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> On 09-Sep-2014, at 9:01 pm, Alex Nastetsky <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a general usage question about Falcon. I don't see a "user" mailing 
> list, so I am sending it here. If there's a better place to direct the 
> question, please let me know.
> 
> I have been looking at the OnBoarding: 
> http://falcon.incubator.apache.org/docs/OnBoarding.html
> 
> I understand that Falcon uses Oozie underneath. What is the advantage of 
> using Falcon instead of using Oozie directly? 
> 
> It looks like you can specify in your Input Feed information about your input 
> data, but you can parameterize your paths in Oozie as well (using 
> job.properties).
> 
> I have also heard conflicting information about whether Falcon generates 
> Oozie workflow.xml files, but in that on-boarding example, it looks like you 
> need to create the workflow.xml manually. Which is correct?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Alex.

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