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An Introductory Course to Learn Apache NiFi: Master the Flow

What you will learn

Installing Apache Nifi

Apache Nifi Expression Language

Master core functionalities like FlowFile, FlowFile Processor, Process Groups,, etc.

Configuring Processors and Controller Services

Load and Back Pressure Management

Distributed Cache Maps

Description

Learn the fundamentals Apache NiFi!


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Apache NiFi is a software tool used to extract, transform, and load data. NiFi integrates with many different data types and file formats with built in processors. With integration for FTL, SQL, CSV, Snowflake, Kafka, AWS, and more, processing data becomes as easy as drag and drop. Built in features for load management and back pressure handling make NiFi very scalable. Utilizing NiFi can help create automated data flows with reliability and efficiency.

This course covers the fundamentals of Apache NiFi. The course begins with setting up the NiFi developer environment, and then proceeds to introduce various terminology used in NiFi covering topics like what a processor is, how a flowfile works, and how to build data flows. The course then progresses into building workflows to tackle data processing issues one might expect to see in real life.

The content of the course will show prominent use cases for NiFi and how its capability is fully utilized. The course covers file import and export, CSV record data transformation. text file processing, and more.

Regardless of previous experience, material in this course will be useful for you. Taking this course will help beginners learn everything they need to get started with NiFi and begin building flows of their own. Also, students of the course will understand key techniques for getting NiFi ready in production environments.

If you are looking for resources to start or continue developing with this versatile data tool, Getting Started with Apache NiFi is the course for you!

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Content

Introduction
Welcome to the Course!
What is Apache NiFi
Setting up Mac Developer Environment
Setting up Windows Developer Environment
The NiFi Interface
Spinning Up NiFi Windows
The NiFi UI: Canvas and Processors
The NiFi UI: Process Groups and Templates
File Workflows
Understanding the NiFi Expression Language
Sorting Files Using NiFi
Running Sorting Files Workflow
Refactoring Sorting Files using Update Attribute
Running Refactored Sorting Files
Data Flows and Content
NiFi Properties and Settings
CSV Dataflow: Creating Controller Services
CSV Dataflow: Splitting Records
CSV Dataflow: Write Content to Attributes
CSV Dataflow: Merging Records
CSV Dataflow: Final Configurations and Running
Extracting Zipped Content
Compressing Content
Flows, Caches and Process Groups
Generate Flowfiles and Detect Duplicates
Creating A Cache Server
Wait/Notify: Building a File Loop
Wait/Notify: Working with Cache Values
Building Process Groups
Distributing Flowfile Loads