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Mar 30, 2008 |
When we prefer to design and execute our job/transformation arranged in regular .kjb & .ktr files instead of repository, we usually faced with a couple of problems :
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And since Kettle use Apache VFSfor all its file system manipulation process, we can take advantage of its ability to access zip file - which is a very popular compression format in several operating system.
Zip Sample
Attached is the sample zip file which contains 1 job and 2 transformation files with very basic operation steps (Generate Rows), i.e :
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In which job_1.kjb call transformation_1.ktr and transformation_2.ktr respectively (Screenshot below).
Zip all the 3 files, named it job_package.zip and put it under C:\ETL_PRODUCTION directory.
Execute with Pan / Kitchen
Goto your Kettle installation directory (KETTLE_HOME). Then execute the job/transformation You can refer to files inside the zipped package with the following URI format :
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