Adding steps and creating hops

In the previous chapter, you designed a Transformation with just two steps and one explanatory note. You learned to drag and drop steps to the work area and to link steps by using the mouseover assistance toolbar. There are alternative ways to do the same thing.

For adding a new step to the work area, you can use any of the following:

  • Drag and drop the step from the Steps tree to the work area.
  • Double-click the step in the Steps tree. In this case, if there is a step selected in the work area, a new hop will automatically be created from that Step to the new one.
  • Shift-double-click the step in the Steps tree. The step will appear in the work area and its configuration window will be opened, ready for being ...

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