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Debugging in Informatica




Mappings Menu -> Debugger -> Start Debugging or Press F9.
Debugging in Informatica
Debugging in Informatica



Click on NEXT.



Select the Server and Session Type.
Debugging in Informatica
Debugging in Informatica



Assign the Informatica Server serv.

Note: The Designer does not have access to Production Tool like Workflow Manager. To test his session, he creates a debug session instance for the mapping.

Question: Where the reusable sessions are prepared?

Answer: In Task developer



Suppose a session is already prepared in the W.F.Designer (non-reusable)

Select the option 

Use an existing session instance for this mapping.
Debugging in Informatica
Debugging in Informatica

Check the box Discard target data

Once the test is completed, the data will be removed from the target.
Debugging in Informatica
Debugging in Informatica



Output Window: 

Server initialized

Server Ready

Server initialization completed.

DSQ Execution Order:

1: SQ_EMP

Server is Ready.

No breakpoints to send to the server.
Debugging in Informatica


Debugging in Informatica
Debugging in Informatica



Target Instance

Instance

Mapping Menu -> Debugger -> Next Instance or Press F10
Debugging in Informatica
Debugging in Informatica


Debugging in Informatica
Debugging in Informatica



Instance gets populated with SQ data.

Press F10

Instance gets populated with Transformation data.
Debugging in Informatica
Debugging in Informatica


Debugging in Informatica
Debugging in Informatica



Comments

  1. I keep getting below error trying to run debugger. How to resolve this?
    PETL_24049 Failed to get the initialization properties from the master service process for the prepare phase [Session task instance [SDE_JDE_Inventory_Daily_Bal_Fact_Full]: Unable to read variable definition from parameter file

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  2. I assume you are running OBIA informatica mapping with the source of JD Edwards.

    This is the one of most common problem,check overridempltvarwithmapvar as been set to yes with correct spelling.

    Refer the below link

    http://mkashu.blogspot.in/2013/08/overridempltvarwithmapvar-in-informatica.html

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  3. Also check disable bulk mode in informatica

    http://mkashu.blogspot.in/2013/09/disable-bulk-mode-in-informatica.html

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  4. once you changed overridempltvarwithmapvar and disable bulk mode. restart the informatica repository and execute you execution plan.

    Hope it helps

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