This guide is for users of Sybase IQ ETL. Sybase IQ ETL provides extract, transform, and load (ETL) capabilities that you can use to transform data from data providers to data targets. Sybase IQ ETL supports a variety of transformation capabilities and enables you to convert, cleanse, merge, and split data streams. The resulting data stream can then insert, update, or delete data in a given data target. You view the shape of your data at any step of the data transformation process by using its unique “Step and See” technology.
This book contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1, “Sybase IQ ETL” gives you a brief overview of Sybase IQ ETL, Sybase IQ ETL Development, Sybase IQ ETL Server, and the feature set.
Chapter 2, “Sybase IQ ETL Development Desktop” helps you become familiar with the design environment for Sybase IQ ETL projects and jobs. This chapter explains all menus, the sections of the Sybase IQ ETL Development desktop, toolbars, and general GUI functionality.
Chapter 3, “Getting Started” helps you get started with Sybase IQ ETL Development.
Chapter 4, “Projects and Jobs” guide you through the process of creating, simulating, and executing projects and jobs. It also provides valuable insights related to simulation mode. It also shows you how to use templates to create projects and jobs for special purposes.
Chapter 5, “Advanced Concepts and Tools” describes the set of built-in tools that make your design work easier and faster. Familiarize yourself with Sybase IQ ETL Development tools, such as Content Explorer or the Query Designer, to speed up the design of your project work.
Chapter 6, “Components” describes Sybase IQ ETL component concepts and all the information relevant to every component.
Chapter 7, “Function Reference” describes the functional components available in Sybase IQ ETL.
Chapter 8, “Sybase ETL Server” describes installation, usage, and architecture of the Sybase IQ ETL application.
Chapter 9, “Queuing and Executing Process Calls”describes ProcessQ, which is an application that can queue and execute process calls parallel or in sequence.
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