Parallel and scalable data-loading and unloading utility used for the following:
- High volume batch loads into empty tables
- High volume loads into populated tables
- Continuous loads into existing tables
- Exporting or extracting data from tables
TPT includes interface modules to acquire data from all major sources (for example; files, ODBC-compliant databases, pipes, and queues) through three control mechanisms:
- A scripting language
- An application programming interface (API)
- Easy Loader, a command-line interface to invoke simple load jobs