ONLINE: Introduction to SALT

Introduction to SALT (Scalable Automated Linking Technology)

This class is for developers who want to learn the fundamentals of SALT (Scalable Automatic Linking Technology) and the use of SALT in the Data Preparation Process. All core SALT process are explored in this class up to but not including record linking.

Class Prerequisites: Students must have completed the Introduction to ECL and Introduction to Thor online courses.

Topics include:

• Introduction and Installation
• Creating Specification Files
• Specification Statements – Definition and Syntax
• SALT Language Overview
• Using SALT with the ECL IDE OSS
• Data Profiling
• Data Hygiene
• Data Source Consistency Checking and Source Cluster Diagnostics
• Comparing Data File Versions (Delta)
• Data Ingest