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Data Integrator Release Summary
Data Integrator 11.7.2
for Windows and UNIX
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Reports, Crystal Xcelsius, Crystal Decisions, Intelligent Question, Desktop Intelligence, |
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countries. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
Copyright |
© 2007 Business Objects. All rights reserved. |
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http://www.businessobjects.com/thirdparty |
Date |
April 26, 2007 |
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Data Integrator information resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 New features in versions 11.7.2 and 11.7.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Extreme scalability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
64-bit UNIX support enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Data Profiler enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Distributed data flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Load-balancing enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Pageable cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Parallel join enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Performance Optimization Guide enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Persistent cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Push-down enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Trusted information—Data Quality XI integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Maximum productivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Adapter interface installation enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Command-line options to export to XML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Command line to log in to the Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Datastore support enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Data type enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Function enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 History preserving transform enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 JMS and SalesForce Interface Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Job scheduling improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Administrator redesign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 New Administrator user role: Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Enhanced Operational Dashboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Microsoft Excel workbook as a source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Multiple source file enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Password management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Performance monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Repository support enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Self-tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Teradata UPSERT functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Tomcat Web server integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Variable support extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Web services enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 XML schema enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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Introduction
Introduction
Welcome to BusinessObjects Data Integrator XI Release 2 Accelerated version 11.7.2. This document highlights the new features available with this release and also lists features that were new in version 11.7.0.
For important information about this product release including installation notes, resolved issues, and known issues, see the Data Integrator Release Notes.
Business Objects offers other products that complement Data Integrator and provide additional Enterprise Information Management solutions These include:
•BusinessObjects Composer
•BusinessObjects Metadata Manager
•BusinessObjects Data Quality
•BusinessObjects Data Federator
See the Business Objects Web site or contact a Business Objects sales representative for more information.
Data Integrator information resources
Consult the Data Integrator Getting Started Guide for:
•An overview of Data Integrator products and architecture
•Data Integrator installation and configuration information
•A list of product documentation and a suggested reading path
After you install Data Integrator (with associated documentation), you can view the technical documentation from several locations. To view documentation in PDF format:
•If you accepted the default installation, select Start > Programs >
Business Objects > Data Integrator > Data Integrator Documentation and select:
•Data Integrator Release Notes—Opens the Release Notes PDF, which includes known and fixed bugs, migration considerations, and last-minute documentation corrections
•Data Integrator Release Summary—Opens this document, which describes the latest Data Integrator features
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Overview
•Data Integrator Technical Manuals—Opens a “master” PDF document that has been compiled so you can search across the Data Integrator documentation suite
•Data Integrator Core Tutorial—Opens the Data Integrator Tutorial PDF, which you can use for basic stand-alone training purposes
•Select one of the following from the Designer’s Help menu:
•Release Notes
•Release Summary
•Technical Manuals
•Tutorial
Other links from the Designer Help menu include:
•Data Integrator Community—Opens a browser window to Diamond, the Business Objects developer community Web site
•Knowledge Base—Opens a browser window to the Business Objects Online Customer Support Web site
You can also open the Data Integrator documentation from links on the Start Page that opens automatically when you open the Designer. To open the Designer, choose Start > Programs > Business Objects > Data Integrator > Data Integrator Designer.
To obtain additional information that might have become available following the release of this document, or to find documentation for previous releases (including Release Summaries and Release Notes), visit the Business Objects documentation Web site at http://support.businessobjects.com/ documentation/.
Overview
New features in Data Integrator XI Release 2 Accelerated support several key areas:
•Extreme scalability
•Trusted information—Data Quality XI integration
•Maximum productivity
Browse each key area to read summary information for that group of new features.
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