ETL testing is done to ensure that the data that has been loaded from a source to the destination after business transformation is accurate. It also involves the verification of data at various middle stages that are being used between source and destination. ETL stands for Extract-Transform-Load.

What is the purpose of the ETL?

ETL stands for “extract, transform, and load.” The process of ETL plays a key role in data integration strategies. ETL allows businesses to gather data from multiple sources and consolidate it into a single, centralized location. ETL also makes it possible for different types of data to work together.

Does ETL Testing require coding?

ETL tools can be Future Proof Writing code for a particular data warehouse needs to be in the language specific to that system. Most ETL tools, however, don’t do this! They are generalistic to work with many data warehouses. This means that each set of code written is specific to each individual data warehouse.