 | Features: - Easy-to-use import/export features allow business users to take advantage of familiar Microsoft® Excel® interface and create new specifications
- Automates the creation of framework DataStage ETL jobs directly from business requirements with in-line instruction specific annotations
- Employs customizable discovery algorithms to find intelligent matches across source-to-target structures
- Customizable spreadsheet view enables annotation of column mappings with business rules and transformation logic including joins, lookups, data filters, and function logic.
- Generates custom reports in multiple formats
- Apply naming standards for generated data definition language.
- Provides a centralized location for tracking and auditing specifications for data integration projects
Benefits: - Improved strategic initiative project success rates. Helps to ensure that business requirements are consistently captured and are fully incorporated into technical solutions.
- Faster time to value for business projects. Automating the supporting data integration processes enables speedy deployment.
- Ease of use promotes seamless incorporation and adoption of IBM Information Server FastTrack into business requirements processes.
- Minimized risk of data misunderstandings. Defining and automating processes can eliminate errors that often cause re-work, missed project deadlines and overextended budgets.
- Support for common exchange mechanisms. Aligns with corporate standards, policies and interface requirements.
- Strengthened governance programs. Common web-based reporting supports auditing requirements from start to finish.
- Enhanced collaboration. Align business analysts, developers and data architects by centrally storing business specifications and clearly documenting defined rules for consumption by each user role.
- Productivity gains. Automatically translating business logic into code for developers helps save time and effort.
- Improved data governance and auditing capabilities. IBM Information Server FastTrack provides a centralized, managed location for business and project requirements.
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