This workflow helps you to set up and configure the DI development and test environments, then build, test, and tune your Pentaho DI Solution prototype. This process is similar to the Trial Download Evaluation experience, except that you will be completely configuring the Pentaho Server for data integration and working with your own ETL developers.
If you need extra help, Pentaho professional services is available. The end result of this is to learn DI implementation best practices and deploy your DI solution to a production server. Most development and testing for DI occurs in Spoon.
Before you begin developing your DI solution, we recommend that you attend Pentaho training classes to learn how to install and configure the Pentaho Server, as well as how to develop data models.
This section is grouped into parts that will guide you during the development of your DI solution. These parts are iterative and you might bounce between them during development. For example as you tune a job, you might find that although you have built a solution that produces the right results, it takes a long time to run. So, you might need to rebuild and test a transformation to improve efficiency, and then retest it.