Data Connections (DMM)

A data connection sends data between a database or other data store and a replication process or transformation process.

In the following example, data is sent from the New York and Dallas databases to the Europe replication process, and then replicated to the Paris database:

In the following example, data is sent from the Acme web service and Small Corp database to the Data Fusion transformation process, and then loaded to the Giant Corp data warehouse:

• Creating a Data Connection
  You can create a data connection from the Toolbox, Browser, or Model menu.
• Data Connection Properties
  To view or edit a data connection's properties, double-click its diagram symbol or Browser or list entry. The property sheet tabs and fields listed here are those available by default, before any customization of the interface by you or an administrator.