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DataStage

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Limit Access of non-admin users to Datastage Administrator Client

Limit non-admin users access administrator client or disable their access to change setup on protected projects
almost 6 years ago in DataStage 0 Functionality already exists

DataStage 11.5 client support for Windows 10

DataStage client version 11.5 is only supported up on Windows 7 and 8 operating systems. DataStage client should be supported on Windows 10.
almost 6 years ago in DataStage 0 Functionality already exists

APIs for extracting some info from XMETA

We are currently using ETL jobs to read ETL execution logs(from DSODB) and ETL job modification details(from XMETA). This details are very important for auditing. In the CDP version, can you please include some APIs to get this information extracted.
about 3 years ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration

Add to DB2 stage a z/os read method using DB2HPU utility

We currently want to improve data extraction process from DB2 z/OS database performance.It would be nice to call UNLOAD utility or DB2HPU using DB2 Connector Stage instead of using SQL queries.As the bulk load method exists to bulk load data to z/...
about 6 years ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration

DataStage roles (allow migration but not editing or creation of jobs)

We need a new role that allows for migration of jobs but does not allow for the creation and editing of jobs. This is for separation of duties.
about 6 years ago in DataStage 1 Functionality already exists

Operational Console Report generator tab.

The DSODB database which sits behind the Operational Console is a treasure trove of information. It would be very handy if the webpage allowed for some standardized reports to be generated. Such reports could be a PDF or Excel format. Data in the ...
about 6 years ago in DataStage 1 Not under consideration

Support rich-text in annotations

Annotations should allow rich-text to provide formatting capabilites like bullet or numbered lists, bold, underlined and italic text and so on.It would be nice to allow ASCIIDoc or Markdown formatting (like in Jira or Gitlab).
over 6 years ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration

NLS Value and script

HiI have to create 120 Datastage projects on a new server.I have to change the NLS tab for each projet.It will easier to do so by a script.(dsadmin command)I opened the PMR TS000813379.Thank you.
over 6 years ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration

DB Sequence Support

All stages which supports usage of db sequence (Surrogate Key Generator, Slowly Changing Dimension Stage, Transformer) supports only Flatfile, Oracle and DB2 Databases.Please enhance the support for other database like Netezza and other.
over 6 years ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration

Enhance Dataset stage to include Compression/decompress to DataSet write/read.

IIS 11.7Enhance Dataset stage to include Compression/decompress to DataSet write/read.Enable this setting to be determined at Proj level via an environment variable for turn on/off the feature and to provide the Compression codec.
over 6 years ago in DataStage 0 Functionality already exists