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Getting Started with Oracle Data Integrator 11g: A Hands-On Tutorial

You're reading from   Getting Started with Oracle Data Integrator 11g: A Hands-On Tutorial This is a brilliant crash course in Oracle Data Integrator that pulls you straight into the platform through practical instructions and real-world situations rather than dry theory. Written by a team of seasoned experts.

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2012
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849680684
Length 384 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Getting Started with Oracle Data Integrator 11g: A Hands-On Tutorial
Credits
Foreword
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Product Overview 2. Product Installation FREE CHAPTER 3. Using Variables 4. ODI Sources, Targets, and Knowledge Modules 5. Working with Databases 6. Working with MySQL 7. Working with Microsoft SQL Server 8. Integrating File Data 9. Working with XML Files 10. Creating Workflows—Packages and Load Plans 11. Error Management 12. Managing and Monitoring ODI Components 13. Concluding Remarks
Index

Chapter 3. Using Variables

A very important element in all development environments is the ability to leave room for dynamic information. Eventually, you will want to use variables to construct, refresh, and store information as the processes unfold.

This chapter is relatively independent from the others, and can be consulted out of sequence. You will probably want to review some of its content after you have covered more of the following chapters. As variables can be used anywhere in ODI, some of the concepts mentioned here will actually be covered more in depth later. Introducing variables early will allow you to have a better feel for what they are and how and where they can be used. Other chapters will reference variables. Feel free to come back to this chapter for more details on the subject. In this chapter, we will cover the following points:

  • How to define variables, and how the different definitions will impact the usability of variables

  • How to use variables to process dynamic information...

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