Web Services

Informatica Platform
Single organic product architecture
Provider Informatica Data Integration Platform Shared Services
XML, Messaging, and Web Services

Audit

Access
Third Party INTEROPERABILITY

Integrate Visualize
Repository

Portals, Dashboards, and Reports

Audit
Repository Server Global

XML, Messaging, and Web Services

Third Party EXTENSIONS

Packaged Applications

Local

Packaged Applications

Relational and Flat Files

Web Services Hub PowerCenter Connects PowerExchange

Data Server

Relational and Flat Files

Mainframe and Midrange

Engine

Mainframe and Midrange

Universal Data Services Architecture

Web Services: Extensibility, Interoperability Service oriented architecture for extensibility

10,000 developers Customer extensions
Web Services
(SOAP, WSDL)

(SOAP, WSDL, UDDI)

Web Services

3rd party products

Web Services
(SOAP, WSDL)

Major app vendor OEMs

Web Services Example Usage

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Call a PowerCenter workflow Order Application

Customer Application

Return info to calling application

Get customer data

Call to D&B for credit rating

D&B
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DEMO

Using PmCmd
Greg Hanson Principle Consultant

What is PmCmd??
pmcmd is a program that you can use to communicate with the PowerCenter Server. You can perform some of the tasks that you can also perform in the Workflow Manager such as starting and stopping workflows and tasks

PmCmd Modes
Command line mode. The command line syntax allows you to write scripts for scheduling workflows. Each command you write in the command line mode must include connection information to the PowerCenter Server. Interactive mode. You establish and maintain an active connection to the PowerCenter Server. This allows you to issue a series 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 Wait Commands)

Useful Commands
Ping Server
In 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 to carrying 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] [<-startfrom> taskInstancePath] [-recovery] [-paramfile paramfile] [-wait|-nowait] Workflow PowerCenter Folder in which workflow exists Point Within Workflow you wish to start from Enables recovery flag Workflow parameter file existing on PowerCenter Machine Wait for Job to finish and receive return codes Workflow Name

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

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External Schedulers
You can use pmcmd commands with operating system scheduling tools like cron Embed pmcmd commands into shell scripts or Perl programs. Each command must include the connection information to the PowerCenter Server and the PowerCenter repository.

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DEMO

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Version Control
Greg Hanson Principle Consultant

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Team-based Development for Transparency of Location

Traditional
New New Approach Approach

Industrys only 3-tier architecture

Metadata Repository Local Repository

Industrys only global and local metadata architecture

Repository Server

Complete version management Automated object migration Fully schedulable deployment

Metadata Repository

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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. Execute queries

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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

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