Unit 1: Data Integration Concepts

Lesson 1-1. Introducing Informatica

Informatica provides data integration tools for both batch and real-time
applications.

Lesson 1-2. Data Integration

Traditionally, data integration is a batch processto extract, transform and

load (ETL) data from transactional systems to data warehouses.

Lesson 1-3. Mappings and Transformations

Lesson 1-4. Tasks and Workflows

Tasks
A task is an executable set of actions, functions, or commands.
A sequence of tasks defines the runtime behavior of a data integration
process.

Workflows

Lesson 1-5. Metadata

Metadata, which means data about data, is information that describes

data. Common contents of metadata include the source or author of a

dataset, how the dataset should be accessed, and its limitations.