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BQ connector read using Storage API - Long term solution

We are encountering poor performance while reading data from BQ table. Google engineering team had recommended to use Storage API instead of streamline API. IBM engineering team had identified a short term solution (still in RFE phase) .
almost 4 years ago in Connectivity 0 Not under consideration

information server sap pack - need encryption with idoc stage

In the Information Server pack for sap, the abap extract stage has an SNC capability-to encrypt data. Need the same ability with the idoc extract and idoc load stages.
almost 8 years ago in Connectivity 1 Functionality already exists

Support Cognos Access Manager authentication in Cognos TM1 Connector

Support Cognos Access Manager authentication in Cognos TM1 Connector
about 8 years ago in Connectivity 0 Not under consideration

Technical Specialist- Information Server

With the Amazon S3 stage, our client would like to include the date_created field for a list of files in Amazon S3. Currently this is missing. I would like to read the create date for a file using the DataStage S3 connector, but I do not see that ...
about 8 years ago in Connectivity 1 Not under consideration

Spaces in Column Name - unstructured stage or any Stage

Our team uses dataStage unstructured Stage for our integration nd ETL. However, we have Column names that have spaces, and unstructured Stage currently has limit on Column names not to have spaces. This limit should be extended and spaces should b...
about 8 years ago in Connectivity 0 Functionality already exists

Merge option in Snowflake connector as a load option to overcome the performance issue with insert and update.

We have already discussed the issue with IBM SF developer (Saravanan). Please provide an ETA asap. this is critical showstopper to use SF connector in Datastage.
about 4 years ago in Connectivity 1 Functionality already exists

PMR-TS001777097 (Enhancement to Response file generation in the existing SFDC plugin)

Enhancement to Response file generation in the existing SFDC plugin .The change we are looking1) When we load the data in to SFDC the stage should generate 2 types of files 1) request file and 2) response file. Currently only request file is getti...
about 4 years ago in Connectivity 1 Not under consideration

loading data with Sales Force Connector for parent child relationships

Hello,We want to use the standard relationship fonction existing in Salesforce between the Parent-Child object while loading the data through Datastage.In the child object, we can specify the External ID of the parent objet and Salesforce automati...
about 4 years ago in Connectivity 1 Functionality already exists

Use decimal function for LIMITKEY value when a partition table is read by DB2 Connector stage of DataStage.

[System]We are planning to transfer data of an old database to a new one using DataStage jobs.Both of the databases are created on DB2 for z/OS.We have two environments. One is a production environment, the other is a rehearsal environment which i...
about 4 years ago in Connectivity 1 Not under consideration

Support NTLM authentication for API calls using Hierarchial stage or Web services Client within DataStage

As part of our data acquisition we are acquiring data from MDS Microsoft API and it needs NTLM authentication to connect to the API before the data can be acquired using datastage
about 4 years ago in Connectivity 0 Not under consideration