Jeff's Cluttered Mind

The "Dependences" report in PowerCenter is great for showing where objects (especially sources and targets) are used. Recently however, one of my team members almost deleted a Flat File source definition because it showed NO dependencies. After double checking they found where the Flat File object was used as a lookup!!

If you frequently use scripts to run PowerCenter commands pmrep and pmcmd, make sure you are using server environment variables for repetitive command parameters.

Benefits of using environment variables:

• Eliminate the need to change scripts when migrating from test to production.
• Reduce need to change scripts when upgrading to new version of PowerCenter.
• Better security: user id and passwords will not be in clear text. Of course you will want to restrict who can edit the server's environment variables and limit who can place scripts on your server.