1. Informatica Power center Training:
Course duration: 40 hours
Pre-requisites:
Basic of SQL
Basic of data warehouse concepts
Basic overview of UNIX
Course contents:
Overview of data warehouse project life cycle
What is the use of data warehouse in BI
Data warehouse models
Different types of dimensions
Different types of facts
Life cycle of data warehouse project
Different layers involved in DW project
Project specific SQL concepts
Basics of UNIX.
Informatica power center client and server architecture.
Difference between PC Express and Earlier version
Power center client and server installation (PC Express 9.6.1)
Defining sources.
Database as a source
Flat files as a source
Defining Targets
Importing from databases
Creating a new target from power center
Informatica developer (power center designer)
Mapping introduction
Ports
Mapping – Table to Table
Mapping -Flat file/Table to Table/Flat file
Connected and un-connected transformations
Active and passive transformation
Pre and post SQL override
Mapping, Session and Workflow
Creating Mappings, sessions and workflows.
Starting Mappings and workflows.
Monitoring Mappings and workflows.
2. Setting properties of session task.
Transformations
Expression transformation
Filter transformation
Router transformation
Joiner transformation
Aggregator transformation
Rank transformation
Union transformation
Sequence generator transformation
Stored procedure transformation
XML transformation
Update strategy transformation
Dynamic and static lookup
Connected and un-connected lookup
Tasks
Assignment task
Decision task
Email task
Event raise task
Event wait task
Command task
Timer task
Control task
Re-usable informatica objects
Mapplets
Re-usable session task
Worklets
Informatica advanced features
Target load plan
Constraint based load plan
Mapping parameters
Mapping variables
Session parameters
Link conditions
Copying repository
Deleting repository
Creating repository
Pointing repository to other DB users.
3. Creating multiple DI engines for a repository
Complete Data warehouse project using informatica power center
Understanding project requirement
Defining end to end architecture
Defining data models(Facts, Dimensions and driving tables)
Extracting data from different data sources(ETL1 Extract Layer)
Populating staging area(ETL2 Transform layer)
Loading SCD type 1/2/3 dimensions (ETL3 Load Layer)
Loading dimensional keys to respective fact tables
Splitting Fact tables specific to reporting requirement(Data mart)
Aggregating Data mart tables
Pointing respective tables to respective reports
Informatica project and Interview specific contents.
Slowly changing dimension(SCD Type 1) implementation
Slowly changing dimension(SCD Type 2) implementation
Slowly changing dimension(SCD Type 3) implementation
Static and dynamic caches in lookup transformation
How to implement CDC(capture data change)
How to implement Initial load and incremental load
Different tuning options available in informatica power center
How to implement partitioning concept in informatica power center