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So, is there any way to call remote Mainframe job from sitting on DS on Unix.

I have DS 8 running on Unix. Can I call Mainframe jobs.

FTP job runs but didn't find any file.

Actually I need this WFF stage as I have two links from WFF.

1. When FTPed file not found in local directory
2. When FTPed file found in local directory.

I have requirement where Datastage is just needed to FTP a XML file from some source server to target server and do no processing of the XML.

Whats the most efficient way to do this. What should I use in FTP stage metadata. Will it be XSDL definition or just a huge size varchar column ?

I understand the concept of Trigger file. The problem would have been with that when I have something : Wait for File -> Other jobs Then 'Wait for file' takes up the partially received file and start calling other jobs. But here I am invoking the 'Wait for file' activity stage only after the success...

I have a Sequence like this : Job1 (FTP job doing GET/PULL) -> Wait for file ->....other jobs Now the trigger condition on Job1 is 'Success'/'Warning'. So, will there be any possibility where partially transferred file be taken up for processing by 'Wait for File' activity stage. My intension is to ...

Without using an 'Otherwise' link in Transformer, I would like to abort a job whenever there is certain records in a Reject Link.
Is that possible ?

If I need to FTP (get) a XML file from remote server and process, how should my job look like :

FTP Ent -> XML Input -> Seq File

Yes, left & right links are verified & the way I have described earlier.

Partition & sorting both are performed on (Join) key field 'XYZ'.

I am facing a problem with Join stage doing a 'Left outer' join shown below : Seq File (L) ---| |----Join ----> DB2 API (R) ---| Both the inputs are explicitly Hash partitioned and (stable) sorted. Say, I am joining on a key field 'XYZ' (trimmed).In Join output, I am selecting a field 'MNP' from rig...

I am very new to Mainframe & haven't come across this term GDG before.

Could you plz tell me :

1. What do these parameters RECFM=VB and LRECL=256 suggest.
2. What is meant by <GDG Name>(+1)

Thanks again.

Please explain the following lines :

1. quote site RECFM=VB LRECL=256

Is it setting some parameter before FTP?

2. put $UnixFileName $vMVS

Is $vMVS the GDG name ?

Thanks for your reply.

Could you plz tell me where shd I mention the GDG name in FTP stage, I think it is not in URI.