What is Joiner transformation?

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Joiner transformation is an active and connected transformation. It provides the option of creating joins in the Informatica. By using the joiner transformation, the created joins are similar to the joins in databases. The joiner transformation is used to join two heterogeneous sources.

What are the types of Joiner transformation?

What is Joiner Transformation?Master outer join. In Master outer join, all records from the Detail source are returned by the join and only matching rows from the master source are returned.Detail outer join. ... Full outer join. ... Normal join.

What is difference between union and joiner transformation?

The Joiner Transformation supports Normal,Right Outer, Left Outer, and Full Outer JOINs. You cannot combine records based on a join condition in Union Transformation. The Union Transformation is equivalent to a UNION ALL statement in SQL, which combines data vertically from multiple sources.

How can we use joiner transformation in Informatica?

Creating Joiner Transformation1Go to the mapping designer, click on the Transformation->Create.2Select the joiner transformation, enter a name and click on OK.3Drag the ports from the first source into the joiner transformation. ... 4Now drag the ports from the second source into the joiner transformation.

What is difference between lookup and joiner transformation in Informatica?

Joiner is used for joining two homogeneous or heterogeneous sources residing at different locations. Lookup is used to look-up the data. Joiner is an Active Transformation. Lookup transformation is a Passive transformation.

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