This course is designed to teach IBM InfoSphere Fasttrack fundamentals both in concepts and hands on. The course is updated to Information Server V9.1. This course enables you to acquire the skills necessary to create mapping specifications in FastTrack and generate DataStage jobs from them.

• Describe what FastTrack is used for
• Describe FastTrack features
• Log onto and navigate around FastTrack
• Import metadata to use in FastTrack mapping specifications
• Create mapping specifications
• Import and export mapping specifications
• Create joins, filters, aggregations, and switches in mapping specifications
• Generate DataStage jobs from mapping specifications
• Generate mapping specifications from DataStage jobs
• Use istool to import and export FastTrack metadata assets

This basic course is designed to teach IBM InfoSphere Fasttrack fundamentals to Business Analysts and DataStage Developers.

There are no prerequisites for this course.

• Unit 1 - Introduction to FastTrack
• Unit 2 - Working in FastTrack
• Unit 3 - Building a Simple Mapping Specification
• Unit 4 - Complex Mapping Specifications
• Unit 5 - Data Rules and Mapping Compositions
• Unit 6 - Business Terms, Imports and Reports
• Unit 7 - Generating Mapping Specifications from DataStage jobs
• Unit 8 - Importing and Exporting FastTrack and DataStage Metadata Assets using istool

Prior to enrolling, IBM Employees must follow their Division/Department processes to obtain approval to attend this public training class. Failure to follow Division/Department approval processes may result in the IBM Employee being personally responsible for the class charges.
GBS practitioners that use the EViTA system for requesting external training should use that same process for this course. Go to the EViTA site to start this process: http://w3.ibm.com/services/gbs/evita/BCSVTEnrl.nsf
Once you enroll in a GTP class, you will receive a confirmation letter that should show:
    The current GTP list price
    The 20% discounted price available to IBMers. This is the price you will be invoiced for the class.