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Is there a way to import .dsx files without using the manager (including the source code).

the dsjob -import brings in only the executable code.

Yes; upgrade to version 8, where there is no more Manager. You then import using the Designer.

Apart from that I'm not aware of anything. Why do you want to do this?

Actually that's a lie, you can create packages and load those using the package installer on the server. But that's archaic technology.

a) The company is not inclined on having special datastage working group for production or train them on basic activities.
b) Security concerns of developers having direct access to production source code.

If at all any error occur, we have to fix them in developement (if difficult , recreate the error) and then migrate the code through a process, which runs the scripts to import the .dsx file.

How do we create those packages and install them on the server?

There's is a command line import program, both client and server side. You can import source code quite easily. There's also command line compile to handle compiling them afterwards.

There's is a command line import program, both client and server side. You can import source code quite easily. There's also command line compile to handle compiling them afterwards

Could you let me know, which command line imports source code as well and to compile them afterwards (is it dcc)?

with DataStage there are two Programm for to import on your Client PC:

dscmdimport.exe
dsimport.exe

both don't compile.

If you need such a programm you need to considerate dsmove, which is a third party tool. If you need details therefore send me an e-Mail.

Wolfgang.Huerter@HDI-Gerling.de