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Pentaho Data Integration Beginner's Guide - Second Edition

You're reading from   Pentaho Data Integration Beginner's Guide - Second Edition Get up and running with the Pentaho Data Integration tool using this hands-on, easy-to-read guide with this book and ebook

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782165040
Length 502 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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María Carina Roldán María Carina Roldán
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Preface 1. Getting Started with Pentaho Data Integration 2. Getting Started with Transformations FREE CHAPTER 3. Manipulating Real-world Data 4. Filtering, Searching, and Performing Other Useful Operations with Data 5. Controlling the Flow of Data 6. Transforming Your Data by Coding 7. Transforming the Rowset 8. Working with Databases 9. Performing Advanced Operations with Databases 10. Creating Basic Task Flows 11. Creating Advanced Transformations and Jobs 12. Developing and Implementing a Simple Datamart A. Working with Repositories B. Pan and Kitchen – Launching Transformations and Jobs from the Command Line C. Quick Reference – Steps and Job Entries D. Spoon Shortcuts E. Introducing PDI 5 Features F. Best Practices G. Pop Quiz Answers Index

Running transformations and jobs stored in files

In order to run a transformation or a job stored as a .ktr file or a .kjb file follow these steps:

  1. Open a terminal window.
  2. Go to the Kettle installation directory.
  3. Run the proper command according to the following table:

Task

Windows

Unix-based system

Running a transformation

pan.bat /file:<ktr file name>

pan.sh /file:<ktr file name>

Running a job

kitchen.bat /file:<kjb file name>

kitchen.sh /file:<kjb file name>

Note

When specifying the .ktr or .kjb filename you must include the full path. If the name contains spaces, surround it with double quotes.

Here you have some examples:

  • Suppose that you work with Windows and that your Kettle installation directory is c:\pdi-ce. In order to execute a transformation stored in the file c:\pdi_labs\hello.ktr, you have to type the following commands:
    C:
    cd \pdi-ce
    pan.bat /file:"c:\pdi_labs\hello.ktr"
  • Suppose that you work with a Unix-based system and that your...
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