complete the following tasks:
- •Log in to the Analyst tool.
- •Create a project to store the assets that you create in the Analyst tool.
- •Create a folder in the project that can store related assets.
Prerequisites
Before you start this lesson, verify the following prerequisites:
- •An administrator has configured a Model Repository Service and an Analyst Service in the Administrator tool.
- •You have the host name and port number for the Analyst tool.
- •You have a user name and password to access the Analyst Service. You can get this information from an administrator.
Timing
Set aside 5 to 10 minutes to complete this lesson.