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1) Aggregator Transformation
Aggregate Functions: AVG, COUNT, FIRST, LAST, MAX, MEDIAN, MIN, PERCENTILE, STDDEV,
SUM, VARIANCE
Represents the rows that the Integration Service reads from an application, such as
an ERP source, when it runs a session.It is an Active & Connected transformation.
2) Custom Transformation
It works with procedures you create outside the designer interface to extend
PowerCenter functionality. calls a procedure from a shared library or DLL. It is
active/passive & connected type.
You can use CT to create T. that require multiple input groups and multiple output
groups.
Example: It returns masked value that has a realistic format for SSN, Credit card
number, birthdate, phone number, etc. But is not a valid value.
Masking types: Key Masking, Random Masking, Expression Masking, Special Mask
format. Default is no masking.
3) Expression Transformation
Passive & Connected. are used to perform non-aggregate functions, i.e to calculate
values in a single row. Example: to calculate discount of each product or to
concatenate first and last names or to convert date to a string field.