In the previous chapters, you were introduced to PDI transformations, the PDI artifacts meant to deal with data. Usually, you don't run a PDI Transformation isolated; you embed it in a bigger process. Here are some examples:
- Download a file, clean it, load the information of the file in a database, and fill an audit file with the result of the operation
- Generate a daily report and transfer the report to a shared repository
- Update a data warehouse. If something goes wrong, notify the administrator by an email
All these examples are typical processes in which a Transformation is only a part. These types of processes can be implemented by PDI jobs. In particular, one of the tasks of those jobs will be executing ...
