A program to perform standard functions autonomously.
Typical uses are for automated data loading and exception reporting.
Not to be confused with data mining. Aggregation Accumulation of related data into a single pre-joined table. A transformation function that groups and mathematically combines data from a set of detailed records. Append A complete load of the captured data into the target dataset, adding to any data that may already exist there. Application-assisted Capture A method, built into the source application, that preserves its data for immediate capture of incremental changes in that source.