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Status Planned for future release
Workspace DataStage
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 19, 2019

RELATED IDEAS

Enable the setting of stage parameter defaults on project or server level

It would be nice, if it would be possible to set the default values of stage Parameters on project or server level.

Some stage parameter defaults like

SORT Stage: Stable sort=TRUE

or AGGREGATOR Stage:Method=Hash

are rarely used and in most cases the first thing after putting those stages on the canvas is to change the parameters (Stable sort=FALSE or Method=Sort) It would be nice to be able to set the default parameters for stages to reduce implementation effort and also to be able to better enforce implementation quality standards (DataStage beginners e.g. use Method=Hash although it is not appropiate in most cases)

  • Guest
    Apr 10, 2025

    It would be valuable to support global settings for all other parameters (check all stage properties) across job, project, and server levels, including::

    • Sort behavior (e.g., NULLS FIRST/LAST)

    • Case sensitivity in joins and sorts

    • Variant settings in connectors

    • Array/transaction size, isolation level

    • Root file paths in file-related stages (Dataset, Sequential File, Unstructured, etc.)

    Regarding the last point: An alternative approach could be defining a global project directory path that stages reference, optionally parameterized by stage type (e.g., subfolders for lookup files, datasets, sequential files). It would also help to enforce consistent naming conventions—such as suffixes for datasets or lookup file sets.

    Lastly, please consider allowing multiple template configurations which contain all these settings within a single project that can be easily switched between. This would support different development or deployment environments and improve flexibility.

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