Configuring File Repository in Pentaho Data Integration(Kettle).

Configuring File Repository in Pentaho Data Integration.

Repository is a place to store your work (jobs and transformations), This section will help you how to configure a File Repository in Pentaho Data Integration.

Step 1:

Open Spoon navigates to: Toolsà Repository à Connect

Step 2: 

Click on the + button as shown in figure

If you are using default instance give the default user name and password.

User Name: admin

Password: Password

Then click OK.

Step 3:

From the dialog box select Kettle file repository and click ok.

Step 4: Select a base directory for the Repository and give a name and description to the repository then click ok.

Step 5:

Then you can see your repository name then click OK, Now you are connected to the repository.

Step 6:

Explore the repository using

Toolsà Repository à Explore

Step 7:

Now you can see the window as shown below

Step 8:

Write click on the folder icon and select new folder and give a name to the folder.

Step 9:

Now folder is added to the repository

Now create a simple transformation and while saving select folder 1 from Directory and select OK.

Step 10:

Now transformation is added to the repository. You can check this by exploring your repository.