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Approach

As part of Packt's Beginner's Guide, this book focuses on teaching by example. The book walks you through every aspect of PDI, giving step-by-step instructions in a friendly style, allowing you to learn in front of your computer, playing with the tool.
The book provides short, practical examples and also builds from scratch a small datamart intended to reinforce the learned concepts and to teach you the basics of data warehousing.  Excerpt

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 — - Getting started with Pentaho Data Integration
• Chapter 2 — - Getting Started with Transformations
• Chapter 3 — - Basic Data Manipulation
• Chapter 4 — - Controlling the Flow of Data
• Chapter 5 — - Transforming Your Data with JavaScript Code and the JavaScript Step
• Chapter 6 — - Transforming the Rowset
• Chapter 7 — - Validating Data and Handling Errors
• Chapter 8 — - Working with Databases
• Chapter 9 — - Performing Advanced Operations with Databases
• Chapter 10 — - Creating Basic Task Flow
• Chapter 11 — - Creating Advanced Transformations and Jobs
• Chapter 12 — - Developing and implementing a simple datamart
• Chapter 13 — - Taking it Further

• Appendix A — - Working with repositories
• Appendix B — - Pan and Kitchen: Launching Transformations and Jobs from the Command Line
• Appendix C — - Quick Reference: Steps and Job Entries
• Appendix D — - Spoon Shortcuts
• Appendix E — - Introducing PDI 4 features
• Appendix F - Pop Quiz Answers