In this tutorial, you will call the parameterized transformation from a new job.
Open the
hello_world_param.kjbjob you created in the previous tutorial and save it ashello_world_fixedvalues.kjb.Double-click on the Create a folder job entry.
Replace the
${HELLOFOLDER}string with the stringfixedfolder.Double-click on the Transformation job entry and fill the Argument tab as follows:
Click on the Parameters tab and fill it as follows:
Click on OK and save the job.
Open a terminal window and go to the directory where Kettle is installed.
On Windows systems type:
C:\pdi-ce>kitchen /file:c:/pdi_labs/hello_world_param.kjb /norep
On Unix, Linux, and other Unix-like systems type:
/home/yourself/pdi-ce/kitchen.sh /file:/home/yourself/pdi_labs/hello_world_param.kjb /norep
When the executions finishes, check the output folder. A folder named
fixedfolderhas been created.In that folder, there is a file
hello.txt...