In the previous chapters, we discussed the different functionalities of the PowerCenter Designer, Workflow Manager, and the Workflow Monitor screen. At this stage, you know a lot about the various components of the Informatica PowerCenter tool. We are left with the last client tool, that is, PowerCenter Repository Manager. Repository Manager is not used for coding but is used for certain administration-related work and the deployment of PowerCenter components such as mapping, workflow, and so on. In this chapter, we will learn how to create and configure the domain and repository that we created in the Informatica Administrator console. We will also learn about the migration or deployment process that we follow to migrate the code in Informatica PowerCenter.
The following screenshot shows you the Informatica PowerCenter Repository Manager screen:
As you can see, the screen is divided into sections that we discussed when we talked about the Designer and Workflow Manager screen.
The navigator of Repository Manager consists of components such as sources, targets, mappings, workflows, and so on, as shown in the previous screenshot. It contains all the components of the designer and Workflow Manager.
As mentioned previously, Repository Manager serves two purposes: one is the client server configuration and the other is the deployment or migration.