System(s) and/or method(s) ("tools") are described that enable multiple
executable ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) packages to be built based
on a single template. The tools also enable multiple executable ETL
packages to be altered by altering a single template and/or set of data
parameters. In some embodiments the tools provide many types of templates
that are capable, once instantiated with data parameters, of performing
many different types of processes useful in extracting, transforming,
and/or loading data from databases to a data warehouse. In so doing, the
tools can help users to more easily, accurately, and/or robustly build
ETL packages.