Create a Deployment Group in informatica Power Center

 Step 1. Create a label

In Informatica Power Repository Manager
1. Click on Versioning a Labels a New
2. Choose a name like INITXXXXXXX (depending on which INIT this label is for) and write a comment like “Due to Release 10.1”.

Step 2. Applying Labels to Objects

In Informatica Power Center Designer.
1. Choose the object that you want to apply a label on. For example a mapping like m_LoadSalesDetail.
2. Right click on the mapping a Versioning a View History
3. Choose the mapping.
4. Click on Tools a Labels a Apply Labels
5. If there is a totally new mapping/object you should choose both “Label all Children” and “Label all Parents” and if it’s only an update of a current mapping you only choose “Label all Children”.

Step 3. Create a Deployment Group

You can create two types of deployment groups; Static and Dynamic.
Static – You populate a static deployment group by manually selecting objects. Create a static deployment group if you do not expect the set of deployment objects to change. For example, you might group objects for deployment on a certain date and deploy all objects at once.
Dynamic - You use the result set from an object query to populate the deployment group. Create a dynamic deployment group if you expect the set of deployment objects to change frequently. For example, you can use a dynamic deployment group if you develop multiple objects to deploy on different schedules. You can run the dynamic deployment group query multiple times and add new objects to the group each time you run the query.
Most commonly you choose to create a Static Deployment group.

To create a deployment group:
In the Repository Manager, choose the first mapping.
1. Click Versioning a Deployment a Groups to view the existing deployment groups in the Deployment Group Browser.
2. Click New to configure the deployment group in the Deployment Group Editor.
3. Enter a name for the deployment group like INITXXXXXXX
4. Select whether to create a static or dynamic deployment group.
5. If you are creating a dynamic deployment group, click Queries to select a query from the Query Browser, and then click Close to return to the Deployment Group Editor.
6. Optionally, enter a comment for the deployment group for ex. Due to Release 10.1
7. Click OK.
After you create a deployment group, it appears in the Deployment Groups node in the Navigator of the Repository.

Step 4. Add objects to the deployment group.

In the Repository Manager
1. Right-click an object you want to add to the deployment group.
2. Click Versioning a View History a Tools a Add to Deployment group
3. Choose the deployment group that you want to add the object to.
4. Loop this step until you have moved all objects that you want to have in the deployment group.
5. If this was done for a release, don’t forget to update the release notes with the path and name of the deployment group that you have created.

Deployment Group Tasks 

You can complete the following tasks when you work with deployment groups:
·         Create a deployment group. Create a global object for deploying objects from one or more folders.
·         Edit a deployment group. Modify a deployment group. For example, you can convert a static                       deployment group to a dynamic group, or you can convert a dynamic deployment group to a static group.
·         Configure privileges and permissions for a deployment group.Configure permissions on a                   deployment group and the privilege to copy a deployment group.
·         View the objects in a static or dynamic deployment group. Preview the objects that the Repository       Service will deploy.
·         Add or remove objects in a static deployment group. Specify the objects that belong to a static             deployment group.
·         Associate a query with a dynamic deployment group. Assign a query to a deployment to                       dynamically update the objects that the group contains.
·         View the history of a deployment group. View the history of a deployment group, including the               source and target repositories, deployment date, and user who ran the deployment.
·         Post-deployment validation. Validate the objects in the target repository after you copy a deployment       group to verify that the objects and dependent objects are valid.
·         Roll back a deployment group. Roll back a deployment group to purge deployed versions of objects           from the target repository.

Configuring Privileges and Permissions for a Deployment Group

Configure object permissions when you create, edit, delete, or copy a deployment group. To limit the privilege to perform deployment group operations but provide the privilege to copy a deployment group without write permission on target folders, assign the Execute Deployment Groups privilege. An administrator can assign the Execute Deployment Groups privilege. You must have read permission on source folders and execute permission on the deployment group to copy the deployment group.

Adding or Removing Objects in Static Deployment Groups

You manually add or delete objects from a static deployment group. You can add checked-in objects to a static deployment group from the Repository Manager. You cannot add checked-out objects to a deployment group. You can add objects to a deployment group when you view the results of an object query or view the results of an object history query from the Repository Manager. To add objects from the Query Results or View History window, click Tools > Add to deployment group.

In the Repository Manager, right-click an object in the Navigator or in a detail window, and click Versioning > View History. In the View History window, click Tools > Add to deployment group.

To add several objects to a deployment group, select the objects in the Navigator and drag them into the deployment group. When you select a static deployment group in the Navigator, the Main window displays the objects within the deployment group.

When you add objects to a static deployment group, you can also add dependent objects to the deployment group.You can specify the following conditions to add dependencies:
·         All dependencies. Select to deploy all dependent objects.
·         Non-reusable. Select to deploy non-reusable dependent objects.
·         No dependencies. Select to skip deploying dependent objects.

When you click All Dependencies, you add all dependent objects to the static deployment group. Dependent objects include dependent objects within a workflow or mapping, original objects that shortcuts reference, and primary key sources where there is a primary-key/foreign-key relationship.

To have the Repository Manager use the recommended setting without prompting you, select the option to prevent the dialog box from appearing again. Alternatively, click Tools > Options, and clear Prompt User While Adding to Deployment Group.

Using Queries in Dynamic Deployment Groups

When you associate an object query with a deployment group, the Repository Service runs the query at the time of deployment. You can associate an object query with a deployment group when you edit or create a deployment group.

To deploy composite objects using a dynamic deployment group, you must deploy all components of the composite object the first time you deploy the deployment group to another repository. For example, if you deploy a mapping, you must also deploy the reusable and non-reusable child objects associated with the mapping. To do Deployment Group Tasks 81 this, you must create a query that returns parent objects and their dependent child objects. A common way to group versioned objects for deployment is to use labels to identify the objects you want to deploy.

To find the latest versions of objects in a dynamic deployment group, you must create all mappings in the group with labels. If the dynamic deployment group contains a non-reusable object in an unlabeled mapping, the group will not deploy.

When you use labels to identify versioned objects for a dynamic deployment group, the labels for parent and dependent child objects can become out of sync. When this occurs, queries may return part of a composite object, and the dynamic deployment fails. This can occur in the following cases:
·      You apply a label to a parent object, but do not label the dependent child objects. When you apply a label to a parent object, the label does not apply to child objects. For example, you apply label 1 to mapping 1 without labeling the dependent child objects. Later, you run a dynamic deployment group using a query that searches for objects in a specified folder that use label 1. The query returns the parent object but not the child objects. The deployment fails because you attempted to deploy only the parent for a composite object. To ensure that dynamic deployment queries return these child objects, manually apply the label to dependent objects each time you apply a label or move a label to a different version of the parent object.

·    You do not apply a specified label to the same version of the parent and child object. By default, object queries return the latest versions of objects. For example, you apply label 1 to version 1 of a child object and apply label 1 to version 2 of the parent object. In the query, you search for objects that use label 1 and reusable and non-reusable objects. The query returns the parent object but not the child objects because the most recent versions of the child objects do not have the label applied. To ensure that dynamic deployment queries return both parent and child objects when you apply a specified label to different versions of parent and child objects, include a Latest Status parameter in the query and specify the latest checked-in and older values.
·     The dynamic deployment query does not return non-reusable child objects with parent objects. To ensure that the dynamic query returns reusable and non-reusable child objects, include the Reusable Status parameter in the query and specify reusable and non-reusable values. In addition, include a Latest Status parameter in the query and specify the latest checked-in and older values.

Viewing Deployment History

You can view the following information about groups you have deployed:
·         Date/time. The date and time you deployed the group.
·         User name. The user name of the person who deployed the group.
·         Deployment group name. The name of the deployment group.
·         Source repository. The repository you deployed the group from.
·         Target repository. The repository where you deployed the group.
·         Status. The status of the group as either deployed or not deployed.
·         Rollback time. The date and time the deployment group was rolled back.

To view the history of a deployment group:

1.    Click Tools > Deployment > Groups to open the Deployment Group Browser.

2.    Select a deployment group.

3.    Click View History to view the history of the deployment group.

4.    Optionally, click Details to view details about the objects in the deployment group.

5.    Click OK to close the Deployment Group History window.

Validating the Target Repository

Validate the objects in the target repository after you copy a deployment group to verify that the objects or dependent objects are valid. You can also use the pmrep Validate command or the Repository Manager to validate the objects.

You can view the validation results in the deployment log. In the Repository Manager, the deployment log appears in the Output window.
Note: Validating objects in the target repository can take a long time.

Rolling Back a Deployment

You can roll back a deployment to purge the deployed versions from the target repository or folder. When you roll back a deployment, you roll back all the objects in a deployment group that you deployed at a specific date and time. You cannot roll back part of a deployment or roll back from a non-versioned repository.

To initiate a rollback, you must roll back the latest version of each object. The Repository Service ensures that the check-in time for the repository objects is the same as the deploy time. If the check-in time is different, then the repository object is not the same as the object in the deployment, and the rollback fails. The rollback also fails if the rollback process causes you to create duplicate object names. This might occur if you rename a deployed object, create a new object with the same name, and attempt to roll back the original deployment.

To roll back a deployment:

1.    In the Repository Manager, connect to the target repository where you deployed the objects.

2.    Click Tools > Deployment > History.

3.    Select a deployment group in the Deployment Group History Browser, and click View History.

4.    Select a deployment to roll back.

5.    Click Rollback.

The Repository Service checks the object versions in the deployment against the objects in the target repository or folder, and the rollback either succeeds or fails. The rollback results appear at the end of processing. If the rollback fails, the Repository Service notifies you of the object that caused the failure.

Creating and Editing Deployment Groups

You can create the following types of deployment groups:
·         Static – You populate a static deployment group by manually selecting objects. Create a static deployment group if you do not expect the set of deployment objects to change. For example, you might group objects for deployment on a certain date and deploy all objects at once.
·         Dynamic - You use the result set from an object query to populate the deployment group. Create a dynamic deployment group if you expect the set of deployment objects to change frequently. For example, you can use a dynamic deployment group if you develop multiple objects to deploy on different schedules. You can run the dynamic deployment group query multiple times and add new objects to the group each time you run the query.

You can edit a deployment group to convert it into another deployment group type. You can view the objects in the deployment group before you copy a deployment group.

Creating a Deployment Group

You use the Deployment Group Editor to create and edit deployment groups.

To create a deployment group:

1.    In the Repository Manager, click Tools > Deployment > Groups to view the existing                        deployment groups in the Deployment Group Browser.

2.    Click New to configure the deployment group in the Deployment Group Editor.

      3.    Enter a name for the deployment group.

      4.    Select whether to create a static or dynamic deployment group.

      5.    If you are creating a dynamic deployment group, click Queries to select a query from the              Query Browser, and then click Close to return to the Deployment Group Editor.

      6.    Optionally, enter a comment for the deployment group.

      7.    Click OK.

After you create a deployment group, it appears in the Deployment Groups node in the Navigator of the Repository Manager.

After you create a static deployment group, you can add objects to it.

Editing a Deployment Group

You edit a deployment group to convert a static deployment group into a dynamic deployment group, to convert a dynamic deployment group into a static group, or to associate a different query with a dynamic deployment group.

To edit a deployment group:

1.    In the Repository Manager, click Tools > Deployment > Groups.

2.    In the Deployment Group Browser, select the deployment group, and click Edit.

3.    In the Deployment Group Editor, configure the static or dynamic deployment group.

4.    Click OK.

Viewing the Objects in a Deployment Group

Before you deploy a static or dynamic deployment group, you can preview the objects that will be deployed.

To view the objects in a deployment group:

1. In the Repository Manager, click Tools > Deployment > Groups.

2.    In the Deployment Group Browser, select the deployment group, and click View Group.

For a static deployment group, the deployment group objects appear in the Deployment Group Contents window. For a dynamic deployment group, the deployment group objects appear in the Query Results window.