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Add the capability to write timestamp in a parquet file in the new format of Proleptic Gregorian calendar through Azure Data Lake storage connector

We use Azure DataLake storage connector to generate Parquet files in Azure data lake. Then on the azure end, MS ADF is used to load the parquet files to Azure Synapse. If we enable the use of Staging in ADF Mapping Data Flow on the Azure end, the ...
11 months ago in DataStage 0 Under review

Group level credential mapping

Information Server admin console or Command line interface does not have a feature to credential map IIS group to engine credentialing ID. Please develop at least CLI command to credential map IIS group to engine user. This would allow all group u...
over 3 years ago in DataStage 1 Not under consideration

Support for Oracle Advanced Security Option and Infosphere Information Server

This request is to establish a clear definition on what is supported with Oracle Advanced Security Option (OAS) and InfoSphere Information Server. Network level encryption is now available to all Oracle environments to use freely to have secure co...
over 3 years ago in DataStage 1 Not under consideration

Application rotation or maintenance of created files in /tmp (ex. snappy)

The product leaves temporary files into /tmp directory that are not properly taked care of. That means that external processes must be carried out in order to not flood that directory. Could you please implement into the product any mean of addres...
11 months ago in DataStage 0 Under review

Disable a stage/path on canvas

Be able to toggle stages and execution paths as on/off. Gray out the stage icon if it's been deactivated. During development and debugging you want to be able to test up to a certain point and but may not want to include every aspect. But if you d...
almost 8 years ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration

Implementation of Designtime Column Propagation to the DataStage Designer

Building new Jobs with DataStage ist implemented good, but amending these Jobs later can be a source of pain, especially if you have to add, delte or amend a column. It should be possible to add a new column or amend an existing one and propagate ...
about 8 years ago in DataStage 0 Functionality already exists

Serverside job compilation

Job compilation is now available in Flow Designer introduced in v11.7 with API. Can this API be open or from command line on server
over 5 years ago in DataStage 1 Planned for future release

Generate schema from SQL statement

In DB2 Connector stage it should be possible to generate the schema based on the (handcoded) Select statement. It could be an additional option of the Tools Button ("Generate schema/columns").
over 6 years ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration

Lookup with multiple reference links

Lookup Stage with multiple reference link does not mention on which link duplicatates occur.
over 5 years ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration

Datastage supporting generic API's to an external security provider

Background:GDPR is bringing an eminent need to safely secure sensitive (customer-) data. This is bringing new requirements to the tools that have access to this data. DataStage, due to the functional nature of the tool, is requiring extremely high...
over 5 years ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration

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