Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Expression Editor Issue After Using Dual Monitors

Expression Editor Issue After Using Dual Monitors


SQL Editor

When attempting to edit the SQL Override in the Source Qualifier (or Lookup) the window for the SQL editor is cropped and does not display the entire window.

Cause

This behavior is seen when using the Designer client tool on a machine running in dual display mode with the Extend the desktop to this monitor option enabled.

Solution

To resolve this do the following:

Close Designer and run regedit .

Go to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Informatica\PowerMa rt Client Tools\\Designer\Opt ions\Global\Editor\SQL

Where PowerCenter_Client_Version is the PowerCenter client version (8.1, 8.1.1, 8.5, 8.5.1, 8.6, etc).

Change the values of the following to "0":

Expression Editor Position

Expression Editor Splitter Position

SQL Editor Position

SQL Editor Splitter Position


More Information


To avoid editor display problems when using dual display mode, do the following:

Open the Designer and move it to the larger monitor.

Open the Expression transformation.

Do not drag the Edit Transformations window to another position, leave it in the default position.

Open and work in the Expression editor.

If the Edit Transformations window is moved to another position, then the expression editor display will not display properly.

Notes:

This problem is not resolved when the machine is set back to single display mode.

The only sure way to avoid this issue is to use one monitor, the client tools are guaranteed to work properly with this configuration.