We just completed a POC now ready for production using Progress DataDirect Connect64 XE for ODBC Salesforce driver to migrate, replicate, cleanse, and synchronize Salesforce CRM data using Informatica PowerCenter v9.0.1 running on Linux x64.
1. Download the free trial of the DataDirect Connect64 XE for ODBC Driver 6.1 for Unix/Linux. Verify patch level is 06.12.0071 or higher.
2. Test connect to your Salesforce account using our example program installed in samples/example.
3. Configure Informatica environment profile to include /lib directory of ODBC driver, and copy the [Salesforce] data source to Informatica's existing odbc.ini configuration file.
4. In odbc.ini data source configuration, set TransactionMode=1 for Salesforce data source.
[gsb_salesforce] Driver=/common/sumits/Connect64_for_ODBC_61Linuxx64/lib/ddsfrc25.so Description=DataDirect 6.1 Salesforce HostName=login.salesforce.com JVMArgs=-Xmx256m JVMClasspath=/app/pwcdev/Progress/DataDirect/Connect64_for_ODBC_61/java/lib/sforce.jar LogonDomain=progress.com SecurityToken=5oZ1dUZUcU2PXLIWwUS2hApl TransactionMode=1
5. Restart Informatica server to pick up new environment.
6. Create relational target or source for your workflow as if Salesforce were any other database connection.
1. Download free 15 day trial of the DataDirect Connect XE for ODBC or JDBC Salesforce drivers to integrate an unlimited number of applications with Salesforce.
2. Or call 1-800-876-3101 to speak with a live Solutions Consultant to learn how other organizations are making progress with DataDirect Connect Salesforce integration.
Sumit Sarkar is a Chief Data Evangelist at Progress, with over 10 years experience working in the data connectivity field. The world's leading consultant on open data standards connectivity with cloud data, Sumit's interests include performance tuning of the data access layer for which he has developed a patent pending technology for its analysis; business intelligence and data warehousing for SaaS platforms; and data connectivity for aPaaS environments, with a focus on standards such as ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET and ODATA. He is an IBM Certified Consultant for IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and TDWI member. He has presented sessions on data connectivity at various conferences including Dreamforce, Oracle OpenWorld, Strata Hadoop, MongoDB World and SAP Analytics and Business Objects Conference, among many others.
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