Working with the RA Informatica Agent Solution

The basic steps for implementing the RA Informatica Agent include:

  1. Setting the following environment variables for the OS user that runs the RA Informatica Agent as shown in the examples below.

    2. For UNIX/Linux:

    INFA_HOME=/informatica/9.x

    INFA_DOMAINS_FILE=$INFA_HOME/domains.infa

    For Windows:

    INFA_HOME=C:\informatica\9.x

    INFA_DOMAINS_FILE=%INFA_HOME%\domains.infa

  2. Setting the library path variable for the user that runs the RA Informatica Agent as shown in the examples below.

    3. For UNIX/Linux:

    LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$INFA_HOME/server/bin

    For AIX:

    LIBPATH=$LIBPATH:$INFA_HOME/server/bin

  3. If a user other than admin is used, set the following minimum required permissions in the PowerCenter environment to define and execute RA Informatica Agent Jobs. Click on Action on the upper right corner to create a user in everyone group. Give the following permission under Repository > Privileges tab (not Role tab) and select the options as shown.

    Informatic roles and privileges

    Important !

    If you have hey have any questions about permissions, consult your Informatica documentation.

  4. If you have PowerCenter v9.5.1 or above installed on an AIX machine, you need to set INFA_JDK_HOME to a valid location and restart the services. This is because the PowerCenter install package does not include Java for AIX. As a result, INFA_JDK_HOME is not set. For more information, see Informatica KB 152565.
  5. Creating one or more RA Informatica Agent Connection objects that will be used by your RA Informatica Agent Jobs to connect to the Informatica repository.
  6. Creating and configuring an RA Informatica Agent solution Agent object.
  7. Create Jobs:
    • Manually for Informatica Workflows, Tasks, Sessions, and Worklets.
    • Automatically for Informatica Workflows using the Create Jobs page in the Informatica Agent.