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Pushdown optimization in Informatica PowerCenter works by converting business logic in mappings into SQL queries that can be pushed down to the source or target databases to improve performance. There are three types of pushdown optimization: source-side, which pushes transformations to the source database; target-side, which pushes transformations to the target database; and full pushdown, which pushes as many transformations as possible to either the source or target database if they are the same system.

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Pushdown

Pushdown optimization in Informatica PowerCenter works by converting business logic in mappings into SQL queries that can be pushed down to the source or target databases to improve performance. There are three types of pushdown optimization: source-side, which pushes transformations to the source database; target-side, which pushes transformations to the target database; and full pushdown, which pushes as many transformations as possible to either the source or target database if they are the same system.

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Pushdown optimization technique in informatica PowerCenter:

source :informaticaconverting bussiness logic into SQL query andpushing down to the
source side as the select statements.

This article will help you to understand Pushdown Optimization technique to enhance
Informatica ETL performance.
We will see how to implement Pushdown optimization and its limitation.
What is Pushdown Optimization?

Pushdown Optimization is use to increase data processing performance extremely.


Always processing data on database level is faster than processing data in
Informatica
level. Pushdown optimization working on same concept.

Pushdown Optimization is a concept of push Informatica transformation logic on


source or
target when they are database table. Here whatever transformation logic can be
convert
in SQL query those can be push down on databaseside (execute on database).

Type of Pushdown Optimization

There are 3 type of Pushdown optimization available as mentioned below.

1. Source-side Pushdown optimization


2. Target-side Pushdown optimization
3. Full Pushdown optimization

Let us take below mapping example to understand deference between types.


Mapping contained objects like

ITEMS – Source (database)


SQ_ITEMS – Source Qualifier transformation
Agg_Price – Aggregator transformation
RNK_Prices – Rank transformation
EXP_Prices_Rankes – Expression Transformation
ITEM_Totals – Target (database)
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1. Source-side pushdown optimization

When we run a session configured for source-side Pushdown optimization,


the Integration Service analyses the mapping from the source to the target
direction and
generate SQL SELECT statement as per the mapping logic. This generated statement
will
execute on source database and fetch the records and process further to
insert/update/delete in target database.

If mapping pipeline having a transformation that logic could not able to convert in
SQL
then Integration service execute current prepared SQL statement to execute on
source
database and captured data then processes the remaining transformation.
In our example, RANK transformation logic could not able to convert into SQL(due to
limitation),
so when we use Source-side Pushdown optimization, Informatica integration service
generate SQL SELECT statement for Source, Source Qualifier and Aggregation
transformation.
This statement will execute on source database and send captured data to
rank transformation through pipeline.

2. Target-side Pushdown optimization

When we run a session configured for target-side Pushdown optimization,


the Integration Service analyzes the mapping from the target to the source and
generate SQL INSERT or UPDATE or DELETE statement as per the mapping logic.
This generated statement will execute on Target database, fetch the records, and
process
further to pipeline.

In our example, RANK transformation logic could not able to convert into SQL,
so when we use Target-side Pushdown optimization, Informatica integration service
generate SQL INSERT or UPDATE or
DELETE statement for Target and expression transformation.
Therefore, the data which coming from RANK transformation will feed to prepared SQL
statement.

3. Full Pushdown optimization

To use full Pushdown optimization, the source and target databases must be in the
same
relational database management system. In full Pushdown optimization, Integration
service
try to push as possible as transformation logic to source or target.

In our example, the Rank transformation cannot be push to the source or target
database.
If you configure the session for full Pushdown optimization, the Integration
Service pushes
the Source Qualifier transformation and the Aggregator transformation to the
source,
processes the Rank transformation, and pushes the Expression transformation and
target to the target database.
The Integration Service does not fail the session if it can push only part of the
transformation logic…

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