Pentaho Data Integration Beginner's Guide

Time for action – exploring the sample database

Let's explore the sample database:

1. Open the transformation you just created.
2. Right-click on the connection in the Database connections list and select Explore in the contextual menu. The database explorer shows up.
3. Expand the Tables node of the tree. This is how the explorer looks:
   
4. Right-click on the CUSTOMERS table and select View SQL. The following SQL editor window appears:
   
5. Modify the text in there so you have this:

   SELECT 
     CUSTOMERNUMBER
   , CUSTOMERNAME
   , CITY
   , COUNTRY
    FROM CUSTOMERS

6. Click on Execute. You ...