What is the main difference between a Joiner Transformation
and Union Transformation?

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What is the main difference between a Joiner Transformation and Union Transformation?..

Answer / raj

Join Transformation combines data record horizontally based on
join condition.
And combine data from two different sources having different metadata.
Join transformation supports heterogeneous, homogeneous data source.

Union Transformation combines data record vertically from multiple sources, having same metadata.
Union transformation also support heterogeneous data source.
Union transformation functions as UNION ALL set operator

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What is the main difference between a Joiner Transformation and Union Transformation?..

Answer / medatati satya teja ravi kiran

UNION:1)we can create multiple input groups,but only one
out put group
2)we can connect heterogeneous sources to a union
transformation
3)The union tf does not remove duplicate rows.To remove
duplicte rows, we must add another tf such as router or
filter tf


JOIN:1)Used to join source data from two related
hetorogeneous sources residing in different locations or we
can join data from the same source
2)The joiner tf remove duplicate rows...

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What is the main difference between a Joiner Transformation and Union Transformation?..

Answer / ash.gadgi

Joiner Transformation merge horizontally

Union Transformation merge vertically

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What is the main difference between a Joiner Transformation and Union Transformation?..

Answer / yaseen

we can create multiple input groups,but only one
out put group
Union Transformation combines data record vertically from multiple sources, having same metadata.
The structure and Data types should be same while using Union transformation
Join Transformation combines data record horizontally based on
join condition.

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What is the main difference between a Joiner Transformation and Union Transformation?..

Answer / swapna

A joiner Transformation is used to join data from
hertogenous database ie (Sql database and flat file )
where has Union transformation is used to join data from
the same relational sources.....(oracle table and another
Oracle table )

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