Setting Up Informatica Developer Overview
Before you start the lessons in this tutorial, you must start and set up the Developer tool. To set up the Developer tool, you add a domain. You add a Model repository that is in the domain, and you create a project and folder to store your work. You also select a default Data Integration Service.
The Informatica domain is a collection of nodes and services that define the Informatica environment. Services in the domain include the Model Repository Service and the Data Integration Service.
The Model Repository Service manages the Model repository. The Model repository is a relational database that stores the metadata for projects that you create in the Developer tool. A project stores objects that you create in the Developer tool. A project can also contain folders that store related objects, such as objects that are part of the same business requirement.
The Data Integration Service performs data integration tasks in the Developer tool.
Objectives
In this lesson, you complete the following tasks:
- •Start the Developer tool and go to the Developer tool workbench.
- •Add a domain in the Developer tool.
- •Add a Model repository so that you can create a project.
- •Create a project to store the objects that you create in the Developer tool.
- •Create a folder in the project that can store related objects.
- •Select a default Data Integration Service to perform data integration tasks.
Prerequisites
Before you start this lesson, verify the following prerequisites:
- •You have installed the Developer tool.
- •You have a domain name, host name, and port number to connect to a domain. You can get this information from a domain administrator.
- •A domain administrator has configured a Model Repository Service in the Administrator tool.
- •You have a user name and password to access the Model Repository Service. You can get this information from a domain administrator.
- •A domain administrator has configured a Data Integration Service.
- •The Data Integration Service is running.
Timing
Set aside 5 to 10 minutes to complete the tasks in this lesson.