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Status Under review
Workspace Cloud Pak for Data
Components DataStage
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 27, 2026

RELATED IDEAS

Execution Order of Before SQL and SELECT with Runtime Column Propagation Enabled in Redshift connector.

When Runtime Column Propagation (RCP) is enabled in Redshift connector, DataStage executes the SELECT statement during the stage check phase to infer metadata. If the SELECT depends on a table or view created dynamically in Before SQL, the job fails because the object does not yet exist.

When RCP is disabled and schema is explicitly defined in Redshift connector, the execution order works correctly:

  1. Before SQL executes first and creates the required object.
  2. SELECT statement executes next.
  3. Job completes successfully.

Enhancement Request:
Allow Before SQL to execute prior to the SELECT statement even when RCP is enabled, so that required tables/views can be created first. Afterward, allow RCP to infer metadata. This functionality is critical for jobs that rely on dynamically created objects and use RCP.

Needed By Not sure -- Just thought it was cool

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