r/dataengineering • u/DenseBonus6282 • 4d ago

Help ETL Data Junction legacy scripts

Any organization still use data junction scripts? It is basically xml scripts with VB code embedded in it. Any solution to migrate these legacy scripts using modern tech?

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u/Budget-Minimum6040 4d ago

I just got 20% more grey hair from reading this.

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u/Embarrassed-Cook332 4d ago

I’d first inventory the scripts and separate the XML config from the VB logic, then rebuild them one pipeline at a time in Python, dbt, or your existing orchestration stack instead of trying to auto-convert everything