Starting the PDI client

After you have installed Pentaho Data Integration (PDI), you can use the PDI client (also known as Spoon) desktop application to start building transformations of your data.

Perform the following steps to launch the PDI client from the Pentaho directory.

1. Start the Pentaho Server.

2. Navigate to the folder where you have installed PDI. For example ..\pentaho\design-tools\data-integration.

3. Launch the PDI client in the best way for your operating system.

   • For Windows: Double-click Spoon.bat

   • For Linux: Double-click spoon.sh

   • For Macintosh: Go to ../pdi-ee/data-integration and double-click the Data Integration icon.

4. When the PentahoLicense Manager dialog box appears, click the plus sign (+) to make your licensing selections. See the Administer Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics document for more information on managing licenses.

The PDI client application opens on your desktop.

If you used the Pentaho Installation Wizard to install Pentaho

If you installed Pentaho using the Pentaho Installation Wizard, you can launch the PDI client from your Windows Start menu.

1. Start the Pentaho Server.

2. From the Windows Start menu, select All Programs > Pentaho Enterprise Edition > Design Tools > Data Integration.

   The PDI client appears.

If you used an archive or manual installation to install Pentaho

If you installed Pentaho using the archive or manual method, you can launch the PDI client from the Pentaho directory.

1. Start the Pentaho Server.

2. Navigate to the folder where you have installed PDI. For example ...\pentaho\design-tools\data-integration.

3. Launch the PDI client in the best way for your operating system.

   • For Windows: Double-click Spoon.bat

   • For Linux: Double-click spoon.sh

   • For Macintosh: Go to .../pdi-ee/data-integration and double-click the Data Integration icon.

4. When the Pentaho License Manager dialog box appears, you must, at a minimum, enter the Pentaho PDI Enterprise Edition and the Pentaho Hadoop Enterprise Edition licenses to start the PDI client. For more information, see Install Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics.