Informatica allows end users and partners to extend the metadata stored in the repository by associating information with individual objects in the repository. For example when you create a mapping you can store your contact information with the mapping. You associate information with repository metadata using metadata extensions.

Informatica Client applications can contain the following types of metadata extensions:

• Vendor-defined. Third-party application vendors create vendor-defined metadata extensions. You can view and change the values of vendor-defined metadata extensions but you cannot create delete or redefine them.
• User-defined. You create user-defined metadata extensions using PowerCenter/PowerMart. You can create edit delete and view user-defined metadata extensions. You can also change the values of user-defined extensions.

For this purpose only they came with new product called Informatica SuperGlue.

Ravi

Hi Ravi

If possible please elaborate on Informatica SuperGlue.

Regards

Punu

Informatica Metadata Exchange (MX) provides a set of relational views that allow easy SQL access to the Informatica metadata repository. The Repository Manager generates these views when you create or upgrade a repository.

MX views provide information to help you analyze the following types of metadata stored in the repository:

• Database definition metadata
• Source metadata
• Target metadata
• Mapping and transformation metadata
• Session and workflow metadata

Try Super glue aslo good tool

Sithu