The document outlines a procedure for comparing data in a flat file to a database table using ETL Validator. It details the steps required for setting up the test, including creating components, executing queries, and mapping columns of interest. Results can be viewed in terms of data exclusive to each component and differences between datasets.

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Flat File & Table Comparison using ETL Validator
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2. 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

3. “Click on
Create Tests”

4. Drag & Drop Database
Component and
specify a name

5. Enter your Query, Click
on “Execute Query” and
then “Back to Design”

6. Drag and Drop a Flat
File Component and
specify a name

7. Click on Next

8. Specify Delimiter and
Optional Parameters

9. Load the Data and
Click on Next

10. Click on Next

11. Close The Window.
No need to run in this
case

12. Drag and Drop a
Mapping Component
and specify a name

13. Connect the entities as displayed
above and Double Click on the Map
Component

14. Select Table from the
dropdown and click
on “+”

15. Select Columns of
Interest and Join
Condition

16. Map the Columns

17. Go to the next screen

18. Click on Run

19. View Summary &
Drill down to Results

20. 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

21. Other Related Tests
• Validate Flat Files
• Compare Flat File to Flat File
• Compare Table to Table