Chapter 8 Building Data Transformation Diagrams
A data input represents a source of data in a data transformation diagram, and is linked to a database, an XML document, a web service or a flat file.
In the following example, the Small Corp and Acme databases in the Information Liquidity Diagram are represented by the Small Corp and Acme database inputs in the Data Transformation Diagram:
You can create the following data inputs in a data transformation diagram:
| Object | Tool | Symbol | Description |
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| Database input | 
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Database from where data is extracted. |
| XML input | 
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XML document from where data is extracted. |
| Web service input | 
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Business process from where data is extracted. |
| Flat file input | 
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Flat file from where data is extracted. |
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