title: Pentaho Kettle- run check db connections without stopping job
body: <p>I have read blogs and <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26216555/how-to-implement-database-connection-parameters-validation-in-pentaho-kettle">one question close to mine</a>, but have not found a solution to my problem. I have a transformation job setup to extract three tables from 84 DBs to generate one report. My problem is when a DB connection is not available, the whole job stops. </p>
  
  <p>I would like to be able to check DB connections before initializing the job, log errors for inaccessible DBs and create a new dynamic list of successful tests from which I will then run my job. I have used the <strong>check DB connections</strong> step but it still stalls when a connection is false.How can I process my list of DBs, running through to the end, without aborting the job?</p>