Informatica 9.

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Conceptual Level:

Data warehousing Concepts 1) Different types of database Systems 2) OLTP Systems 3) Introduction to Data warehouse 4) Differences between OLTP and DWH 5) Different approaches to built data warehouses 6) Data warehouse life cycle 7) Dimensional modeling a. Conceptual Model b. Logical Model c. Physical Model 8) Dimensions and facts 9) Star, snowflake schemas and other schemas in DWH. 10) Different types of Dimensions 11) Different types of facts 12) Granularity concept 13) Different types of keys and surrogate key concept in DWH. 14) ETL and its role in dwh project. 15) Different transformation Operations in ETL 16) Data merging 17) Data Cleansing 18) Data Aggregating 19) Data Scrubbing 20) Different types of ETL approaches. 21) OLAP concept in DWH 22) Different types ETL and reporting tools available in DWH.

Learner Level
1) Informatica introduction 2) Informatica user interface 3) Informatica client tools and its functions 4) Informatica repository and server architecture 5) Informatica Installation process 6) Creating Repository services by using Administration console 7) Creating Integration Services by using Administration console 8) Creating Informatica users and User groups 9) Assigning different privileges to users and user groups 10) Creating folder in Informatica. 11) Informatica objects and naming conventions 12) Source and target connection strings creation 13) Importing or defining the source and target table structures in to designer workspace 14) What is Transformation in informatica 15) Different types of transformations in Informatica. 16) Aggregator Transformation and its usage with real time examples. 17) Source Qualifier Transformation and its usage with real time examples. 18) Expression Transformation and its usage with real time examples. 19) Stored Procedure Transformation and its usage with real time examples. 20) Filter Transformation and its usage with real time examples. 21) Joiner Transformation and its usage with real time examples. 22) Lookup Transformation and its usage with real time examples. 23) Normalizer Transformation and its usage with real time examples. 24) Rank Transformation and its usage with real time examples.

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Advanced Level

Router Transformation and its usage with real time examples. Sequence Generator Transformation and its usage with real time examples. Sorter Transformation and its usage with real time examples. Transaction Control Transformation and its usage with real time examples. Union Transformation and its usage with real time examples. Update Strategy Transformation and its usage with real time examples. XML Source Qualifier Transformation and its usage with real time examples. Develop the mappings using different transformations Create and Run the work flow / sessions (jobs) and job monitoring Trouble shooting and correct the errors

1. Mapping parameters and variables 2. Working with file systems 3. Mapping parameters and variables 4. Different ways to create parameter file 5. INDIRECT FILEMETHOD (File repository) 6. Changed data capture process and its implementation 7. Creating mapplet and reusable Transformations 8. Creation of worklets 9. Target load order or load plan 10. Constraint based load ordering 11. Working with different tasks available in informatica 12. Job scheduling in Informatica 13. Different types of Batches in Informatica 14. Slowly changing dimensions process and its implementation 15. SCD-Type1 16. SCD-Type2 17. SCD-Type3 18. Performance tuning methods 19. Full push down optimization

Professional Level
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Creating or understanding HLD(High level design) Creating or understanding LLD(Low level design) Understanding Functional documents. Unit testing and test case preparation. CODE review process Deployment and code migration in informatica

Real Time Project work: 1. Understanding the Business requirements 2. Creating Staging area and Stage tables 3. Creating Informatica mappings for populating stage tables 4. Designing and Implementing the Dimensional Model 5. Creating the Dimension and Fact tables 6. Creating SCD Type1 and Type2 mappings for Populating Dimension tables. 7. Creating a mapping for fact table population 8. Implementing different Load strategies like Full load, Incremental load, History load