Execute a Kettle transformation

Question

What is the minimal software necessary to execute a Kettle transformation from a .ktr file? It is necessary to install the Kettle software to run the transformation from the command line?

A good option is to create a Java App to run it?

Thanks

Answer 1

you will need: java installed, dowload the pentaho data-integration pack: into this pack you will find-

-spoon.sh (aka Kettle), the visual tool to design and develop your jobs and transformations,

-pan.sh: the command line program to execute transformations.

-kitchen.sh : the command line program to execute jobs.

-carte.sh: a web server that you could send your transformations or jobs via http.