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In Informatica 8.1 has an addition of transformations and supports different unstructured data.
Introduced:
1. sql transformation
2. java transformation
3. support unstructured data like emails, word doc, and pdfs.
4. In custom transformation we can build the transformation using java or vc++
5.Concept of flat file updation is also introduced in 8.x
Object Permissions
Effective in version 8.1.1, you can assign object permissions to users when
you add a user account, set user permissions, or edit an object.
Gateway and Logging Configuration
Effective in version 8.1, you configure the gateway node and location for
log event files on the Properties tab for the domain. Log events describe
operations and error messages for core and application services, workflows
and sessions.
Log Manager runs on the master gateway node in a domain.
We can configure the maximum size of logs for automatic purge in megabytes.
Powercenter 8.1 also provides enhancements to the Log Viewer and log event
formatting.
Unicode compliance
Effective in version 8.1, all fields in the Administration Console accept
Unicode characters. One can choose UTF-8 character set as the repository
code page to store multiple languages.
Memory and CPU Resource Usage
You may notice an increase in memory and CPU resource usage on machines
running PowerCenter Services.
Domain Configuration Database
PowerCenter stores the domain configuration in a database.
License Usage
Effective in version 8.0, the Service Manager registers license information.
High Availability
High availability is the PowerCenter option that eliminates a single point
of failure in the PowerCenter environment and provides minimal service
interruption in the event of failure. High availability provides the
following functionality:
Resilience: Resilience is the ability for services to tolerate transient
failures, such as loss of connectivity to the database or network failure
source :: orkut
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