Saving and running a transformation

The last task before saving and running the transformation is to send the results to a file. This is quite easy:

  1. From the Output folder, drag and drop a Text file output step to the work area. Create a hop from the Sort rows step to this new step. Note that this time, you don't have to choose the kind of hop; a default kind of hop will be created.
  2. Double-click on the Text file output step. In the configuration window, provide a name for the file that we will generate. You should specify the full path, for instance, C:/Pentaho/data/ny_cities.
You don't have to type the extension; it is automatically added, as indicated in the extension textbox.
  1. Close the window.

The transformation is complete. The only ...

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