Processes and chores

You import data with TurboIntegrator by defining a process. A process is the TM1® object that consists of the following characteristics.

• A description of a data source.
• A set of variables corresponding to each column in the data source.
• A set of maps that define relationships between variables and data structures in the TM1 database.
• A Prolog procedure, consisting of a series of actions to be executed before the data source is processed.
• A Metadata procedure, consisting of a series of actions that update or create cubes, dimensions, and other metadata structures.
• A Data procedure, consisting of a series of actions that update or transform data in your TM1 database.
• An Epilog procedure to be executed after the data source is processed.
• A set of parameters that can be used to generalize a process so it can be used in multiple situations.

Chores are a container object for a set of TM1 processes. Chores allow you to run processes in a certain order and schedule processes to be run at a certain time. For details, see Scheduling a Process for Automatic Execution with Chores.