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What is a mapping, session, worklet, workflow, mapplet?

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Submitted by: Praveen

A mapping represents dataflow from sources to targets.
A mapplet creates or configures a set of transformations.

A workflow is a set of instruction sthat tell the Informatica server how to execute the tasks.

A worklet is an object that represents a set of tasks.

A session is a set of instructions to move data from sources to targets.

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May 18, 2005 10:08:27

Manish

RE: What is a mapping, session, worklet, workflow, mapplet?

Session: A session is a set of instructions that tells the Informatica Server how and when to move data from sources to targets.
Mapplet: Mapplet is the set of transformation which we can make for reusability.It is a whole logic.
Workflow: it is the pipeline which pass or flow the data from source to target.

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August 14, 2005 06:25:21

Praveen

RE: What is a mapping, session, worklet, workflow, mapplet?

A mapping represents dataflow from sources to targets.
A mapplet creates or configures a set of transformations.

A workflow is a set of instruction sthat tell the Informatica server how to execute the tasks.

A worklet is an object that represents a set of tasks.

A session is a set of instructions to move data from sources to targets.

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August 29, 2005 02:21:50

dunael

RE: What is a mapping, session, worklet, workflow, mapplet?

Mapping - represents the flow and transformation of data from source to taraget.
Mapplet - a group of transformations that can be called within a mapping.
Session - a task associated with a mapping to define the connections and other configurations for that mapping.
Workflow - controls the execution of tasks such as commands emails and sessions.
Worklet - a workflow that can be called within a workflow.

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January 17, 2006 01:05:31

sithusithu

Member Since: December 2005 Contribution: 161

RE: What is a mapping, session, worklet, workflow, map...

Session - a task associated with a mapping to define the connections and other configurations for that mapping.

Workflow - controls the execution of tasks such as commands emails and sessions.

Worklet - a workflow that can be called within a workflow.

Mapping - represents the flow and transformation of data from source to taraget.

Mapplet - a group of transformations that can be called within a mapping.

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Sithu

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June 01, 2006 14:47:26

hkkhhkhkhkh

foolll is it question??

with out knowing these what can u do?

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