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by droberts
Thu May 28, 2009 5:11 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Default non-nullable value for a Lookup Stage
Replies: 3
Views: 1252

Hi,

Thanks, that's what I thought but thought i might as well ask :)

Daren
by droberts
Thu May 28, 2009 1:29 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Default non-nullable value for a Lookup Stage
Replies: 3
Views: 1252

Default non-nullable value for a Lookup Stage

Hi, I am performing a lookup using a lookup stage and potentially, the values being looked up may not exist, which is fine. I have set the stage to CONTINUE if the Lookup fails but the default value for the BIGINT field, which would have been derived from the lookup dataset, is being set to 0 (the l...
by droberts
Thu May 21, 2009 2:25 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Error when using Dataset that is being appended to
Replies: 6
Views: 2354

chulett wrote:He means the same Data Set.
Thank you :D
by droberts
Thu May 21, 2009 7:51 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Error when using Dataset that is being appended to
Replies: 6
Views: 2354

Daren not sure why u require 3 jobs .u can have 1 job with append option run in mutliple instance since all data are going in 1 dataset in 3rd job Thanks Sanjay In addition to the above I have amended Job 2 to write to a new (separate) dataset to Job 1, and then amended Job 3 to funnel these using ...
by droberts
Thu May 21, 2009 7:12 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Error when using Dataset that is being appended to
Replies: 6
Views: 2354

In addition to the above I have amended Job 2 to write to a new (separate) dataset to Job 1, and then amended Job 3 to funnel these using RCP and it works OK. This then proves that the metadata / schema from Job 1 and Job 2 are identical. The APPEND of the DS is obviously causing some sort of issue,...
by droberts
Thu May 21, 2009 6:35 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Error when using Dataset that is being appended to
Replies: 6
Views: 2354

Error when using Dataset that is being appended to

Hi, I am creating a dataset using OVEWRITE in 1 job and in a successor job, APPENDING to the same dataset. I have RCP turned off and the metadata definitions are identical (I and a colleague have checked). The schema definitions in DS management also match. I run the sequence of Job 1 and Job 2 twi...
by droberts
Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:26 am
Forum: General
Topic: Multivalued Dimensions - Group Tables and ETL
Replies: 3
Views: 1446

Thanks guys - I had thought of the helper table method, but was curious to hear of any problems implementing such a method in your ETL.
by droberts
Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:18 am
Forum: General
Topic: Multivalued Dimensions - Group Tables and ETL
Replies: 3
Views: 1446

Multivalued Dimensions - Group Tables and ETL

Hi, I'm refining a dimensional model that includes several multivalued dimensions at the grain of the fact. Has anybody implemented the ETL surrounding helper / group tables surrounding mutlivalued dimensions as although I am still in the knowledge assimilation phase, I'd like to get a grasp on the ...