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what is meant by lookup caches?
The informatica server builds a cache in memory when it processes the first row af a data in a cached look up transformation.It allocates memory for the cache based on the amount u configure in the transformation or session properties.The informatica server stores condition values in the index cache and output values in the data cache.




  
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September 28, 2006 06:34:33   #1  
srinivas vadlakonda        

RE: what is meant by lookup caches?
lookup cache is the temporary memory that is created by the informatica server to hold the lookup data and to perform the lookup conditions
 
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December 06, 2006 06:44:47   #2  
Puli Ramesh        

RE: what is meant by lookup caches?

A LookUP Cache is a Temporary Memory Area which is Created by the Informatica Server. which stores the Lookup data based on certain Conditions.  The Caches are  of  Three types 1) Persistent 2) Dynamic 3) Static  and 4) Shared Cache.


 
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