Data Warehouse Quick Start Workbench


Purpose

The Quick Start Workbench accelerates development of the Data Export Specifications used within Kourier Integrator to build a Microsoft SQL Server data warehouse. After analyzing a U2 file you are able to review and edit the generated schema, which will be used to automatically generate all related export(s) for the file. These exports are designed to create a normalized data warehouse from a multi-valued U2 file.
 

Here's the typical workflow for using the Workbench:

  1. Analyze a selected U2 File
  2. Check Out selected file for schema editing
  3. Edit schema using Excel
  4. Check In file and related schema
  5. Generate Exports for select file
  6. Review generated exports
  7. Repeat Step 2 thru 6 until complete

 Refer to the Moving MultiValue Data to SQL Server guide for more information.

 

Toolbar Commands

 

Toolbar Commands Help

Click to perform analysis and data profiling on the selected U2 file, or enter a new file name to perform a new analysis and add to the Quick Start Workbench. The status will change to In-process while the file is being processed. The status will display as Analyzed once a file has been processed completely.

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Analyzing a file after that has already been analyzed will overwrite all existing schema information that has been generated for the file, including any revisions which were made in the Schema Editing process.


Click to check-out the selected file and open the associated Quick Start Schema file for viewing or editing. This will change the file status to Checked-out.

Click to check-in the selected file and load the associated Quick Start Schema file that was generated when the file was checked-out. This will change the file status to Checked-in.

Click the Generate Exports icon in the toolbar to generate the related Data Export Specifications and Service for the file that is selected. File must be checked-in before you can generate exports. This will change the file status to Generated.

Click the Delete icon in the toolbar to delete the Quick Start Schema information related to the currently selected File Name.

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This action is immediate and you will not be prompted with a confirmation dialog.

This process will delete the schema information that has been generated for the selected file and then return to the files analyzed listing.

Click the Help balloon to open the help for this page.

 

Files Analyzed Display Commands

The File Status filter defaults to (All). Select a file status from the list provided to display only the files in the Quick Start Workbench with the selected status.

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Click the Add command to add a new U2 file to the Quick Start Workbench and then automatically perform the Analyze command on that file.

File/Key Field

KT_SCHEMA/File

Files Analyzed Display Fields

Field Name

Description - Usage - Notes

Selected file radio button. This is used to indicate which File you want to use when performing the a Quick Start command: Analyze, Check-In, Check-out, Generate Exports, and Delete.

File Name

The Name of the U2 file

Records

Displays the number of records that were processed when the Analyze file command was last run.

Status

Displays the current status of the file within the Quick Start Workbench: Analyzed, Checked-in, In-Process, Checked-out, Generated.

Last Updated

This displays the last date/time the file was processed using one of the Quick Start commands.