# Create a transformation

Follow these instructions to create your transformation:

1. Perform one of the following actions:
   * Click **File** > **New** > **Transformation**.
   * Click the **New file** icon in the toolbar and select **Transformation**.
   * Hold down the CTRL N keys.
2. Go to the **Design** tab. Expand the folders or use the **Steps** field to search for a specific step.
3. Either drag or double-click a step to place it on the PDI client canvas.
4. Double-click the step in the PDI client canvas to open its properties window. For help with filling out the window, click the **Help** button that is available with each step.
5. To add another step, either drag or double-click the step in the **Design** tab to place it on the PDI client canvas.
   * If you drag the step to the canvas, you can add a hop by pressing the SHIFT key and drawing a hop from one step to the other.
   * If you double-click it, the step appears on the canvas with a hop already connected to your previous step.

After you have created a transformation, you must save the transformation before you can run it.


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