About extracting data
The load process is composed of two main steps: loading and transformation. The configuration of the load process is done in the Data tab of the BA Loader main Project screen.
The Data page, accessed by clicking on the Data tab, is divided into three panels: Databases, Files and Options, as shown in Figure 3‑1. The Databases and Files panels are where you define the connections to the data sources. The Options panel is where you define a load process. These options use transactions to define how a load process runs. A load transaction describes the data mappings from the data source to the target database. Each load process can contain multiple transactions.
Figure 3‑1 Navigating databases and load processes