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    The ETL process loads data from transactional databases into a data warehouse. It involves three main steps - extracting and loading data into staging tables, transforming the data in those tables, and then loading the transformed data into dimension and fact tables. The ETL process is initiated by the DAC client and uses the DAC and Informatica servers to execute mappings and transformations to move the data between the source systems and the data warehouse based on metadata in the Informatica repository.

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    The ETL process loads data from transactional databases into a data warehouse. It involves three main steps - extracting and loading data into staging tables, transforming the data in those tables, and then loading the transformed data into dimension and fact tables. The ETL process is initiated by the DAC client and uses the DAC and Informatica servers to execute mappings and transformations to move the data between the source systems and the data warehouse based on metadata in the Informatica repository.

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    The ETL process loads data from transactional databases into a data warehouse. It involves three main steps - extracting and loading data into staging tables, transforming the data in those tables, and then loading the transformed data into dimension and fact tables. The ETL process is initiated by the DAC client and uses the DAC and Informatica servers to execute mappings and transformations to move the data between the source systems and the data warehouse based on metadata in the Informatica repository.

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    Understanding the ETL Process

    ETL Process: Overview


    • Data is loaded from the transactional database into the OBAW by the ETL process.
    – Run using the DAC client
    • Running an ETL initiates:
    – Tasks run by the DAC server to prepare internal tables
    – A series of Informatica mappings and transformations
    executed by the Informatica server as requested by the DAC server
    • The Informatica server accesses metadata in the Informatica repository to define how the data
    moves between the transactional database and the OBAW.

    ETL Process: Overview


    At a high level, the ETL process is completed in three steps.
    • The DAC server executes as many steps in parallel as
    possible.

    ETL Process Steps


    • Step 1: Extract and load staging tables.
    – Extracts and consolidates data from the transactional system
    and writes to the OBAW staging tables
    • Step 2: Transform data.
    – Transforms data in staging tables in preparation for load
    – Computes calculated fields
    • Step 3: Load dimension and fact tables.
    – Generates and maintains warehouse primary keys
    – Loads hierarchy tables
    – Loads dimension and fact tables

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