Importing an Object from PowerCenter

1. Select File > Import.
The Import dialog box appears.
2. Select Informatica > PowerCenter.
3. Click Next.
The Import from PowerCenter dialog box appears.
4. Specify the connection parameters for the PowerCenter repository.
5. Click Test Connection.
The Developer tool tests the connection to the PowerCenter repository.
6. If the connection to PowerCenter repository is successful click OK. Click Next.
The Developer tool displays the folders in the PowerCenter repository and prompts you to select the objects to import.
7. Select one or more objects to import.
8. Click Next
9. Select a target location for the import objects in the Model repository.
10. Select a conflict resolution option for object name conflict. Choose to rename, replace, or reuse the object in the target Model repository.
• - To rename the PowerCenter repository object with the default naming convention, and then import it to the Model repository, select the Rename object in target option. The default conflict resolution is to rename the object.
• - To replace the Model repository object with the PowerCenter repository object, select the Replace object in target option.
• - To reuse the object in the Model repository in the mapping instead of importing the PowerCenter object, select the Reuse object in target option.
11. Click Next.
The Developer tool shows the PowerCenter objects, and the dependent objects.
12. Click Ignore Overridden Properties to ignore override properties for reusable PowerCenter sources, targets, and transformations. By default, the process preserves override properties.
13. If you import an IBM DB2 object, select the DB2 object type. You can select one of the following object type: LOW, z/OS, i5/OS.
14. Click Next.
15. Specify the Model repository connection details to the PowerCenter repository objects.
16. The Choose Connection dialog box appears. Select a connection and click OK.
17. Click Next.
The Developer tool generates an import summary and lists the PowerCenter objects and the dependent objects to be imported.
18. Click Conversion Check to verify if objects can be imported as valid Model repository objects.
The Developer tool shows a conversion check summary report with results of the conversion check.
19. Click OK. Click Finish.
The Developer tool shows progress information during the import. The Developer tool imports the PowerCenter objects and the dependent objects to the Model repository, and generates a final import summary report.
20. Click Save and specify a file name to save the import summary if there are conversion errors.