Here is a really easy way to verify information about an Informatica PowerCenter’s current status.  You need not be an administrator or even logged into any part of the Informatica PowerCenter environment.  Using the default or custom port of Informatica PowerCenter, enter the following URL:

• http://localhost:6001/coreservices/DomainService
  • i.e.: http://<INFA_SERVER>:6001/coreservices/DomainService

The result will be similar to the image below:

I am about to show you a great sql trick that only a few SQL Server T-SQL masters actually know.  It will save  you a decent amount of coding and make you the envy of your Sql Server colleagues.

Even in the Microsoft documentation on the CASE statement does not list that the CASE … WHEN…THEN…END statement can actuall not only check for logical boolean expressions but via operators but it can also handle an IN() statement similar to a fullblown SQL (or SQL Sub-Query statement, if so inclinded) function in the where clause. The code is quite simple.  I have not found any restrictions when using constants (the hard-coded text that does not change) or immediate variables that are defined within the execution frame of the CASE IN() statment such as CASE WHEN something IN(@supertest).  That is where @supertest = ‘A, B, C’.

 Here is an decent example so enjoy and share with your friends. Be sure to comment on this if you like it. We are trying to gain a rep here at ArtOfBi.com!

SELECT
accountID,
accountSubID,
CASE [debitOrCredit]
WHEN 'C' THEN
CASE WHEN accountTypeID IN(1, 4, 7) THEN
[amount] * -1
ELSE
[amount]
END
WHEN 'D' THEN
CASE WHEN accountTypeID IN(2, 3, 6) THEN
[amount] * -1
ELSE
[amount]
END
ELSE
[amount]
END
AS amount
,
CASE dataElement1 IN('asset', 'liability') THEN
'Budget Account'
ELSE
'Income Account'
END AS something
FROM
FactDataTable

I have not seen any performance issues with the use of this case statement. It works like a charm for me on tables with 10,000+ records. As a side note, using the CASE IN() statement requires only two rigid assumptions:

1. The IN statment must be immediately next to the parenthesis (i.e. no space between the two) ex: IN(‘yes’, ‘no’) and not IN (‘yes’, ‘no’)
2. The values must be seperated by a comma. If the value is a string it must be contained as a string in single-tick quotes.