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Data Builder Onboarding Guide

Overview

Role Description

Data Builders are mainly responsible for data integration, data preparation, job scheduling, and other work related to data warehouse development, usually IT or data teams.

Learning Objectives

If you are a Data Builder, here are the essential skills you can master through this learning path. You will learn:

  • Familiarize yourself with Guandata BI's data integration methods and understand the process for connecting different data sources.
  • Learn about data preparation tools and techniques, including data cleaning, transformation, and integration.
  • Master the basic operations and configuration of job scheduling to ensure stable data flow.

Learning Path

Learning Stage Checkpoint Introduction Specific Checkpoint Help Document

Getting Started from Scratch

Basic Guide Guandata BI Concept Table Guandata BI Concept Table
Guandata BI Core Features Overview Core Features Overview

Data Integration

Try Integrating an Excel File Excel Data Integration Introduction
Integrate a Store Sales Table
Create a Data Account at the Same Time Data Account Introduction
Create a New Data Account
Integrate a Standard Database, e.g., MySQL MySQL Data Integration
Data Preparation Learn What Smart ETL Is Smart ETL Overview
Perform a Simple Two-table Join and Output a New Dataset ETL Table Join Configuration
--- After joining two tables, create a self-service wide table for frontline business consumption What is Self-service Data Query?

Advanced Attempt

Advanced

Data filtering, deduplication, value replacement, and other data editing ETL Data Editing
Column-to-row, row-to-column, and other column operations ETL Column Operations
Input SQL queries and process data ETL SQL Input
Batch replace ETL datasets Batch Replace ETL Dataset
Grant access to the current ETL task to other users ETL Permission Management

Function Calculation

Function Description and Usage Scenarios Video - Function Introduction
Window function introduction and calculation usage Window Function Introduction
Window Function Basic Usage
Window Function Practice Case_Store Sales Analysis
Array function introduction and calculation usage Array Function Introduction
Array Function Practice Case_Cumulative Value Calculation
Array Function Practice Case_Supplier Analysis

Advanced Requirements

Data Warehouse Development

Connect to external databases such as cloud vendors and domestic databases External Database Integration
Advanced configuration options for Smart ETL tasks ETL Advanced Configuration
Return BI analysis assets to the enterprise's business systems and data warehouses Data Writeback Function Description
Task orchestration for complex business scenarios, meeting real-time analysis needs at low cost Advanced Scheduling Function Description