For this exercise, you will need the sales_single_productline.xls file. The sheet that has the data looks as follows:
Sample data
We will start by creating the template Transformation:
- Create a Transformation.
- Add a Microsoft Excel Input step, and configure it to read your file.
In order to configure the Fields tab properly, you can use the sample file and supply a temporary sheetname. Remember that the name of the sheet can be different at runtime.
- Make sure that the Sheets tab remains empty, and close the configuration window.
- After the Excel step, add a Dummy step. We will use it later to preview the ...