Installing SDK on Windows

To install the Big Data Quality SDK on a Windows machine, follow the steps below:

  1. Download the Big Data Quality SDK ZIP installer file using the download instructions contained in your welcome email or the release announcement email.
  2. Extract all files from the archive to a location where you want to install Big Data Quality SDK.
  3. Go to the installation directory and locate the installer named sdkinst.exe.
  4. Double-click the file sdkinst.exe. The installation wizard appears.
  5. Click Next. The Choose Install Folder window appears.
    Here, you can specify the folder where you want to install Big Data Quality SDK. For example, C:\Program Files\Pitney Bowes\Spectrum BigDataSDK\SDK.
    1. Click the Choose button to select the required folder.
    2. Click the Restore Default Folder button to select the default folder.
    Attention: If you select a non-default folder as the installation directory, ensure that the length of the absolute installation path does not exceed 34 characters.
    The default installation path with 27 characters is admissible:
    /root/PBSpectrum_BigDataSDK
  6. Click Next.
    In the Pre-Installation Summary screen, review the installation information.
  7. Click Install. The Big Data Quality SDK is installed on your computer.
  8. Click Done to finish the installation process.
  9. Verify that you have set up the SDK correctly. Go to the location where you have installed the SDK, for example C:\Program Files\Pitney Bowes\Spectrum BigDataSDK\SDK.

Once you have successfully installed the SDK on your machine, these folders are added in the install directory:

  • API
  • Documentation
  • modules
  • samples
  • utilities
Note: To use the jobs of Data Normalization Module, Universal Name Module or Universal Addressing Module, you must install the respective Reference Data for each module.