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How to compare two jobs
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:55 am
by 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 ?
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:16 am
by ArndW
Identical jobs should create identical .dsx files from the same version of DataStage. What didn't work when you tried this?
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:45 am
by 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.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:56 am
by 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.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 1:17 pm
by JD
After experimenting some, your suggestion of comparing dsx's is the best solution to my problem. Thanks for your help.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 1:26 pm
by 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.