Knowing how to accomplish different tasks with PDI is as important as doing it in the right way. This chapter had the purpose of guiding you in that direction. First of all, you learned about the purpose and content of the Kettle home directory. Then you received directions to set up a new project. You also learned about best practices to design, develop, and deploy PDI solutions. You also received some instructions to analyze and enhance the performance of your work.
Following all the guidelines proposed here, your work will be useful, easy to maintain, reusable, and of high quality.