A Transformation is an entity made of steps linked by hops. These steps and hops build paths through which data flows: the data enters or is created in a step, the step applies some kind of Transformation to it, and finally, the data leaves that step. Therefore, it's said that a Transformation is data flow oriented. Graphically, steps are represented with small boxes, while hops are represented by directional arrows, as depicted in the following sample:
Steps and hops
A Transformation itself is neither a program nor an executable file. It is just plain XML. The Transformation contains metadata, which tells ...
