Having introduced the Pentaho Business Analytics Platform in Chapter 15, Using Reports in Pentaho Business Analytics Platform, in this chapter you will learn how to use Pentaho reports in Pentaho Data Integration, also known as Kettle. This will deliver powerful ETL capabilities.
In this chapter, you will be introduced to the basics of the Pentaho Data Integration and ETL tools in general, and be provided with a description of how to install them and use Pentaho reports as an output task. As usual, in this chapter you will see a working example in action. The goal is always the same: to learn by examples.
This chapter is written as a tutorial for developers and information technologists. The best way to learn is to follow the instructions on your laptop while reading. By the end of this chapter, you will feel comfortable...