Informatica domain.

The Informatica domain is the primary unit for management an

d administration within PowerCenter. The Service Manager runs on an Informatica
domain. The Service Manager supports the domain and the application services. Ap
plication services represent server-based functionality. The domain supports Pow
erCenter and Informatica application services. PowerCenter application services
include the PowerCenter Repository Service, PowerCenter Integration Service, Web
Services Hub, and SAP BW Service. Informatica Services include the Data Integra
tion Service, Model Repository Service, and the Analyst Service
PowerCenter repository. The PowerCenter repository resides in a relational datab
ase. The repository database tables contain the instructions required to extract
, transform, and load data.
Informatica Administrator. Informatica Administrator is a web application that y
ou use to administer the Informatica domain and PowerCenter security
.Domain configuration. The domain configuration is a set of relational database
tables that stores the configuration information for the domain. The Service Man
ager on the master gateway node manages the domain configuration. The domain con
figuration is accessible to all gateway nodes in the domain. PowerCenter Client. T
he PowerCenter Client is an application used to define sources and targets, buil
d mappings and mapplets with the transformation logic, and create workflows to r
un the mapping logic. The PowerCenter Client connects to the repository through
the PowerCenter Repository Service to modify repository metadata. It connects to
the Integration Service to start workflows.
PowerCenter Repository Service. The PowerCenter Repository Service accepts reque
sts from the PowerCenter Client to create and modify repository metadata and acc
epts requests from the Integration Service for metadata when a workflow runs.
PowerCenter Integration Service. The PowerCenter Integration Service extracts da
ta from sources and loads data to targets. Web Services Hub. Web Services Hub is a
gateway that exposes PowerCenter functionality to external clients through web
services.
SAP BW Service. The SAP BW Service extracts data from and loads data to SAP NetW
eaver BI. If you use PowerExchange for SAP NetWeaver BI, you must create and ena
ble an SAP BW Service in the Informatica domain.
Reporting Service. The Reporting Service runs the Data Analyzer web application.
Data Analyzer provides a framework for creating and running custom reports and
dashboards.
Reporting and Dashboards Service.The Reporting and Dashboards Service runs the J
asperReports application. You can view the PowerCenter and Metadata Manager repo
rts from JasperReports Server. You can also launch the reports from the PowerCen
ter Client and Metadata Manager to view them in JasperReports Server.
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