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INFORMATICABGINFO

INSTALLATION GUIDE

Version 2010.07.15.01


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InformaticaBGInfo Installation Guide

Copyright 2010 FyghtSoft, LLC All Rights Reserved Page 2

ABOUT FYGHTSOFT

FYGHTSOFT PRODUCTS

Our products are created out of real world necessity and based on best business practices. Each of our products aims

to solve a business or integration problem that often existed at one or more of our current or previous clients. But

sometimes we just like to create innovative tools that bring value to end users. Our products are field tested and

battle ready. In order to keep our solutions fresh and products relevant we continually ask our clients and potential

buyers of our products to tell us about their integration issues. If you have an idea for a product or an existing

integration issue, let us know. Our products are designed to help.

COPYRIGHT

All rights and ownership of FyghtSoft products are reserved by FyghtSoft, LLC.

LIMIT OF LIABILITY /DISCLAIMERWhile every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this article, the publisher and author assume no

responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

TRADEMARKS

Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks or registered

trademarks. In all instances in which FyghtSoft is aware of such claim, the product names appear in initial capital or all

capital letters. Readers, however, should contact the appropriate companies for more complete information regarding

trademarks and registration.

WEBSITE

http://www.fyghtsoft.com

SALES &SUPPORT

If you have any questions regarding the purchase of this product or require additional product licenses, please contact

our sales office, Monday-Friday from 9am 4pm EST at 704-904-3667 or [email protected].

If you have technical issues or need to report a problem with the software please log the issue on our support forum

at http://www.fyghtsoft.com/forums/.

PARTNERS

FyghtSoft maintains relationships with several organizations, however, mention of any organization within this

document does not construe entitlement, relationship, partnership, ownership, or management of any entity unless

otherwise explicitly stated.
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Table of Contents

About FyghtSoft .......................................................................................................................................................... 2

Getting Started ............................................................................................................................................................ 4

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 4

User License Granted ............................................................................................................................................... 4

Pre-Requisites ......................................................................................................................................................... 4

Download File(s) ...................................................................................................................................................... 4

File Inventory .......................................................................................................................................................... 4

Set-Up & Configure the Web Services Hub (WSH) ........................................................................................................ 6

Overview ................................................................................................................................................................. 6

Access the Administration Console .......................................................................................................................... 6

Create a Web Services Hub Service .......................................................................................................................... 6

Add Other Repository Services to the WSH .............................................................................................................. 9

Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................................. 10


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GETTING STARTED

INTRODUCTIONThank you for purchasing the InformaticaBGInfo (a.k.a InfaBGInfo) desktop wallpaper analyzer tool for PowerCenter.

We have created a step-by-step installation guide as a reference enabling you to setup your environment in order to

utilize the product. By following the steps within this guide there should be no issues utilizing the product as

designed.

As of July 31, 2010 there is no automated installer available. The installation process is manual but it is very quick.

USER LICENSE GRANTED

Purchase of this product entitles you to a single (1) developer license. If you have more than one developer which willutilize this product, you will need to purchase additional products/licenses to satisfy each user/developer. Please

contact our Sales department ([email protected]) as volume pricing is available. If you have any questions

regarding your license or any compliance thereto, please contact our sales department.

PRE-REQUISITES

In order to comply with our standards as well as those of Informatica, or software has been tested thoroughly and

rigorously. This software requires that the following pre-requisites be met in order for your purchase software

product to run in a certified environment.

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (or higher) Connected to a network or Internet with a confirmed network access to the Informatica Server Informatica Web Service Hub configured and enabled

DOWNLOAD FILE(S)

Upon purchase you will or should have downloaded a single ZIP compression file based on the latest software version

available. The name of the single file should be similar to FyghtSoft_InfaBGInfo_v.zip. This file

contains all of the necessary binaries and read me files associated with the specific software version release.

Download this single file to a directory of your choice, ex: C:\downloads. Decompress the file using your extraction

utility such as WinZip or WinRAR. The zip file is compressed at the root folder level so you may choose extract and the

result will be the root folder, ex: C:\downloads\FyghtSoft_XMLParse_Function_v1\.

FILE INVENTORY

Once the file is extracted, expand the root folder to see the file structure beneath it. The resulting file structure

should be similar to the image below.


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There is no installation or MSI setup. The main program resides in the /bin folder.

It is recommended that you either place the software root folder (the main folder that is visible when the zip file is

extracted) into either a base drive (e.g.: C:\) or in the Program Files directory (i.e.: C:\Program Files). This however, is

just a recommendation. The InfaBGInfo.exe can be launched from any location on your machine.


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SET-UP &CONFIGURE THE WEB SERVICES HUB (WSH)

OVERVIEWInformatica PowerCenter has traded in support for many of its APIs and flexibility seen in previous releases for one

core mechanism called the Informatica Web Services Hub (WSH). Luckily the made a part of the basic Informatica

PowerCenter license. Although it is included with each distribution of PowerCenter and controlled via the

Administration Console the WSH is not turned on by default. This section walks you through how to quickly configure

and instance of the WSH so that InfaBGInfo can execute properly against it. This document does not cover what the

WSH is or how its internals work. For the latter please consult the Informatica PowerCenter documentation.

ACCESS THE ADMINISTRATION CONSOLE

Navigate to the web based PowerCenter Administration Console by either:

1. On Windows, select Start > All Programs > Informatica PowerCenter > Services > PowerCenterAdministration Console, or

2. Open a web browser, type http://:6001/adminconsole/ in the address bar and sign in.a. The default address is the server name and the default http port is 6001 (https default is 8443).

Please consult with your Informatica Administrator if this default information was changed.

Log-in to the Administration Console with a valid username and password.

CREATE A

WEB

SERVICES

HUB

SERVICE

If your organizations Informatica PowerCenter instance does not have a Web Services Hub (WSH) service running,

you can create one or have your Informatica administrator create one for you by follow the steps below. If you

already know a WSH service is running you may skip to the user guide accompanying this product and get started

using the software.

1. Log into the Informatica PowerCenter Administration Console.


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2. Click Create > Web Services Hub to start creation of a WSH.

3. On the prompt, enter the credentials for each field as required by the form.


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Click the Create button when ready to continue.

NOTE: You enter one Repository Service to initially create the WSH but you will be able to add multiple

Repository Services after the WSH has been created.

4. The creation of your WSH is complete and you are now ready to use InfaBGInfo to retrieve metadatainformation and display it on your desktop.


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ADD OTHER REPOSITORY SERVICES TO THE WSH

As mentioned in a note in the above section, multiple Repository Services can be associated with a WSH service and

have their data references via the single WSH. To set up one or more Repository Services against the new WSH please

follow the steps below:

1. While reviewing the main WSH page within the Informatica Administration Console, click on the AssociateRepository tab.

2. Click the Add button in the far right of this page.


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3. Enter credentials to connect to the Repository Service.

Click the OK button on the respective row of the Repository Service you are adding.

4. A success message will be shown on the page. You have now added a repository that is accessible via theWSH and the InfaBGInfo software.

CONCLUSIONThis document has provided step by step guidance on installing and configuring Informatica PowerCenter Web

Services Hub for you environment in order to utilize InfaBGInfo. For usage information, please consult the user guide

available in the extracted product directory.

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