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Learning Informatica PowerCenter 9.x

By : Rahul Malewar
Book Image

Learning Informatica PowerCenter 9.x

By: Rahul Malewar

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Learning Informatica PowerCenter 9.x
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

The Sequence Generator transformation


Sequence Generator transformation is used to generate a sequence of unique numbers. Unique values are generated based on the property defined in the Sequence Generator transformation. A sample mapping showing the Sequence Generator transformation is shown in the following screenshot:

As you can see in the mapping, the Sequence Generator transformation does not have any input port. You need to define the start value, increment by value, and end value in the properties. Based on properties, the sequence generator generates the value. In the preceding mapping, as soon as the first record enters the target from the Source Qualifier transformation, NEXTVAL generates its first value, and so on for other records. The sequence generator is built to generate numbers.

Ports of the Sequence Generator transformation

The Sequence Generator transformation has only two ports, NEXTVAL and CURRVAL. Both the ports are output ports. You cannot add or delete any port in a...