How Not to Miss Your New Informatica Cloud Connection

Today I was faced with a requirement clarification where the target of a File Connector needed to be on a network drive rather than on the SecureAgent server. This is pretty straightforward on Linux where you simply mount the network drive and point to the mount point, but this was a Windows installation which I have not worked with much lately.

To be cautious, I made copies of my working objects to test the change before updating something that I knew worked, specifically the Mapping and Flat File Connection. The change failed, with the cryptic error message “Invalid mapping import and no import log generated.”

I will spare you the various things I tried that caused me to thump my head on my desk repeatedly.

Turns out, when you change the Connection for the same type of Connection, even though the Object name remains unchanged on the screen, if you click the Select button next to the Object name you will find that the Target Object has been reset to the default, which is an existing file. Perfectly fine for updating an existing file, but not so great when your goal is to generate a new file each time. The fix is to set it back afterwards. Screens below for clarification:

Before Connection Change
Before Connection Change
After Connection Change
After Connection Change
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