How to Import data from db2 table using informatica power Center without powerexchange.
First open PowerCenter Designer, connect to the appropriate repository and open the folder in which you want to import the DB2 source.
Click on the Source Analyzer tab and follow the below instructions (from Informatica Designer Guide). Note that, you must have a ODBC Data Source created for the DB2 database from which you want to import tables.
Importing Relational Source Definitions
To create a relational source definition, use the Source Analyzer to import source metadata.
To import a relational source definition:
- In the Source Analyzer, click Sources> Import from Database.
- Select the ODBC data source used to connect to the source database. If you need to create or modify an ODBC data source, click the Browse to open the ODBC Administrator. Create the data source, and click OK. Select the new ODBC data source.
- Enter a database user name and password to connect to the database. Note: You must have the appropriate database permissions to view the object. You may need to specify the owner name for database objects you want to use as sources.
- Optionally, use the search field to limit the number of tables that appear.
- Click Connect. If no table names appear, or if the table you want to import does not appear, click All.
- Scroll down through the list of sources to find the source you want to import. Select the relational object or objects you want to import. You can hold down the Shift key to select a block of sources within one folder or hold down the Ctrl key to make non-consecutive selections within a folder. You can also select all tables within a folder by selecting the folder and clicking Select All. Use the Select None button to clear all highlighted selections.
- Click OK. The source definition appears in the Source Analyzer. In the Navigator, the new source definition appears in the Sources node of the active repository folder, under the source database name