ODI repository creation

Question

Hi Friends,
This is reddy..I am new to ODI..I have some douts on ODI
1) How to create the repositiory in ODI ( Step By Step Information)
2) Notes on ODI transformations
3) Benifits of ODI comparing to other ETL tools
Thanks
Ranjith

Answer 1

Master Repository creation :
Assuming that you have an database user created to hold the Master Repository.
1. Goto the Repository Management . You can invoke it from command prompt also using oracledi\bin\repcreate.bat or repcreate.sh script.
2. Click onto the Master repository creation
3. Fill up the details like driver , url , user , password . This user and password is of the database user who is going to store Master Repository.
4. Click on Test and verify it is successfully connecting .
5. Specify an ID number for this Master Repository
6. Choose appropriate Technology
7. Click Ok , it should create around 55 tables in the database schema.
Work Repository :
1. Invoke Topology and create a connection to the Master Repository created above.
2. Goto repository tab and right click on to the Work Repositories ---> Choose Insert Work Repository
3. Fill up the details and provide an ID for this work repository
4. Click OK to create the work repository