2 Defining and Using Data Sources and Targets

Add new data sources to your Catalog. These data sources can store the data sets that you want to prepare and enhance, or the results of processing those data sets. You can also upload files containing your data to a target, or download the resulting data sets after running a transform from a source to your local environment.

Topics:

• Task Overview for Defining and Using Data Sources and Targets

• Creating Data Sources and Targets

  • Adding an Existing Oracle Storage Cloud Service Instance as a Source or Target

  • Adding an Existing Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Service Instance as a Target

  • Adding an Existing Oracle Data Visualization Cloud Service Instance as a Target

  • Adding an Existing Oracle Database Cloud Service Instance as a Target

  • Adding a Hadoop Distributed File System as a Source or Target

• Editing Data Sources and Targets

  • Editing Source or Target Settings for Oracle Storage Cloud Service

  • Editing Target Settings for Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Service

  • Editing Target Settings for Oracle Data Visualization Cloud Service

  • Editing Target Settings for Oracle Database Cloud Service

  • Editing Source or Target Settings for a Hadoop Distributed File System

• Uploading Your Data

• Downloading Results from Your Oracle Storage Cloud Service Directories

• Understanding the Supported File Types