Learning Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE - Third Edition

Using the Transformation Job Entry 

In this section, you will learn how to run a Transformation from a Job. For this tutorial, we will use the Transformation you created in the section Running Transformations in an Interactive Fashion in Chapter 2, Getting Started with Transformations:

1. Run Spoon and create a new Job.

2. Expand the General category of entries and drag a START and a Transformation entry to the canvas.
3. Create a hop from the START entry to the Transformation entry.
4. Save the Job.

Before continuing, look for the Transformation that generates the date range; make sure you pick the lastest version, the one that has the Delay row step. Copy it to a folder named transformations inside the folder where you just saved your Job. Rename ...