Designer Guide: Using the Designer o Configuring Designer Options o Using Toolbars o Navigating the Workspace o Designer Tasks o Viewing Mapplet and Mapplet Reports Working with Sources o Working with Relational Sources o Working with COBOL Sources o Working with Cobol Source Files Working with Flat Files o Importing Flat Files o Editing Flat Files Definition o Formatting Flat Files Column o File Type Direct/Indirect Working with Targets (File/Tables) o Importing Target Definition o Creating Target Definition from Source Definition
o Creating Target Definition from Transformations o Creating Target tables Mappings o Working with Mappings o Connecting Mapping Objects o Linking Ports o Propagating Port Attributes o Working with Targets in a Mapping o Working with Relational Targets in a Mapping o Validating a Mapping o Using Workflow Generation Wizard Mapplets o Understanding Mapplets Input and Output o Using Mapplet Designer o Using Mapplets in Mapping Mapping Parameters and Variables Working with User-Defined Functions Using the Debugger o Creating Breakpoints
o Configuring the Debugger o Monitoring the Debugger o Evaluating Expression Creating Cubes and Dimensions Using Mapping Wizard Naming Conventions Transformation Guide: Working with Transformations o Configuring Transformations o Working with Ports o Working with Expressions o Reusable Transformations Aggregator Transformation Custom Transformation Expression Transformation External Transformation Filter Transformation Joiner Transformation
Java Transformation Lookup Transformation Lookup Caches Normalizer Transformation Rank Transformation Router Transformation Sequence Generator Transformation Sorter Transformation Source Qualifier Transformation SQL Transformation Stored Procedure Transformation Transaction Control Transformation Union Transformation Update Strategy Transformation Transformation Language Reference: The Transformation Language Constants Operators
Variables Dates Functions Creating Custom Function Workflow Basics Guide: Workflow Manager o Workflow Manager Options o Navigating the Workspace o Working with Repository Objects o Copying Repository Objects o Comparing Repository Objects Workflow and Worklets o Creating a Workflow o Using Workflow Wizard o Assigning an Integration Service o Working with Worklets o Working with Links Sessions
o Creating a Session Task o Editing a Session o Pre- and Post- Session Commands Session Configuration Objects Tasks o Creating a Task o Configuring Tasks o Working with Command Task o Working with Decision Task o Working with Event Task o Working Timer Task o Working with Assignment Task Sources o Configuring Sources in a Session o Working with Relational Sources o Working with Flat Sources Targets o Configuring Targets in a Session o Working with Relational Targets
o Working with File Targets o Reject Files Validation o Validating Tasks o Validating Worklets o Validating Session o Validating Workflows Scheduling and Running Workflows o Scheduling a Workflow o Manually Starting a Workflow Sending Email o Working with Email Tasks o Working with Post-Session Email Workflow Monitor o Using Workflow Monitor o Customizing Workflow Monitor Options o Working with Tasks and Workflows o Using Gantt Chart View and Task View Workflow Monitor Details
o Integration Services Properties o Workflow Run Properties o Worklet Run Properties o Session Task Run Properties o Performance Details Session and Workflow Logs o Log Events o Log Events Window o Working with Log Files o Workflow Logs Administrator Guide: Understanding Domains o Nodes o Application Services Using Administration Console Managing the Domain o Managing Alerts o Managing Folders
o Managing Permissions o Managing Application Services o Managing the Nodes Managing Users and Groups Managing Privileges and Roles o Domain Privileges o Repository Services Privileges o Reporting Service Privileges o Managing Roles Assigning Privileges and Roles to Users and Groups Creating and Configuring the Repository Services Managing the Repository Creating and Configuring Integration Services o Enabling and Disabling the Integration Services o Running in Normal and Safe Mode o Configuring the Integration Services Processes Integration Services Architecture Creating the Reporting Services o Managing the Reporting Services o Configuring the Reporting Services
Managing License Advanced Workflow Guide: Understanding Pipeline Partitioning o Partitioning Attributes o Dynamic Partitioning o Partitioning Rules o Configuring Partitioning Partitioning Points o Adding and Deleting Partitioning points o Partitioning Relational Sources o Partitioning File Targets o Partitioning transformations Partitioning Types Real Time Processing Commit Points Workflow Recovery Stopping and Aborting o Error Handling
o Stopping and Aborting Workflows Concurrent Workflows Load Balancer Workflow Variables o Predefined Workflow Variables o User- Defined Workflow Variables o Using Worklet Variables o Assigning Variable Values in a Worklet Parameter and variables in Sessions o Working with Session Parameters o Assigning Parameter and Variables in a Session Parameter File Session Caches Incremental Aggregation Session Log Interface Command Reference: Using Command Line Programs o Infacmd
o Infasetup o Pmcmd o pmrep Performance Tuning Guide: Performance Tuning Overview Bottlenecks o Using Thread Statistics o Target Bottlenecks o Source Bottlenecks o Mapping Bottlenecks o Session Bottlenecks o System Bottlenecks Optimizing the Targets Optimizing the Source Optimizing the Mapping Optimizing the Transformations Optimizing the Sessions Optimizing the PowerCenter Components
Optimizing the System Using Pipeline Partitions Performance Counters Repository Guide: Understanding the Repository Using Repository Manager Folders Managing Object Permissions Working with Versioned Objects Exporting and Importing Objects Copying Objects Note: Lab sessions for all the points mentioned above will be taken. Data warehousing Syllabus Evolution of Datawarehousing - History The need of Datawarehousing Why Datawarehousing What is Datawarehousing The Definition
o Subject -Oriented o Integrated o Non Volatile o Time Varying Datawarehousing Architecture o Data Source Layer o Data Extraction Layer o Staging Layer o ETL Layer o Data Storage Layer o Data Logic Layer o Data Presentation Layer o Metadata Layer o System Operation Layer Dimension table Fact table o Additive Facts o Semi Additive Facts o Non Additive Fact
o Cumulative o Snapshot Attribute Hierarchy Types of Schema o Star Schema o Snow Flake Schema o Fact Constellation Schema Slow Changing Dimension o SCD1 Advantages/ Disadvantages o SCD2 Advantages/ Disadvantages o SCD3 Advantages/ Disadvantages OLAP and OLTP - Difference between OLAP and OLTP - Types Of OLAP o Multi-Dimensional (MOLAP) o Relational(ROLAP) o Hybrid(HOLAP)