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Flat File & Table Comparison using ETL Validator

Simple. Fast. Repeatable

Objective

• As a QA Engineer, I want to

compare the data in a Flat File to

the data in a Table

• Pre-Requisite

• Successful Login

“Click on

Create Tests”

Drag & Drop Database

Component and

specify a name

Enter your Query, Click

on “Execute Query” and

then “Back to Design”

Drag and Drop a Flat

File Component and

specify a name

Click on Next

Specify Delimiter and

Optional Parameters

Load the Data and

Click on Next

Click on Next

Close The Window.

No need to run in this

case

Drag and Drop a

Mapping Component

and specify a name

Connect the entities as displayed

above and Double Click on the Map

Component

Select Table from the

dropdown and click

on “+”

Select Columns of

Interest and Join

Condition

Map the Columns

Go to the next screen

Click on Run

View Summary &

Drill down to Results

Three tabs are of interest

here. “Only in A”, “Only in

B”, “Differences”

• Only in A: Data that is present in 1st component but

not in 2nd

• Only in B: Data that is present in 2nd component

but not in 1st

•Differences between that data sets

Other Related Tests

• Validate Flat Files

• Compare Flat File to Flat File

• Compare Table to Table