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Connectivity

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In DataStage, wildcards in the Azure Data Lake Storage connector are only allowed the filename, not in the filepath

In the Azure Data Lake Storage connector DataStage can read multiple files at once by specifying wildcards. But these wildcards are only allowed in the filename, not in the filepath. This means that all the files we want to read have to be present...
over 2 years ago in Connectivity 0 Future consideration

Proxy setting options in Google Cloud Storage Connector

Please provide the option to enter proxy settings in Google Cloud Storage connector just as we have in Google BigQuery connector. This option should be provided for all internet based connections as it is important from security point of view. Ope...
over 2 years ago in Connectivity 0 Future 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...
almost 3 years ago in Connectivity 1 Future consideration

CP4D needs to support connecting with the DataStax drivers that are needed in order to provide a fully functional hybrid solution

In order for CP4D to support a fully functional hybrid solution with DataStax, CP4D needs to support connecting with the same drivers DataStax supports. Currently these drivers are: DataStax ODBC Driver for Apache Cassandra and DataStax Enterprise...
almost 3 years ago in Connectivity 1 Future consideration

Support for Avro Logical Data Types in Google Cloud Storage Connector Stage

Related to existing idea - "Support for Avro Logical Data Types in File Connector Stage"
almost 3 years ago in Connectivity 0 Future consideration

Salesforce Plugin Authentication Enhancement

Update 6/23 - Main question for Aha is on NTLM Authentication support for Salesforce connector. See below for more details from Dayo Nelson (images attached): We currently use Salesforce plugin stage with proxy and no proxy ID and password. The pr...
almost 3 years ago in Connectivity 1 Future consideration

Support for MongoDB version 4.x

Currently there is ODBC drivers for older versions of MongoDB but not for the latest version
almost 3 years ago in Connectivity 1 Future consideration

AWS IAM Role Compatibility with S3 Connections

Problem Statement/Pain Points: We work with a government agency who has specific security requirements and we are utilizing Cloud Pak for Data within their environment. They have a need for utilizing S3 Data Connections to resources in AWS GovClou...
almost 3 years ago in Connectivity 2 Future consideration

ODBC and JDBC support for CockroachDB

Getting the following error messages trying to connect to CockroachDB using the ODBC PostgreSQL Wire Protocol diriver or JDBC driver:
almost 3 years ago in Connectivity 2 Future consideration

Enhancement DB2 Connector Stage for Clientuser attributes

An extension is required in the <DB2 Connector Stage> GUI so that the default parameters for Client userid Client Wrkstnname Client applname Client Acctng that are transferred to the Db2 WLM can be overwritten on a customer-specific basis. T...
about 3 years ago in Connectivity 0 Future consideration