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Lookup Transformation in Informatica

The document discusses the Lookup transformation in Informatica. It states that the lookup transformation is used to look up data in flat files, relational tables, views or synonyms. The lookup can return a single row or multiple rows. It can be configured as a flat file, relational, pipeline, connected, unconnected, cached or uncached lookup. The lookup transformation is commonly used to get related values, multiple values or perform calculations using lookup data.

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Lookup Transformation in Informatica

The document discusses the Lookup transformation in Informatica. It states that the lookup transformation is used to look up data in flat files, relational tables, views or synonyms. The lookup can return a single row or multiple rows. It can be configured as a flat file, relational, pipeline, connected, unconnected, cached or uncached lookup. The lookup transformation is commonly used to get related values, multiple values or perform calculations using lookup data.

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LookupTransformationinInformatica
Lookuptransformationisusedtolookupdatainaflatfile,relationaltable,vieworsynonym.
Lookupisapassive/activetransformationandcanbeusedinbothconnected/unconnected

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modes.Frominformaticaversion9onwardslookupisanactivetransformation.Thelookup
transformationcanreturnasinglerowormultiplerows.
Youcanimportthedefinitionoflookupfromanyflatfileorrelationaldatabaseorevenfroma
sourcequalifier.Theintegrationservicequeriesthelookupsourcebasedontheports,lookup
conditionandreturnstheresulttoothertransformationsortargetinthemapping.
Thelookuptransformationisusedtoperformthefollowingtasks:
GetaRelatedValue:Youcangetavaluefromthelookuptablebasedonthe
sourcevalue.Asanexample,wecangettherelatedvaluelikecitynameforthe
zipcodevalue.
GetMultipleValues:Youcangetmultiplerowsfromalookuptable.Asan
example,getallthestatesinacountry.
PerformCalculation.Wecanusethevaluefromthelookuptableanduseitin
calculations.
UpdateSlowlyChangingDimensiontables:Lookuptransformationcanbeused
todeterminewhetherarowexistsinthetargetornot.

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Youcanconfigurethelookuptransformationinthefollowingtypesoflookup:

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FlatFileorRelationallookup:Youcanperformthelookupontheflatfileor
relationaldatabase.Whenyoucreatealookupusingflatfileaslookupsource,the
designerinvokesflatfilewizard.Ifyouusedrelationaltableaslookupsource,then
youcanconnecttothelookupsourceusingODBCandimportthetabledefinition.
PipelineLookup:YoucanperformlookuponapplicationsourcessuchasJMS,
MSMQorSAP.Youhavetodragthesourceintothemappingandassociatethe
lookuptransformationwiththesourcequalifier.Improvetheperformanceby
configuringpartitionstoretrievesourcedataforthelookupcache.
ConnectedorUnconnectedlookup:Aconnectedlookupreceivessourcedata,
performsalookupandreturnsdatatothepipeline.Anunconnectedlookupisnot
connectedtosourceortargetoranyothertransformation.Atransformationinthe
pipelinecallsthelookuptransformationwiththe:LKPexpression.The
unconnectedlookupreturnsonecolumntothecallingtransformation.
CachedorUncachedLookup:Youcanimprovetheperformanceofthelookupby
cachingthelookupsource.Ifyoucachethelookupsource,youcanuseadynamic
orstaticcache.Bydefault,thelookupcacheisstaticandthecachedoesnot
changeduringthesession.Ifyouuseadynamiccache,theintegratiionservice
insertsorupdatesrowinthecache.Youcanlookupvaluesinthecacheto
determineifthevaluesexistinthetarget,thenyoucanmarktherowforinsertor
updateinthetarget.
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