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What is ETL?
ETL stands for extraction, transformation and loading.
ETL provide developers with an interface for designing source-to-target mappings, ransformation and job control parameter.
· Extraction
Take data from an external source and move it to the warehouse pre-processor database.
· Transformation
Transform data task allows point-to-point generating, modifying and transforming data.
· Loading
Load data task adds records to a database table in a warehouse.
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