Source qualifier versus Joiner Transformation

Source qualifier

1. Use one Source Qualifier transformation to join data from multiple relational
tables.
These tables must be accessible from the same instance or database server.

2. When a mapping uses related relational sources, you can join both sources in one
Source Qualifier transformation. During the session, the source database
performs the join before passing data to the Integration Service. This can
Increase performance when source tables are indexed.

Joiner

1.Use the Joiner transformation for heterogeneous sources and to join flat files.

2.Use the Joiner transformation when you need to join the following types of
sources:

(a)Join data from different source databases.

(b)Join data from different flat file systems.

(c)Join relational sources and flat files.