ERROR Logging
ERROR Logging
ERROR Logging
When a row error occurs, the Integration service logs error information which can be used to determine the cause and source of the error. These errors can be logged either in a relational table or in a flat file. When the error logging is enabled, the Integration service creates the error table or error log file the first time when it runs the session. If the error table or error log file exists already, then the error data will be appended. Following are the activities that need to be performed to implement the Informatica Row Error Logging: 1. In the Config object tab of Error Handling option , set the Error Log type attribute to Relational database or Flat File. By Default error logging is disabled. 2. SET Stop On Errors = 1 3. If the Error Log Type is set to Relational, specify the Database connection & Table Name Prefix Following are the tables which will be created by Integration service and which will be populated as and when the error occurs. PMERR_DATA Stores data and metadata about a transformation row error and its corresponding source row. PMERR_MSG Stores metadata about an error and the error message. PMERR_SESS Stores metadata about the session. PMERR_TRANS Stores metadata about the source and transformation ports, such as name and datatype, when a transformation error occurs. 4. If the Error Log Type is set to Flatfile, specify the Error log file directory and Error log file name
Database Error Messages and the Error messages that Integration service writes to Bad File/ Reject file can also be captured and stored in the Error log tables / Flat files. Following are the few database error messages which will be logged in the Error Log Tables / Flat files.
Error Messages Cannot Insert the value NULL into column <<Column name>>, table <<Table_name>> Violation of PRIMARY KEY constraint <<Primary key constraint name>> Violation of UNIQUE KEY constraint <<Unique Key Constraint>> Cannot Insert Duplicate key in object <<Table_name>> Row Error Logging Implementation Advantages Since the Informatica Inbuilt feature is leveraged, the Error log information would be very accurate with very minimal development effort. Pitfall Enabling Error logging will have an impact to performance, since the integration service processes one row at a time instead of block of rows.
Create an FTP connection object in the Workflow Manager and configure the connection attributes Configure the session to use the FTP connection object in the session properties.
Specify the Remote filename in the connection value of the Session properties.
Guidelines
Specify the source or target output directory in the session properties. If not specified, the Integration Service stage the file in the directory where the Integration Service runs on UNIX or in the Windows System directory. Session cannot run concurrently if the same FTP source file or target file located on a mainframe. If a workflow containing a session that stages an FTP source or target from a mainframe is aborted, then the same workflow cannot be run until its timed out. Configure an FTP connection to use SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) while connecting to an SFTP server. SFTP enables file transfer over a secure data stream. The Integration Service creates an SSH2 transport layer that enables a secure connection and access to the files on an SFTP server. To run a session using an FTP connection for an SFTP server that requires public key authentication, the public key and private key files must be accessible on nodes where the session will run.
Configuring Remote Filename Attribute Remote Filename Description The remote file name for the source or target. Indirect source file name to be entered, in case of indirect source file is sent. Use 7-bit ASCII characters for the file name. The session fails if it encounters a remote file name with Unicode characters. If the path name is provided with the source file name, the Integration Service ignores the path entered in the Default Remote Directory field. The session will fail if the File name with path is provided with single or double quotation marks. Is Staged Stages the source or target file on the Integration Service. Default is Not staged. Is TransferChanges the transfer mode. Mode ASCII When enabled, the Integration Service uses ASCII transfer mode. Use ASCII mode when transferring files on Windows machines to ensure that the end of line character is translated properly in text files.
When disabled, the Integration Service uses Binary Transfer mode. Use Binary Transfer mode when transferring files on UNIX machines. Default is disabled.