Overview
Informatica Identity Resolution
(Version 9.1.0 Base)
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Created on Friday 17th June, 2011.
Contents
Table of Contents 3
Identity Resolution Manuals 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Design Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Developer Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Populations and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Master Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
What do I read if I am... 5
...a Business Manager? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
...installing the product? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
...designing and administering Systems? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
...an Analyst or Application Programmer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 CONTENTS
Identity Resolution Manuals
This chapter describes the manuals that make up the Identity Resolution v9.1.0 documentation set.
Introduction
Introduces Identity Resolution version 9.1.0 and its related terminology. It may be read by anyone with
no prior knowledge of the product who requires a general overview of Identity Resolution.
Installation Guide
This manual is intended to be the first technical material a new user reads before installing the Identity
Resolution software, regardless of the platform or environment.
Design Guide
This is a guide that describes the steps needed to design, define and load an Identity Resolution "Sys-
tem".
Developer Guide
This manual describes how to develop a custom search client application using the Identity Resolution
API.
Operations
This manual describes the operation of the run-time components of Identity Resolution, such as servers,
search clients and other utilties.
Populations and Controls
This manual describes SSA-Name3 populations and the controls they support. The latter are added to
the Controls statement used within an IDX-Definition or Search-Definition section of the SDF.
Master Index
The Master Index provides a global index for all Identity Resolution manuals.
Release Notes
The Release Notes contain information about new features in Identity Resolution version 9.1.0. It also
summarizes any documentation updates as they are published.
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What do I read if I am...
...a Business Manager?
The I NTRODUCTION to Identity Resolution will address questions such as "Why have we got Identity
Resolution?", "What does Identity Resolution do"?
...installing the product?
Before attempting to install IIR you should read the I NSTALLATION G UIDE to learn about the pre-
requisites and to help you plan the installation and implementation of the Identity Resolution.
...designing and administering Systems?
The process of designing, defining and creating Systems is described in the D ESIGN G UIDE. Adminis-
tering the servers and utilities is described in the O PERATIONS manual.
...an Analyst or Application Programmer?
A high-level overview is provided specifically for Application Programmers in the I NTRODUCTION to
Identity Resolution.
When designing and developing the application programs, refer to the D EVELOPER G UIDE
which describes a typical application process flow and API parameters. Working exam-
ple programs that illustrate the calls to IIR in various languages are available under the
<IIR_client_installation>/samples directory.
5 WHAT DO I READ IF I AM...
