You might want to execute a profile of the data that you imported from the source. As soon as you create a recipe from a source, you can execute a job to profile the dataset. By profiling the data as soon as you load it into the Transformer page, you can assess the following:
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Steps:
If you have the option of selecting a running environment, select the default one. This option may not be available in your product.
When the results are generated, click View Results.
In the generated profile, you can identify:
Tip: You might want to write down the overall statistics for the dataset, which may be useful when validating the changes you have applied through recipe. |
You might also download the dataset for recordkeeping. See Job Details Page.
If you wish to preserve the capability of running a profile or gathering results from your source, you can do the following:
SourceData
.Whenever you need to regenerate the profile for the source, select the SourceData
recipe and select the output from it. Then, run a job for it.
Tip: This technique is useful if you are replacing the source dataset with refreshed data on a periodic basis. |
See Flow View Page.