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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 10 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
almost 10 years ago in Connectivity 0 Not under consideration

CP4D 4.0.2 Datastage (Tahoe) – Apache Kafka Connector custom functionality

We need the possibility to extend the Apache Kafka Connector with custom functionality. We are using AVRO SerDe + Confluent Schema Registry but the message payload is encrypted using in-house libraries. When reading events, first we need to decryp...
almost 5 years ago in Connectivity 0 Future 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 ...
almost 10 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...
almost 10 years ago in Connectivity 0 Functionality already exists

Kafka Connector job failed when schema compatibility mode set to FULL

TS006561571 We have IIS 11.7.1.1 with SP1 installed on RedHat 7. Users are using Kafka Connector stage to publish message with Avro schema. The job success when Kafka schema compatibility set to NONE. But the job failed with error "Schema being re...
about 5 years ago in Connectivity 0 Future consideration

DataStage connection to Universe DB 11.2.5

Hi,We are looking to connect the Universe DB 11.2.5 as source from the Datastage 11.5.0.1 in server job In reference to the PMR 85163,227,000 suggestion we are opening this Enhancement request
about 10 years ago in Connectivity 2 Not under consideration

DataStage server jobs are failing due to no ODBC connector support to load data into Snowflake database

Currently, we have several DataStage server jobs designed to solve a specific problem and running fine to extract data sourcing from flat files & SQL servers and targeting to Netezza database. Now we are in the process of migrating the on-prem...
about 5 years ago in Connectivity 1 Not under consideration

Add SQLTables, SQLColumns, SQLStatistics, SQLSpecialColumns to ODBC API to connect MS Access ODBC

Issue with importing table definition from MS Access DB using Sequelink driver. Receiving unsupported functions on "SQLPrimaryKeys & SQLForeignKeys". Per technote we are trying to access Access DB using Sequelink tool DataStage ODBC drivers fo...
about 5 years ago in Connectivity 1 Future consideration

DataStage et TERADATA /TIME ZONE

Notre problème : nous travaillons sur Teradata 14 / 15 et nous utilisons le Temporal Data Nous avons un sérieux problème de typage de données avec les versions DataStage 11.3.1.2 et 11.5. Nos Périodes Teradata sont exprimées en TimeStamp de ...
over 10 years ago in Connectivity 1 Not under consideration