About Using BIRT Analytics Loader

BIRT Analytics is a web application, data repository, and set of web services that support analysis and forecasting of big data.

BIRT Analytics consists of three key components:

Actuate BIRT Analytics, a tool that is used to carry out dynamic analyses

BIRT Analytics Administration, a set of tools that supports administering access and privileges for each module and component of the BIRT Analytics product

BIRT Analytics Loader, a tool that extracts, transforms, and loads records from an external data source to FastDB, the BIRT Analytics data repository

Using BIRT Analytics Loader describes how to use Actuate BIRT Loader to collect data from various sources, transform the data depending on business needs, and load the data into a destination database.

This document is a guide for ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) developers who understand basic concepts in working with data and are familiar with the data structure. Technical concepts and explanations about how to accomplish common activities are included in the following chapters. For more detailed information about any of the subjects discussed, see the complete set of Actuate documentation included with Actuate software or contact your database administrator.

Using BIRT Analytics Loader includes the following sections:

Introducing BIRT Analytics Loader. This section describes how to access and log in to BIRT Analytics Loader.

Working with projects. This section describes how to create and run projects to load data.

Extracting data. This section describes how to create data connections and data mappings.

Managing data. This section explores the data elements, such as databases, tables, and columns, and their properties.

Transforming data. This section describes how to transform data.

Administering BIRT Loader. This section describes how to manage users and schedule data load processes.