Installing InfoSphere MDM Workbench

Install MDM Workbench using these steps if you are only installing the MDM Workbench.

Before you begin

Make sure that you meet these prerequisites:
  • Your environment meets the hardware and software requirements.
  • You completed the IBM® Installation Manager preparation steps.
  • You installed IBM Rational® Application Developer.
  • You installed InfoSphere® MDM.
  • The login that you use on the computer must have permission to write to the registry.

About this task

MDM Workbench is used by implementers and administrators to manage the InfoSphere MDM environment. By using this application, you can manage algorithms, create composite views, edit data dictionary tables, and develop member logical models, flows, and mappings to data sources.

MDM Workbench is an Eclipse-based technology and runs on computers that use Microsoft Windows.

You must have IBM Rational Application Developer installed to use the workbench.

Procedure

  1. Shut down IBM Rational Application Developer if it is running.
  2. Start IBM Installation Manager.
  3. On the IBM Installation Manager home screen, click Install.
  4. On the Install Packages panel, select IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Workbench and click Next.
  5. Accept the license agreement.
  6. Select the package group where IBM Rational Application Developer is installed and click Next.
  7. Click Install.
  8. Click Finish when complete.

What to do next

You can now use MDM Workbench to configure your operational server.