Define Data Source

After data is prepared, we can create a data source using the result set of data preparation. A data source can be a database table, or a txt/csv/xls/xlsx/btx file. The data source creation process applies every type of source.

Take the text file source as example. Open a new ETL file, click Edit -> Text File or Text File icon  on the Menu Bar to enter Text File window, as shown below:

Select a text file:

The section txt/csv explains each of the options on the above window.

Click OK to display data in the data source. This finishes the creation of a text file source.