No matter which storage system you are using, file based or repository based, you may want to move your work to the other system. The following tables summarize the procedure for doing that:
Migrating from file-based configuration to repository-based configuration:
PDI element |
Procedure for migrating from file to repository |
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Transformations or jobs |
From File | Import from an XML file, browse to locate the . |
Database connections, partition schemas, slaves, and clusters |
When importing from XML, a job or transformation that uses the database connection, the connection is imported as well. The same applies to partitions, slave servers, and clusters. |
Migrating from file-based configuration to repository-based configuration:
If you share a database connection, a partition schema, a slave server, or a cluster, it will be available for using both from a file and from any repository, as the shared elements are always saved in the shared.xml
file in the Kettle home directory.