The following are some common questions and answers relating to Informatica.
Q. What type of repositories can be created using Informatica Repository Manager?
A. Informatica PowerCenter includeds following type of repositories :
- Standalone Repository : A repository that functions individually and this is unrelated to any other repositories.
- Global Repository : This is a centralized repository in a domain. This repository can contain shared objects across the repositories in a domain. The objects are shared through global shortcuts.
- Local Repository : Local repository is within a domain and it?s not a global repository. Local repository can connect to a global repository using global shortcuts and can use objects in it?s shared folders.
- Versioned Repository : This can either be local or global repository but it allows version control for the repository. A versioned repository can store multiple copies, or versions of an object. This features allows to efficiently develop, test and deploy metadata in the production environment.
A. A code page contains encoding to specify characters in a set of one or more languages. The code page is selected based on source of the data. For example if source contains Japanese text then the code page should be selected to support Japanese text.
When a code page is chosen, the program or application for which the code page is set, refers to a specific set of data that describes the characters the application recognizes. This influences the way that application stores, receives, and sends character data.
Q. Which all databases PowerCenter Server on Windows can connect to?
A. PowerCenter Server on Windows can connect to following databases:
- IBM DB2
- Informix
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Oracle
- Sybase
- Teradata
Q. Which all databases PowerCenter Server on UNIX can connect to?
A. PowerCenter Server on UNIX can connect to following databases:
- IBM DB2
- Informix
- Oracle
- Sybase
- Teradata
