Getting started with preparing data
To get started with preparing, transforming, and integrating data, understand the overall workflow, choose a tutorial, and check out other learning resources for working in Cloud Pak for Data.
Overview of the data preparation workflow
Your data preparation workflow has these basic steps:
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Create a project.
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Add data to your project. You can add data files from your local system, data from a remote data source that you connect to, or data from a catalog. Each of the tutorials describes a tool.
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Run or schedule a job to prepare your data.
Tutorials
Each of these tutorials provides a description of the tool, a video, the instructions, and additional learning resources:
| Tutorial | Description | Expertise for tutorial |
|---|---|---|
| Refine and visualize data with Data Refinery | Prepare and visualize tabular data with a graphical flow editor. | Select operations to manipulate data. |
Additional resources
Documentation
Videos
- A comprehensive set of videos that show many common data preparation tasks in Cloud Pak for Data.
Training
- Watson Studio Methodology is an IBM Training e-Learning course that provides an in-depth look at Watson Studio.
- Take control of your data with Watson Studio is a learning path that consists of step-by-step tutorials that explain the process of working with data using Watson Studio.