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Listed here are Informatica product reference books that may help you prepare to take your certification examination. You can download all documents referenced below from Informatica’s Knowledge Base at http://mysupport.informatica.com (requires registration). Important to note:

1. The Informatica version 9.5.x document set is referenced here.

2. If you are using a different versioned document set some book titles may have

changed, or new books may have been added.

3. A section titled “Additional” is included. This is additional resources that are helpful but

will require more time.

4. It is recommended you read the following books in the order shown.

5. Taking Informatica product training courses are also an important part of the learning

and certification path. If you would like more information please contact us at

training@informatica.com

ICA Master Data Management Developer

Informatica MDM Hub Configuration Guide - explains to configurators/administrators how to use

Informatica MDM Hub tools to build their organization’s data model, configure and run Informatica

MDM Hub data management processes, setup security, provide for external application access to

Informatica MDM Hub services, and other customization tasks.

Informatica MDM Hub Metadata Manager Guide - explains how to use the Informatica MDM Hub

Metadata Manager tool to validate their organization’s metadata, promote changes between

repositories, import objects into repositories, export repositories, and related tasks.

Informatica Data Director Implementation Guide –explains the implementation process for IDD

applications, including specific configuration tasks using the IDD Configuration Manager, Manual IDD

configuration, IDD application components, security configuration, locale codes, and troubleshooting.

Informatica MDM Hub Data Steward Guide - explains to data stewards how to use Informatica MDM

Hub tools to consolidate and manage their organization's data.

Additional

Informatica MDM Hub Services Integration Framework Guide - explains to developers how to use the

Informatica MDM Hub Services Integration Framework (SIF) to integrate Informatica MDM Hub

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functionality with their applications, and how to create applications using the data provided by

Informatica MDM Hub. The Services Integration Framework allows developers to integrate Informatica

MDM Hub smoothly with their organization's applications.

Informatica MDM Hub Resource Kit Guide - explains how to install and use the Informatica MDM Hub

Resource Kit, which is a set of utilities, examples, and libraries that assist developers with integrating the

Informatica MDM Hub into their applications and workflows. This document also provides a description

of the various sample applications that are included with the Resource Kit.

ICA Master Data Management Administrator

Informatica MDM Hub Installation Guide - explains to installers how to set up Informatica MDM Hub,

the Hub Store, the Hub Server, the Cleanse Match Servers, and other components. There is an

Informatica MDM Hub Installation Guide for each supported platform.

Informatica MDM Hub Configuration Guide - explains to configurators/administrators how to use

Informatica MDM Hub tools to build their organization’s data model, configure and run Informatica

MDM Hub data management processes, setup security, provide for external application access to

Informatica MDM Hub services, and other customization tasks.

Informatica MDM Hub Cleanse Adapter Guide - explains to installers how to configure Informatica

MDM Hub to use the supported adapters and cleanse engines.

Additional

Informatica MDM Hub Upgrade Guide - explains to installers how to upgrade a previous Informatica

MDM Hub version to the most recent version.

Informatica MDM Hub Services Integration Framework Guide - explains to developers how to use the

Informatica MDM Hub Services Integration Framework (SIF) to integrate Informatica MDM Hub

functionality with their applications, and how to create applications using the data provided by

Informatica MDM Hub. The Services Integration Framework allows developers to integrate Informatica

MDM Hub smoothly with their organization's applications.

Informatica MDM Hub Resource Kit Guide - explains how to install and use the Informatica MDM Hub

Resource Kit, which is a set of utilities, examples, and libraries that assist developers with integrating the

Informatica MDM Hub into their applications and workflows. This document also provides a description

of the various sample applications that are included with the Resource Kit.

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ICA PowerCenter Data Integration Developer

Informatica PowerCenter Getting Started - It provides a tutorial to help first-time users learn how to

use PowerCenter. It’s a basic tutorial guide but provides a useful general overview of PowerCenter.

Informatica PowerCenter Designer Guide - Explains the Designer has tools to help you build mappings

and mapplets so you can specify how to move and transform data between sources and targets. The

Designer helps you create source definitions, target definitions, and transformations to build the

mappings.

Informatica PowerCenter Transformation Guide – A detailed discussion of each transformation.

Informatica PowerCenter Transformation Language Reference - Explains the functions, constants and

built variables that are used by PowerCenter Developers.

Informatica PowerCenter Workflow Basics Guide – Explains creating workflows, sessions, and running

workflows.

Informatica PowerCenter Advanced Workflow Guide - Detailed discussion of workflows topics such as

partitions, Pushdown Optimization, Grid, and more.

Informatica PowerCenter Performance Tuning Guide – Written for PowerCenter administrators and

developers, network administrators, and database administrators who are interested in improving

PowerCenter performance.

Informatica PowerCenter XML Guide - Written for developers responsible for working with XML

sources, targets and transformations.

Informatica PowerCenter Repository Guide – Explains the repository metadata, service, architecture,

MX Views that help administrators maintain an Informatica-PowerCenter environment.

Informatica Command Reference – Explains command line programs that you use to complete tasks

from any machine in the Informatica environment. The command line programs allow you to run a

subset of tasks that you can complete in Informatica Administrator, Domain, Workflow, Repository

management.

Additional

Informatica (Version 9.5.1) Release Guide – Explains changes, additions of the Informatica Product.

Informatica PowerCenter Web Services Provider Guide – Explains the Web Services Provider and the

PowerCenter web services hosted by the Web Services Hub. This guide also provides information about

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how to turn PowerCenter workflows into web services and examples for how to create client

applications that use the web services available on the Web Services Hub.

ICA PowerCenter Data Integration Administrator

Informatica PowerCenter Getting Started - It provides a tutorial to help first-time users learn how to

use PowerCenter. It’s a basic tutorial guide but provides a useful general overview of PowerCenter.

Informatica PowerCenter Installation and Configuration Guide – Explains the installation process,

architecture, and services of Informatica Product.

Informatica PowerCenter Repository Guide – Explains the repository metadata, service, architecture,

MX Views that help administrators maintain an Informatica-PowerCenter environment.

Informatica Command Reference – Explains command line programs that you use to complete tasks

from any machine in the Informatica environment. The command line programs allow you to run a

subset of tasks that you can complete in Informatica Administrator, Domain, Workflow, Repository

management.

Additional

Informatica (Version 9.5.1) Release Guide – Explains changes, additions of the Informatica Product.

Informatica PowerCenter Web Services Provider Guide – Explains the Web Services Provider and the

PowerCenter web services hosted by the Web Services Hub. This guide also provides information about

how to turn PowerCenter workflows into web services and examples for how to create client

applications that use the web services available on the Web Services Hub.

Informatica PowerCenter Advanced Workflow Guide - Detailed discussion of workflows topics such as

partitions, Pushdown Optimization, Grid, and more.

Informatica PowerCenter Performance Tuning Guide – Written for PowerCenter administrators and

developers, network administrators, and database administrators who are interested in improving

PowerCenter performance.

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ICA Data Quality Developer

Informatica Data Quality Getting Started Guide - Tutorial on using Informatica Developer and

Informatica Analyst.

Informatica Data Quality User Guide - Explains how Informatica users who create and run data quality

processes in the Informatica Developer and Informatica Analyst client applications.

Informatica Data Quality Analyst User Guide – Explains how analysts use this web-based application

client to perform data quality and data integration tasks in an enterprise. Use the Analyst tool to

collaborate with Informatica Developer users on data solutions.

Informatica Data Quality Integration for PowerCenter User Guide - Explains how PowerCenter users

work with data quality mapplets, and mappings imported from the Informatica Model repository.

Additional

Informatica Data Explorer and Informatica Data Quality System Performance Guidelines – Installation,

Configuration and Performance aspects of the Informatica Data Quality product.