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by ray.wurlod
Fri Oct 08, 2010 3:54 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Deadlock Issue
Replies: 2
Views: 6121

A one-node configuration should not be able to create self-deadlocks. Look farther - is anything else accessing/updating the same Teradata table(s)?
by ray.wurlod
Fri Oct 08, 2010 3:53 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Capture XPATH using datastage
Replies: 7
Views: 5974

Could you (perhaps) generate the element row number in an upstream Transformer stage using stage variables? Then, you would be able to use this value in the XPATH expression you generate on the reject link.
by ray.wurlod
Fri Oct 08, 2010 3:50 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> Infosphere DataStage Server Edition
Topic: How to implement sum(sales) through datastage
Replies: 8
Views: 10653

Craig is correct, noting that you get precisely one row of output if you have no grouping column(s).

In a parallel Aggregator stage you must provide at least one grouping key.
by ray.wurlod
Fri Oct 08, 2010 4:06 am
Forum: Information Analyzer (formerly ProfileStage)
Topic: Maximum Data Volume Support By Information Analyzer.
Replies: 2
Views: 1587

The ideal volume is "all you've got". The most accurate answers are to be had by profiling all the rows in a table. Don't try to do too many tables at once - they can be scheduled to run consecutively if desired. What do they mean by "performance"? Could they do it any faster by ...
by ray.wurlod
Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:19 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: SQL Problem - Incorrect syntax near....
Replies: 11
Views: 5805

I wonder if it's the "#" character ("not equal to")?
by ray.wurlod
Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:19 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: ".ADMIN" is not in your VOC file
Replies: 8
Views: 3688

I've just finished installing version 8.1.2 FP3 on Windows Server 2003 (the supported Windows O/S), and it exhibits the same error. Did you get any response from support?
by ray.wurlod
Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:15 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> Infosphere DataStage Server Edition
Topic: highest surrogate key
Replies: 39
Views: 9018

There's a problem in your logic somewhere.

Computers only do precisely what they're told to do.
by ray.wurlod
Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:25 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: DB loading
Replies: 1
Views: 831

Yes, because of the common domain.
by ray.wurlod
Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:19 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> Infosphere DataStage Server Edition
Topic: highest surrogate key
Replies: 39
Views: 9018

The only possible issue is that you're not setting the flag to 'N' in the expired row during your update process.
by ray.wurlod
Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:34 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: difference between change capture & difference stages?
Replies: 2
Views: 1413

U is one of our infrequent posters and therefore it may be some time before U can give you "ans", whatever that is. We strive for a professional standard of written English on DSXchange, which helps those for whom English is not a first language. Professional written English includes payi...
by ray.wurlod
Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:27 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: reply me
Replies: 1
Views: 863

Please advise the answer to help future searchers. You have marked this thread as Resolved, and yourself (in your signature block) as an ETL expert. Your profile ("ready to help others" in DataStage) confirms this self-assessment. It would help future searchers even more if you could choo...
by ray.wurlod
Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:59 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Enterprise vs Plug in
Replies: 4
Views: 2353

Not to mention the Connector for MQ Series
by ray.wurlod
Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:55 pm
Forum: Cognos (IBM BI)
Topic: Cognos 10 will be launched at IOD this month
Replies: 2
Views: 9220

Do you mean the Information Server launch (yes, definitely going) or the Cognos launch (possible, maybe)?
by ray.wurlod
Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:54 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: substring function in transformer
Replies: 1
Views: 1568

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If IsAlpha(Left(InLink.TheString,3)) And Right(InLink.TheString,3) = "000"  And Len(InLink.TheString) = 6 Then SetNull() Else InLink.TheString
by ray.wurlod
Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:52 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Decimal conversion
Replies: 6
Views: 2774

reachmexyz wrote:
anbu wrote:

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Trim(field,'0','L')
This will not work on a decimal directly.
Have you tried it? Decimal to string is an implicit conversion, so it should work.