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by ray.wurlod
Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:27 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> Infosphere DataStage Server Edition
Topic: How Funnel records in Server Job
Replies: 6
Views: 3824

I disagree. Sequential File stage with cat as the filter command is way more efficient than a Link Collector stage.
by ray.wurlod
Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:25 am
Forum: General
Topic: seq number
Replies: 2
Views: 911

Even easier, sort with a Sort stage and generate a Key Change column in that to detect change of value. Then do the stage variables thing in a downstream Transformer stage.
by ray.wurlod
Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: So you think your job is bad?
Replies: 0
Views: 630

So you think your job is bad?

You could have this job

Maybe you could work on one of these projects
by ray.wurlod
Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:07 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: How to timestamp a file
Replies: 3
Views: 1590

After-job subroutine ExecSH to mv the file to a new name that includes date. Search the forum for more details.
by ray.wurlod
Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:29 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Problem with Column Import stage
Replies: 5
Views: 1299

... or a Column Generator.
by ray.wurlod
Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:28 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> Infosphere DataStage Server Edition
Topic: How Funnel records in Server Job
Replies: 6
Views: 3824

Moderator: please move to server forum
by ray.wurlod
Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:20 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> Infosphere DataStage Server Edition
Topic: NLS problem?
Replies: 4
Views: 2004

The View Data tool is "one size fits all" and rarely fits perfectly. Ignore its little idiosyncracies - it's only about getting "a bit of a look" at the data.
by ray.wurlod
Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:17 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Trends for deployment of your production DataStage Jobs?
Replies: 4
Views: 2128

... or use the Version number field.
by ray.wurlod
Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Error message "Cannot open file DS_AUDIT"
Replies: 6
Views: 1697

Even quicker, execute a query against DS_AUDIT (for example from the Administrator client command window).

Code: Select all

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM DS_AUDIT;
by ray.wurlod
Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:13 am
Forum: General
Topic: Error message "Cannot open file DS_AUDIT"
Replies: 6
Views: 1697

cd to the project directory.

Code: Select all

ls -la *DS_AUDIT
by ray.wurlod
Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:11 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Record with Null getting dropped for Nullable col in PX 7.5.
Replies: 11
Views: 5952

Disable operator combination to get a better idea (some idea) of which stage is throwing the errors.
by ray.wurlod
Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:10 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: How to get the information regarding job
Replies: 4
Views: 1310

Download ETLstats from Kim Duke's website - it does all that for you. Never re-invent the wheel unnecessarily.
by ray.wurlod
Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:05 am
Forum: General
Topic: Error message "Cannot open file DS_AUDIT"
Replies: 6
Views: 1697

Has someone deleted or changed the permissions on DS_AUDIT or D_DS_AUDIT in your project?

Do you see this problem in any other project?
by ray.wurlod
Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:04 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: records not inserted
Replies: 2
Views: 817

This is the incorrect forum for your question. This forum is to discuss possible topics for a formal FAQ in that forum.

*Note: Topic Relocated - Content Editor*
by ray.wurlod
Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:03 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage TX
Topic: inserting rows into target not allowed
Replies: 3
Views: 2562

Are you using WebSphere Transformation Extender (TX)? If not, please don't post in the TX forum.