Pentaho:Profiler Tutorial

← Data Quality Components for Pentaho

The following steps will guide you in the basic usage of Profiler for Pentaho.

Add Component

To add Profiler Component to your project, drag the component onto the Data Flow screen. This will snap the Profiler Component into your workflow space.

File:Pentaho PF Tutorial Component.png

Connect Input

Select a data flow source to be your input data. Many formats can be used as Sources, including Excel files, flat files or Access Input data sources. Connect this data source to the Profiler Component by dragging the arrow from your data flow source to the Profiler Component.

File:Pentaho PF Tutorial Source.png

Configure Component

Double click the Profiler Component to bring up the interface.

Input Field Tab

Map the input fields.

File:Pentaho PF InputField.png

Analysis Options Tab

File:Pentaho PF AnalysisOptions.png

Output Tab

You can specify which groups or columns you want to be output.

File:Pentaho PF Output.png

Connect Output

Add data destinations for downstream output. Connect the respective output filter pin to the output destination.

File:Pentaho PF Tutorial Output.png

Save Settings

Click File and select Save Selected Items to save the project

File:Pentaho Tutorial Save.png

Run Project

Now, the project is ready to run.