• Understanding Domains

1. Nodes
2. Application Services

• Using Administration Console
• Managing the Domain

1. Managing Alerts
2. Managing Folders
3. Managing Permissions
4. Managing Application Services
5. Managing the Nodes

• Managing Users and Groups
• Managing Privileges and Roles

1. Domain Privileges
2. Repository Services Privileges
3. Reporting Service Privileges
4. Managing Roles – Assigning Privileges and Roles to Users and Groups

• Creating and Configuring the Repository Services
• Managing the Repository
• Creating and Configuring Integration Services

1. Enabling and Disabling the Integration Services
2. Running in Normal and Safe Mode
3. Configuring the Integration Services Processes

• Integration Services Architecture
• Creating the Reporting Services

1. Managing the Reporting Services
2. Configuring the Reporting Services

• Managing License

• Understanding Pipeline Partitioning

1. Partitioning Attributes
2. Dynamic Partitioning
3. Partitioning Rules
4. Configuring Partitioning

• Partitioning Points

1. Adding and Deleting Partitioning points
2. Partitioning Relational Sources
3. Partitioning File Targets
4. Partitioning transformations

• Partitioning Types
• Real Time Processing
• Commit Points
• Workflow Recovery
• Stopping and Aborting

1. Error Handling
2. Stopping and Aborting Workflows

• Concurrent Workflows
• Load Balancer
• Workflow Variables

1. Predefined Workflow Variables
2. User- Defined Workflow Variables
3. Using Worklet Variables
4. Assigning Variable Values in a Worklet

• Parameter and variables in Sessions

1. Working with Session Parameters
2. Assigning Parameter and Variables in a Session

• Parameter File
• Session Caches
• Incremental Aggregation
• Session Log Interface

• Using Command Line Programs

1. Infacmd
2. Infasetup
3. Pmcmd
4. pmrep

• Using the Designer

1. Configuring Designer Options
2. Using Toolbars
3. Navigating the Workspace
4. Designer Tasks
5. Viewing Mapplet and Mapplet Reports

• Working with Sources

1. Working with Relational Sources
2. Working with COBOL Sources
3. Working with Cobol Source Files

• Working with Flat Files

1. Importing  Flat Files
2. Editing Flat Files Definition
3. Formatting Flat Files Column

• Working with Targets

1.  Importing Target Definition
2. Creating Target Definition from Source Definition
3. Creating Target Definition from Transformations
4. Creating Target tables

• Mappings

1. Working with Mappings
2. Connecting Mapping Objects
3. Linking Ports
4. Propagating Port Attributes
5. Working with Targets in a Mapping
6. Working with Relational Targets in a Mapping
7. Validating a Mapping
8. Using Workflow Generation Wizard

• Mapplets

1. Understanding Mapplets Input and Output
2. Using Mapplet Designer
3. Using Mapplets in Mapping

• Mapping Parameters and Variables
• Working with User-Defined Functions
• Using the Debugger

1. Creating Breakpoints
2. Configuring the Debugger
3. Monitoring the Debugger
4. Evaluating Expression

• Creating Cubes and Dimensions
• Using Mapping Wizard
• Naming Conventions

Performance Tuning Overview

• Bottlenecks

1. Using Thread Statistics
2. Target Bottlenecks
3. Source Bottlenecks
4. Mapping Bottlenecks
5. Session Bottlenecks
6. System Bottlenecks

• Optimizing the Targets
• Optimizing the Source
• Optimizing the Mapping
• Optimizing the Transformations
• Optimizing the Sessions
• Optimizing thePowerCenter Components
• Optimizing the System
• Using Pipeline Partitions
• Performance Counters

• Understanding the Repository
• Using Repository Manager
• Folders
• Managing Object Permissions
• Working with Versioned Objects
• Exporting and Importing Objects
• Copying Objects

• Working with Transformations

1. Configuring Transformations
2. Working with Ports
3. Working with Expressions
4. Reusable Transformations

• Aggregator Transformation
• Custom Transformation
• Expression Transformation
• External Transformation
• Filter Transformation
• Joiner Transformation
• Java Transformation
• Lookup Transformation
• Lookup Caches
• Normalizer Transformation
• Rank Transformation
• Router Transformation
• Sequence Generator Transformation
• Sorter Transformation
• Source Qualifier Transformation
• SQL Transformation
• Stored Procedure Transformation
• Transaction Control Transformation
• Union Transformation
• Update Strategy Transformation

• The Transformation Language
• Constants
• Operators
• Variables
• Dates
• Functions
• Creating Custom Function

• Workflow Manager

1. Workflow Manager Options
2. Navigating the Workspace
3. Working with Repository Objects
4. Copying Repository Objects
5. Comparing Repository Objects

• Workflow and Worklets

1. Creating a Workflow
2. Using Workflow Wizard
3. Assigning an Integration Service
4. Working with Worklets
5. Working with Links

• Sessions

1. Creating a Session Task
2. Editing a Session
3. Pre- and Post- Session Commands

• Session Configuration Objects
• Tasks

1. Creating a Task
2. Configuring Tasks
3. Working with Command Task
4. Working with Decision Task
5. Working with Event Task
6. Working Timer Task
7. Working with Assignment Task

• Sources

1. Configuring Sources in a Session
2. Working with Relational Sources
3. Working with Flat Sources

• Targets

1. Configuring Targets in a Session
2. Working with Relational Targets
3. Working with File Targets
4. Reject Files

• Validation

1. Validating Tasks
2. Validating Worklets
3. Validating Session
4. Validating Workflows

• Scheduling and Running Workflows

1. Scheduling a Workflow
2. Manually Starting a Workflow

• Sending Email

1. Working with Email Tasks
2. Working with Post-Session Email

• Workflow Monitor

1. Using Workflow Monitor
2. Customizing Workflow Monitor Options
3. Working with Tasks and Workflows
4. Using Gantt Chart View and Task View

• Workflow Monitor Details

1. Integration Services Properties
2. Workflow Run Properties
3. Worklet Run Properties
4. Session Task Run Properties
5. Performance Details

• Session and Workflow Logs

1. Log Events
2. Log Events Window
3. Working with Log Files
4. Workflow Logs

Note: Lab sessions for all the points mentioned above will be taken.

• Evolution of Datawarehousing – History
• The need of Datawarehousing
• Why Datawarehousing
• What is Datawarehousing – The Definition

1. Subject -Oriented
2. Integrated
3. Non – Volatile
4. Time Varying

• Datawarehousing Architecture

1. Data Source Layer
2. Data Extraction Layer
3. Staging Layer
4. ETL Layer
5. Data Storage Layer
6. Data Logic Layer
7. Data Presentation Layer
8. Metadata Layer
9. System Operation Layer

• Dimension table
• Fact table

1. Additive Facts
2. Semi Additive Facts
3. Non – Additive Fact
4. Cumulative
5. SnapShot

• Attribute
• Hierarchy
• Types of Schema

1. Star Schema
2. Snow Flake Schema
3. Fact Constellation Schema

• Slow Changing Dimension

1. SCD1 – Advantages/ Disadvantages
2. SCD2 – Advantages/ Disadvantages
3. SCD3 – Advantages/ Disadvantages

• OLAP and OLTP

1. Difference between OLAP and OLTP
2. Types Of OLAP
3. Multi-Dimentional (MOLAP)
4. Relational(ROLAP)
5. Hybrid(HOLAP)