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DataStage

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gzip support with filter option on sequential file stage when using multiple files option

Our use case is that we need to split data into multiple files by "x" key, and as the data is huge (MB to GBs) we want to also have the files compressed while being written to. The option works when just writing the data into a single file.
about 1 year ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration

Update iisenc / encrypt.sh output to have per-installation private secret

I was horrified to be told that IBM Support has the capability to decrypt "encrypted" password values in the ISX file we were asked to provide. This should be impossible in a secure system. Given that it is possible to move encrypted values betwee...
about 1 year ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration

Read SQL from file in Teradata Connector Stage

Teradata Connector in CP4D does not have an option to read an SQL from File. Currently tenants are using different stages like Execution command and user variable in the sequencer to dynamically pass the SQL reading it from the file, we need an op...
7 months ago in DataStage 1 Under review

create a command allowing to update parameters inside a datastage flow or pipeline in a project

We are requesting an option to cpdctl dsjob command (suggestion) which would allow to change the value of the parameter in the datastage flow or pipeline (not to confuse with a Parameter or Parameter set or environment variable). After migration f...
7 months ago in DataStage 1 Under review

Need support for Oracle Linux 8

MMC policy is to use Oracle Linux instead of RHEL.
about 1 year ago in DataStage 1 Not under consideration

New Role in DataStage

To satisfy the segregation of duties risk requirement we need a new admin role with below functionality.Assign project roles to InfoSphere DataStage suite users in the InfoSphere DataStage Administrator client •Use the Administrator client to crea...
about 4 years ago in DataStage 1 Not under consideration

Request to add more stages in DFD Palette

We'd like to request for additional stages, "DRS connector" and "Checksum" stages in the web-based DFD (Data Flow Designer). Currently our ETLs are using those stages and not available in the DFD interfaces. It's not urgent but in near future if w...
about 4 years ago in DataStage 1 Functionality already exists

Balanced Optimization support Teradata temporal features

Balanced optimization should support the properties related to Teradata temporal tables included on the Datastage Teradata Connector.See also support case: TS001785246
about 4 years ago in DataStage 1 Not under consideration

Enhancing DataStage Monitoring and Debugging Capabilities

One of the critical aspects of monitoring, tuning, or debugging individual jobs or an entire DataStage project is to clearly understand which database system activities are triggered by which stage in a specific DataStage job within a particular D...
7 months ago in DataStage 1 Under review

Unable to call BigQuery stored procedure using BigQuery connector stage in DataStage 11.7

As part of the existing Teradata to BigQuery migration POC, we are planning to replace the Teradata Macros’s to Big Query Stored Procedures and call the stored procedures from the BigQuery connector stage in Datastage 11.7. But the issue is we are...
7 months ago in DataStage 0 Under review