Chapter 6, Transforming Your Data by Coding

Pop quiz – choosing a scripting language for coding inside a transformation

Q1

2. False

You can perfectly have one or more MJSV as well as one or more UDJC steps in the same transformation, and everything should work.

Q2

2. False

There is an experimental step named Script (you can see this under the category named Experimental), that will provide support for other scripting languages such as Ruby, Python, Groovy, and so on. You can check the status of this step in Jira (http://jira.pentaho.com/browse/PDI-3035).

Q3

2. False

Despite not being recommended for all situations, coding in JavaScript is useful and there are no plans for deprecating the JavaScript step.

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