Import bridges that are no longer supported

You can find replacement bridges for most bridges that are discontinued at version 9.1 or 11.3 of InfoSphere® Information Server.

The following table lists bridges that are no longer supported, and the bridges or methods that you can use to replace them.

Table 1. Unsupported bridges
Bridge that is no longer supported at V. 11.3 Last supported version Replacement
CA ERwin Data Modeler 4.0 9.1.2 No replacement. You can upgrade to ERwin versions 7, 8, or 9 and use the bridge for the upgraded version.
DBM File MetaBroker 8.7 The bridge is not discontinued. The bridge name is changed to IBM InfoSphere Discovery MetaBroker.

You can continue to use existing import areas in InfoSphere Metadata Asset Manager.
  • IBM Cognos BI Reporting - Content Manager Packages
  • IBM Cognos BI Reporting - Content Manager ReportStudio
8.7 Replaced by IBM Cognos BI Reporting - Content Manager bridge.

You can create a new import area by copying the settings of the existing area, as described in Creating an import area from an existing staged import.
IBM InfoSphere Warehouse - Cubing Services for OLAP 8.7 The bridge is not discontinued. The bridge name is changed to IBM DB2 Cube Views bridge.

You can continue to use existing import areas in InfoSphere Metadata Asset Manager.
Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (File) 9.1.2 Replaced by Microsoft SQL Server Analysis and Reporting Services (Repository) bridge reference.

You can create a new import area by copying the settings of the existing area, as described in Creating an import area from an existing staged import.
Microsoft SQL Server Database 9.1.2 Replaced by the ODBC connector.
Microsoft SQL Server Data Source View 8.7 No replacement
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (File) 9.1.2 Replaced by Microsoft SQL Server Analysis and Reporting Services (Repository) bridge reference.

You can create a new import area by copying the settings of the existing area, as described in Creating an import area from an existing staged import.
ODBC 3.0 MetaBroker 9.1.2 Replaced by the ODBC connector.
SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator 8.7 No replacement
  • SAP BusinessObjects Designer (File)
  • SAP BusinessObjects Designer (Repository)
  • SAP BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence (File)
  • SAP BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence (Repository)
  • SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence
 8.7 Replaced by SAP BusinessObjects Repository bridge.

You can create a new import area by copying the settings of the existing area, as described in Creating an import area from an existing staged import.

Important: The method of selecting assets as changed for SAP BusinessObjects bridges. If you copy the settings of the existing area, you must reselect the assets to import.
Sybase PowerDesigner PDM 6.1 8.7 This version of PowerDesigner is no longer supported. The current bridge is Sybase PowerDesigner PDM 7.5 to 15.

Contact IBM support if you are unable to upgrade to a supported version of Sybase PowerDesigner PDM. Supported versions are 7.5 through 15.
User Information MetaBroker 8.7 You can create users on the Administration tab of IBM® InfoSphere Information Server Web console.
Parent topic: Exchanging metadata by using IBM InfoSphere Metadata Integration Bridges