What is Oracle data integrator?

• It is a ELT tool
• It is an integration platform. It moves and transform
information across the Information system servers
• It is a development platform. It follows business-rules
driven approach and E-LT approach for developing
datawarehouses.
• Using business approach the developer can focus his
efforts on the business side of integration instead of
focusing on the technical aspects.
• ELT means extacting , Loading and then transforming.
But the traditional approach like informatica, data
stage follows ETL exttracting, transforming and then
loading. ODI does not run or execute the integration
process by itself. It takes the advantage or help of a
process that leverages existing systems.
• It has a centralized repository since it is based on
metadata.
• Metadata means data about data. In other words it
describes the information system and its contents. ODI
centarl repository is used to store this metadata.
• It provides faster approach for integration.
• Therefore ODI is "simply Faster Integration"

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