Ray

• Mar 30th, 2006

 

NO. You might want to use a workflow parameter/variable if you want it to be visible with other mappings/sessions

Shivat

 Profile Answers by Shivat 

• Sep 13th, 2006

 

Hi

The following sentences extracted from Informatica help as it is.Did it support the above to answers.

" After you create a parameter, you can use it in the Expression Editor of any transformation in a mapping or mapplet. You can also use it in Source Qualifier transformations and reusable transformations."

Shivaji Thaneru

Vaibhav

• Apr 3rd, 2007

 

I differ on this; we can use global variable in sessions as well as in mappings. This provision is provided in Informatica 7.1.x versions; I have used it. Please check this in properties.

 Regards,
-Vaibhav

Vishnu_KR

 Profile Answers by Vishnu_KR Questions by Vishnu_KR

• Jul 13th, 2007

 

hi,
Thanx Shivaji, but the statement does not completely answer the question.
a mapping parameter can be used in reusable transformation
but does it mean u can use the mapping parameter whereever the instances of the reusable transformation are used?

Tapas

• Oct 6th, 2007

 

The scope of a mapping variable is the mapping in which it is defined. A variable Var1 defined in mapping Map1 can only be used in Map1. You cannot use it in another mapping say Map2.

CeeJay

• May 30th, 2013

 

No. It cannot be used in different mappings as when it is saved in the repository, it is saved for a particular mapping. And at global level we have mapping parameters only and not variables which cannot be changed.