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An enhancement to allow switching the character type handling method for retrieving multibyte data from char and varchar types in the ODBC connector by using an environment variable.

When retrieving multibyte data from char or varchar columns through the ODBC connector, DataStage currently requires the corresponding target column types to be set to nchar or nvarchar, depending on whether the source system handles the data base...
2 days ago in Information Server  / DataStage 0 Submitted

The level of bundled open-source components should be clearly stated in the Release Notes or Technotes at the time of DataStage release. Additionally, the impact of differences in open-source components on DataStage should also be clearly indicated.

Currently, there is no mention of open-source components in the Release Notes (e.g. https://www.ibm.com/docs/ja/iis/11.7.0?topic=rn-infosphere-information-server-version-1171-fix-pack-5-releasenotes) or in the installation-related information prov...
4 months ago in Information Server  / DataStage 1 Not under consideration

Enable query results to be exported in Excel (.xlsx) format in addition to CSV.

Currently, users in Query Workspace can only download query results in CSV format. Many customers request the ability to also export results as Excel files (.xlsx), as Excel is the most commonly used format for internal reporting, data sharing, an...
about 1 month ago in watsonx.data 0 Submitted

Add support for the multi-region access endpoints by extending the validations to accept the endpoints as this is required for Disaster Recovery

All the details of this request are found in https://github.ibm.com/lakehouse/tracker/issues/35080 AWS Multi Region (MRAP) required for Disaster Recovery for TSYS deployment of watsonx.data lakehouse. This is currently not supported by Software Hu...
2 months ago in watsonx.data 0

Schema Validation using Avro File Format under File Connector stage (AvroStreams)

Schema Validation exists with old avro1.x version but not with Avrostreams. Schema vadliation should be always available Avrostreams which avoid CLASSPATH setting.
about 1 month ago in Information Server  / DataStage 0 Submitted

Native integration with AWS Lake Formation and Glue Data Catalog (watsonx.data SaaS on AWS)

watsonx.data is being evaluated as a strategic query engine in AWS-based Data Mesh architectures, where governance is managed through AWS Lake Formation and metadata is stored in the Glue Data Catalog. Currently, watsonx.data does not natively sup...
6 months ago in watsonx.data 1 Planned for future release

DataStage incorporates multiple open-source components. To ensure system stability and operational consistency, any behavioral changes resulting from updates to these bundled open-source components should be managed and absorbed by the DataStage installer. This approach prevents disruptions during system deployment and post-deployment operations.

Currently, there is no mention of open-source components in the Release Notes (e.g. https://www.ibm.com/docs/ja/iis/11.7.0?topic=rn-infosphere-information-server-version-1171-fix-pack-5-releasenotes) or in the installation-related information prov...
3 months ago in Information Server  / DataStage 0 Under review

watsonx.data able to use the Ozone S3 as Object Storage

The client want to adopt the Ozone S3 Object Storage of Cloudera on watsonx.data to also store data synced from Data Gate for watsonx so that the two platforms can coexist sharing this common layer without requires deploy a new Object Storage clas...
about 1 year ago in watsonx.data 2

Enable gRPC endpoints with Satellite in watsonx.data SaaS

If a client wants to connect to watsonx.data on-prem from a IBM cloud application with private links, they need to use IBM Satellite in order to do this. However, Satellite does NOT support gRPC endpoints, only HTTP/S and few other options. watson...
5 months ago in watsonx.data 0 Under review

Full GitOps support (like Helm charts, ArgoCD) for watsonx.data and other watsonx products on Software Hub

The client requests better deployment features for OpenShift / Kubernetes environments. One of the key requirements is the full GitOps capability of our products. We currently cannot fulfil this requirement as we are missing supported entities for...
6 months ago in watsonx.data 1 Under review