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Creating a Connection to Access Sources or Targets

Create an HBase, HDFS, Hive, or JDBC connection before you import data objects, preview data, and profile data.
    1. Click Window > Preferences.
    2. Select Informatica > Connections.
    3. Expand the domain in the Available Connections list.
    4. Select the type of connection that you want to create:
    5. Click Add.
    6. Enter a connection name and optional description.
    7. Click Next.
    8. Configure the connection properties. For a Hive connection, you must choose the Access Hive as a source or target option to use Hive as a source or a target. The Access Hive to run mappings in Hadoop cluster options is no more applicable. To use the Hive driver to run mappings in the Hadoop cluster, use a Hadoop connection.
    9. Click Test Connection to verify the connection.
    10. Click Finish.