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Next IUG Meeting: October 29 in Phoenix
SSG will sponsor and present at the upcoming Arizona Informatica User Group (IUG) meeting on October 29. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be hosted by US Airways at: 111 W. Rio...
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Importing Flat Files with Newline Characters in Informatica
During a project that included loading flat file accounting data, I came across a very interesting issue. We were given multiple comma-delimited csv files with several fields utilizing a double quote...
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Data Warehouse Design: Star Schema vs. Snowflake Schema
Star and snowflake schemas are similar at heart: a central fact table surrounded by dimension tables. The difference is in the dimensions themselves. In a star schema each logical dimension is...
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Using Expression Variables for Row Over Row Processing
Downloadable White Paper – Data processing in Informatica PowerCenter is row-based. But sometimes you just need to reference the data in the previous row. What to do? Expression transformation...
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BRMmart: Making Report Generation Easy
Getting historical information out of Oracle BRM can be quite a chore. BRM’s complex nature of its object oriented data store makes the process of data extraction and report generation challenging and...
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Implementing a Type 2 Slowly Changing Dimension Solution in Informatica...
A slowly changing dimension is a common occurrence in data warehousing. In general, this applies to any case where an attribute for a dimension record varies over time. There are three typical...
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Data security for your company. Seriously. It’s time.
Another day, another data security breach. I keep hearing companies say that they need to get smarter and protect their data but the truth is that a majority are moving too slowly or not at all. Every...
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Mastering business rules that constantly change
Over the years I’ve seen companies large and small struggle with managing their business rules. It seems like teams are always asking the same questions: How many rules do we have? Which version is...
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The key principles to MDM success
As I ride back to Philadelphia, I can’t help but think of the day’s events at Informatica MDM Day 2015 in New York City. The day was rich with keynotes and panels from customers, partners and...
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Master Data Management: identify and measure value
There are a few “must-haves” for a successful Master Data Management initiative. My previous blog touched on two major principles I learned during my day in NYC for the 2015 MDM Conference held by...
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