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Web Services

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Informatica PlatformSingle organic product architecture

XML, Messaging,and Web Services

PackagedApplications

Relational andFlat Files

Mainframeand Midrange

Provider Audit

Third

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XML, Messaging,and Web Services

PackagedApplications

Relational andFlat Files

Mainframeand Midrange

Portals,Dashboards,and Reports

Repository Server Global Local

Repository

Shared Services

IntegrateAccess

Informatica Data Integration Platform

VisualizeAudit

Engine

Web Services Hub

PowerCenterConnects

PowerExchange

Data Server

Universal Data Services Architecture

Third Party EXTENSIO

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10,000developers

3rd partyproducts

Major appvendor OEMs

Customerextensions

Web

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Web

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Web Services(SOAP, WSDL)

Web Services: Extensibility, InteroperabilityService oriented architecture for extensibility

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Web Services Example Usage

Call to D&B for credit rating

Get customerGet customerdatadata

Call a PowerCenter workflow

Return info to callingapplication

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OrderApplication

CustomerApplication

D&B

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DEMO

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Using PmCmd

Greg Hanson – Principle Consultant

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What is PmCmd??

• pmcmd is a program that you can use tocommunicate with the PowerCenter Server. Youcan perform some of the tasks that you can alsoperform in the Workflow Manager such asstarting and stopping workflows and tasks

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PmCmd Modes

• Command line mode.

The command line syntax allows you to write scriptsfor scheduling workflows. Each command you write inthe command line mode must include connectioninformation to the PowerCenter Server.

• Interactive mode.

You establish and maintain an active connection tothe PowerCenter Server. This allows you to issue aseries of commands.

N.B Some functionality is dependent upon the mode in which connected

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So what can I do with PmCmd

• Connect/Disconnect to and from the server

• Get Server Details / Properties and shutdown server

• Navigate the repository

• Start/Stop/Abort/Resume Sessions and Workflows

• Monitor Sessions and Workflows

• Receive session status messages (using WaitCommands)

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Useful Commands

• Ping ServerIn the command line mode, use the following syntax to ping the PowerCenter Server:

pmcmd pingserver

<-serveraddr|-s> [host:]portno

In the interactive mode, enter the following syntax at the pmcmd prompt to ping the

PowerCenter Server:

Pingserver

This is Useful to ensure that the server is running prior tocarrying out any subsequent commands

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Useful PmCmd Commands - Cont

• Starting a Workflow

pmcmd startworkflow

<-serveraddr|-s> [host:]portno

<<-user|-u> username|<-uservar|-uv> userEnvVar>

<<-password|-p> password|<-passwordvar|-pv> passwordEnvVar>

[<-folder|-f> folder] PowerCenter Folder in which workflow exists

[<-startfrom> taskInstancePath] Point Within Workflow you wish to start from

[-recovery] Enables recovery flag

[-paramfile paramfile] Workflow parameter file existing on PowerCenter Machine

[<-localparamfile|-lpf> localparamfile] Parameter file existing on Pmcmd Machine

[-wait|-nowait] Wait for Job to finish and receive return codes

Workflow Workflow Name

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External Schedulers

• You can use pmcmd commands with operatingsystem scheduling tools like cron

• Embed pmcmd commands into shell scripts orPerl programs.

• Each command must include the connectioninformation to the PowerCenter Server and thePowerCenter repository.

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DEMO

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Version Control

Greg Hanson – Principle Consultant

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Team-based Development forTransparency of Location

• Complete versionmanagement

• Automated objectmigration

• Fully schedulabledeployment

New Approach

Industry’s onlyglobal and local

metadataarchitecture

MetadataRepository

MetadataRepository

Local Repository

Traditional New Approach

RepositoryServer

Industry’s only3-tier architecture

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Version Control Functionality

• Object versioning• Check-in and -out of versioned objects• Compare objects• Delete or purge a version• Deployment groups• Labels• Queries• Track changes• Rollback• Command line deployment

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PMRep Utility – Lights Out Deployment

• System commands.

• Repository commands.

• Security commands.

• Change management commands.Add, copy, or delete deployment groups. Check in objects.

Add or delete labels. Import or export objects. Executequeries

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PmRep Commands

• AddToDeploymentGroup

• ApplyLabel

• Checkin

• ClearDeploymentGroup

• CreateDeployment

• CreateLabel

• DeleteDeploymentGroup

• DeleteLabel

• DeployDeploymentGroup

• DeployFolder

• ExecuteQuery

• FindCheckout

• UndoCheckout

• Validate

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DEMO