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Universal Connectivity Framework Overview

You can create and configure resources to extract metadata from data sources for which Live Data Map does not package a resource.
For example, you need to extract metadata from Greenplum database or QlikView, but Live Data Map does not package a resource for QlikView or Greenplum. You can create resources to extract metadata from QlikView files and Greenplum databases.
The resources that you create behave in the same way as packaged resources. You configure connection assignments for objects in resources in the same way that you do for objects in packaged resources.
To create a resource, perform the following tasks:
  1. 1. Make sure that the Catalog Service is up and running.
  2. 2. Create a resource type that represents the metadata source type.
    3. For example, you might create a universal resource scanner for QlikView files. The resource scanner includes the model for the metadata source.
    Perform the following steps to create a resource type:
    1. a. Define the required elements in the scanner.properties file that contains properties for the resource.
    2. b. Run the command to generate the resource plug-in .jar file.
    3. c. Copy the resource plug-in .jar file to the required location.
    4. d. Copy the required third party driver .jar files for the resource to the specific location.
  3. 3. Disable the Catalog Service.
  4. 4. Enable the Catalog Service.
You create resources through the Universal Connectivity Framework. The Universal Connectivity Framework contains the software components that you use to develop resources. The framework includes all of the tools and artifacts that you need to create resources. You can create multiple resources for each resource that you create. So if you create a resource scanner for QlikView Files, you can create multiple resources that are based on the QlikView model.
Note: The Universal Connectivity Framework (UCF) is built using an Informatica OEM partner solution (the Meta Integration Model Bridge). See the Product Availability Matrix (PAM) to find the list of sources and version specific details from which the Universal Connectivity Framework can extract metadata and the Statement of Support document to understand the supportability aspects related to the usage of the Universal Connectivity Framework. The universal models and resources that you create using the Universal Connectivity Framework might have inconsistencies in appearance and behavior when compared with packaged models and resources.