This four-day, instructor-led course enables participants to use the principal features of Informatica B2B DX for electronic data interchange between partner organizations. The course provides extensive hands-on labs and exercises to allow students to gain confidence in the use of the development and administrative tools provided within the B2B DX software suite.
Prerequisites
Target Audience
- Developers, Operators and Consultants
Course Agenda
Module 1: DX Overview
- Informatica B2B Data Exchange
- Features and Benefits of B2B DX
- B2B DX Architecture
- B2B DX Components
- B2B DX Basics
- Installing B2B DX
- B2B DX Ports
- B2B DX Log files
Module 2: Web Services
- Overview of DX Web Services
- Setting up DX Web Services
- Partner Management
- Account Management
- Profile Management
- Sending Documents to Endpoints
- Objects the DX Web Services
Module 3: DX Objects
- Key B2B DX Terms
- B2B DX Architecture
- B2B DX Console
- Partner Communication
- Management of B2B DX Objects
- Endpoint, Application, Workflow, Partner and Account, Profile, Document and Events
Module 4: Workflow Parameters
- Introduction to DX Workflow and the decision making logic
- Overview DX Workflow Parameters
- Parameter Definition & Details with an example
- Usage of DX Profile Parameter Transformation
- How DX Objects work together
Module 5: Administrator Features
- Overview of On-boarding
- On-boarding dashboard
- Overview of Event Resubmission and Event Reprocessing
- Overview of Dashboards and Reports Management
- Overview of High Availability support for DX
- Overview of DX Ports Management
- Overview of DX Log files and configuration
Module 6: PowerCenter Integration
- In Power Center, creation of Mapping, Connection Objects, JNDI Application, JMS plication Connection and Workflow
- Exporting Power Center Workflow
- Creating DX Workflow
Module 7: DT Integration
- DT Overview & Features
- DT Architecture
- Supported Data formats
- DT Studio Overview
- Power Center UDT Transformation
Module 8: DX Transformations
- DX Transformations Overview
- DX Transformations for PowerCenter
- DX Transformations
- Guidelines for Using DX Transformations
- Error Handling
Module 9: Batch Workflows
- Real-Time versus Batch Workflow
- DX Flow Decision making logic
- Configuring DX Workflows for Batch
- Batch Workflow types
Module 10: Documents and Events
- Overview of B2B DX Events
- Event Types
- Event Status
- Event Status History
- Event Attributes
- Event Properties
- Event Search – Basic & Advanced
- Viewing Events
- Dialogue – Root, Parent and Child Events
- Creating and managing new events using DX Transformations
Module 11: Chaining Workflows
- Overview of chaining workflows
- Parent and Child Events
- DX Real Time Workflows using JMS Message Delivery
- Document exchange – DX to Power Center and Power Center to DX
- Pre-defined objects – DX Endpoint and JMS Queue
- DX Routing Algorithm
Module 12: Reconciling Events
- Introduction to Reconciliation
- DX Reconciliation Process
- DX Transformations for event reconciliation
- Reconciliation Monitor
- Monitor Frequency
- General problems around Reconciliation
Module 13: Delaying Events
- Introduction to Delayed Events and Delayed Processing
- Setting up delayed processing in DX
- Delay Rules
- Release Rules
- Rules Evaluation
Module 14: Handling Large Documents
- Introduction to large documents?
- How DX stores documents in the Document Store
- DX Document Reference
- DataByReference in PowerCenter and DX
- Processing large documents in DX
- Archiving DX Document Store
Module 15: Event Monitors
- Introduction to Event Monitors
- Using Events to monitor processing
- Viewing Monitored Events
Module 16: Advanced Exception Handling
- Overview of DX Advanced Exception Handling
- Advanced Exception Handling example
- Event Monitor to track exceptions
Module 17: MFT
- Introduction to MFT
- Features and Benefits of MFT
- DX – MFT Integration
- Installing MFT
- MFT Endpoints
Module 18: Authentication & Access Control
- DX User Authentication
- Native and ISP Authentication Modes
- DX Access Control
- User Groups and Categories
Module 19: Repository Management
- Overview of DX Repository Management
- Introduction to repository management tools
- Exportable/Importable DX Objects