Pentaho 3.2 Data Integration Beginner's Guide

Getting rid of administrative tasks

The solution you built during the chapter loads both dimensions and fact in a star model for a given range of dates. Now suppose that you want to keep your datamart always updated. Would you sit every day in front of your computer, and run the same job over and over again? You probably would, but you know that it wouldn't be a good idea. There are better ways to do this. Let's see how you can get rid of that task.