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You're reading from Learning Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE An end-to-end guide to exploring, transforming, and integrating your data across multiple sources

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788292436

Length 500 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

Pentaho

Concepts

Data Processing

Author (1):

María Carina Roldán

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Getting Started with Pentaho Data Integration

2. Getting Started with Transformations FREE CHAPTER

3. Creating Basic Task Flows

4. Reading and Writing Files

5. Manipulating PDI Data and Metadata

6. Controlling the Flow of Data

7. Cleansing, Validating, and Fixing Data

8. Manipulating Data by Coding

9. Transforming the Dataset

10. Performing Basic Operations with Databases

11. Loading Data Marts with PDI

12. Creating Portable and Reusable Transformations

13. Implementing Metadata Injection

14. Creating Advanced Jobs

15. Launching Transformations and Jobs from the Command Line

16. Best Practices for Designing and Deploying a PDI Project

Getting Started with Pentaho Data Integration

Pentaho Data Integration (PDI) is an engine along with a suite of tools responsible for the processes of Extracting, Transforming, and Loading (also known as ETL processes). This book is meant to teach you how to use PDI.

In this chapter, you will:

Learn what Pentaho Data Integration is
Install the software and start working with the PDI graphical designer (Spoon)
Explore the Spoon interface
Set up your environment by installing other useful related software

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Authors (1)

Carina Roldán

María Carina Roldán was born in Argentina and has a bachelor's degree in computer science. She started working with Pentaho back in 2006. She spent all these years developing BI solutions, mainly as an ETL specialist, and working for different companies around the world. Currently, she lives in Buenos Aires and works as an independent consultant. Carina is the author of Learning Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE, published by Packt in December 2017. She has also authored other books on Pentaho, all of them published by Packt.

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