Data Elements - whats the use :-)
Posted: Thu May 10, 2001 2:49 pm
So let me see if I understand this. As far as the actual processing that takes place in a job, Data Element has *no* effect. If I specify a column on a UniVerse stage as SQL type INTEGER and the Data Element as String, the INTEGER specification controls what gets stored in that field and the String specification is ignored. (Other than by human readers coming into the project later who would then think I was an idiot ).
So unless you are playing with the MetaData repository by some other means, you can always just ignore the columns Data Element, or eliminate it entirely with no effect on processing.
Correct?
Regards,
Clif
Wednesday, May 09, 2001, 7:53:45 PM, you wrote:
> Data Elements are a really nifty idea that never really took of or is
> used in DataStage.
> The
> reality is these are rarely if ever used but are kind of nifty.
So unless you are playing with the MetaData repository by some other means, you can always just ignore the columns Data Element, or eliminate it entirely with no effect on processing.
Correct?
Regards,
Clif
Wednesday, May 09, 2001, 7:53:45 PM, you wrote:
> Data Elements are a really nifty idea that never really took of or is
> used in DataStage.
> The
> reality is these are rarely if ever used but are kind of nifty.