How to compare two jobs

[JD]

We have ascential on a development server and on a production server. How can I make sure that the job on the development server is the same as the job on the production server ? I created a .dsx for each and used a text compare tool, but it did not help. Does anyone have any suggestions ?

[ArndW]

Identical jobs should create identical .dsx files from the same version of DataStage. What didn't work when you tried this?

[JD]

One time on a compare of multiple jobs, the compare kicked out that one dsx had a line saying "validationstaus 0" and the other did not.

[ArndW]

JD - OK, I assume that means that it had been validated in one project and not in another. Using the DSX file is the only method that I would consider using to compare files.

[JD]

After experimenting some, your suggestion of comparing dsx's is the best solution to my problem. Thanks for your help.

[ArndW]

JD,

I can't take the credit for that - you were the one who tried it in the first place But there really is no other easy method.