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Search for a Task in an Informatica Workflow

You can use the Search Informatica Tasks dialog to search for and select a task that is defined in an Informatica workflow. When the workflow runs, it starts from the task that you select. By default, the workflow starts from the first task. You can also view the details and the hierarchy of a task within the workflow.

Follow these steps:

1. Ensure you are connected to the server.
2. Open the Basic page of the Informatica job definition.
3. Complete the following required fields:

   Agent name

   Specifies the name of the agent that runs the Informatica job.

   Folder name

   Specifies the Informatica PowerCenter repository folder name where the specified workflow resides.

   Workflow name

   Specifies the name of the Informatica PowerCenter workflow to be started.

4. Click the arrow search button next to the Task name field.

   The Search Informatica Tasks dialog opens.

   Note: The required fields in this dialog are populated with the information that is specified on the Basic page of the job definition. You can also select another repository folder from the Folder name drop-down list and another workflow from the Workflow name drop-down list.

5. (Optional) Specify the information in the Informatica Server Info section.

   Note: The fields in this section are populated with the information that is specified on the Basic page of the job definition, if any.

6. Click the arrow search button next to the Informatica Server Info section.

   The Tasks table is populated with the workflow tasks that meet the search criteria.

   Note: You can sort the data in the table by clicking on a table column heading.

7. (Optional) Select a task and click Task Details to display the details of the selected task in a tabular format.

   Note: You can only retrieve the details of a task that ran as part of the workflow at least once. If the task has not previously run, an error message is displayed.

8. (Optional) Select a task and click Workflow Object Hierarchy to display the hierarchy of the selected task within the workflow in a graphical format.
9. Select a task and click Select Task to specify the task name in the job definition.

   The selected task name is set on the Basic page of the job definition.

Example: Display All Tasks for a Workflow

Suppose that you want to display all tasks for a workflow named INF_job in the sandbox folder.

To display all tasks for a workflow

1. Open the Basic page of the Informatica job definition.
2. Enter the following information:
   • Agent name—Agent_INF
   • Folder name—sandbox
   • Workflow name—INF_job
3. Click the arrow search button next to the Task name field.

   The Search Informatica Tasks dialog opens.

4. Click the arrow search button next to the Informatica Server Info section.

   The Tasks table is populated with the tasks that are defined in the workflow.