I thought the tax rate was higher in the US from memory. It has been a while though! I know here in New Zealand it is a whopping 33% flat rate.
Phil.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ray Wurlod [mailto:
ray.wurlod@Informix.Com]
>Sent: Thursday, 10 May 2001 18:45
>To:
informix-datastage@oliver.com
>Subject: RE: Released Jobs - Version Control
>
>
>The IRS gets the first 250,000,000 !!!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Walker, Phil (Forest Resources) [mailto:
Phil.Walker@chh.co.nz]
>Sent: Thursday, 10 May 2001 12:05
>To:
informix-datastage@oliver.com
>Subject: RE: Released Jobs - Version Control
>
>
>Maybe, they could spend some of that 1,000,000,000 in cash on buying
>the product 8^)
>
>Phil
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Allen Spayth - wwc [SMTP:
daspayth@wwc.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 2:05 PM
>> To:
informix-datastage@oliver.com
>> Subject: Re: Released Jobs - Version Control
>>
>> Phil,
>>
>> I agree! perhaps you can comment back to performart and get
>there thoughts
>> on the look and feel and/or the Ascentials marketing department.
>> Still the core functionality looked pretty good to me as well.
>>
>> Allen
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Walker, Phil (Forest Resources)"
>> To:
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 6:21 PM
>> Subject: RE: Released Jobs - Version Control
>>
>>
>> > Allen,
>> >
>> > I downloaded the performart demo version and had a quick look at
>> > it. Functionally it looked good although I did not really get to do
>> everything
>> I
>> > wanted, demo license and time available. The only thing I could see
>> wrong
>> > with it was the UI. It needs some work though I felt - a bit
>> > clunky,
>> from
>> an
>> > Ascential point of view it would be good if it had the same look
>> > and
>> feel
>> as
>> > the Manager, Designer, Director.
>> >
>> > Phil.
>> >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: Allen Spayth - wwc [SMTP:
daspayth@wwc.com]
>> > > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 1:03 PM
>> > > To:
informix-datastage@oliver.com
>> > > Subject: Re: Released Jobs - Version Control
>> > >
>> > > Phil,
>> > >
>> > > Im not sure the actual price but I believe it is something like
>> > > 10k
>> or
>> > > 15k
>> > > and yes it is the 3rd party product that they are reselling. It
>> > > was developed by some ex-Ardent employees that started there own
>business.
>> > > Its
>> > > really come along way and in my opinion is worth taking a glance
>> > > at.
>> This
>> > > really becomes a godsend when you start real world development
>> especially
>> > > in
>> > > a "development--->test--->production" type of production
>> > > environment.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Regards,
>> > >
>> > > Allen
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: "Walker, Phil (Forest Resources)"
>> > > To:
>> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 4:23 PM
>> > > Subject: RE: Released Jobs
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > Is this same third party product which creates a version
>> > > > project?
>> > > >
>> > > > Do you know what is costs?
>> > > > Phil.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > > > From: Allen Spayth - wwc [SMTP:
daspayth@wwc.com]
>> > > > > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 11:11 AM
>> > > > > To:
informix-datastage@oliver.com
>> > > > > Subject: Re: Released Jobs
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Actually there is a trivial resolution should it be required.
>> First
>> > > > > export
>> > > > > the released job(s) then edit the export file.
>> > > > > Do a global replace of: Readonly "1" with Readonly "0"
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Then re-import the dsx file. You should then be able to
>> modify/rename
>> > > etc
>> > > > > the job(s). Remember that this could be dangerous and I
>would not
>> > > expect
>> > > > > this to be a "supported feature" by any means of the
>> > > > > imagination
>> but
>> > > it
>> > > > > certainly could get you out of a bad situation should you
>> > > > > loose
>> your
>> > > > > original source code.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Speaking of source code Ascential is now selling a pretty
>> > > > > good
>> > > Version
>> > > > > Control software addon for DataStage which is significantly
>> > > > > more
>> > > advanced
>> > > > > than the "release-jobs" concept of version control. This
>> in-expensive
>> > > > > add-on supports full rollback, compile, read-only,
>> check-in/check-out
>> > > and
>> > > > > more. The concept is to have a VERSION project that you can
>> import
>> > > from
>> > > > > development projects and then publish to test/production. It
>> supports
>> > > > > sub-versions of objects such that a routine may be at version
>> > > > > 1.2
>> and
>> > > the
>> > > > > job(s) may be at version 3.1 and the whole "release" may be
>> > > > > at
>> 4.0.
>> > > You
>> > > > > can also have it create the hash files for you when it
>> > > > > publishes
>> to
>> > > the
>> > > > > production project/server. I recommend that everyone
>take a quick
>> > > look
>> > > at
>> > > > > this productivity enhancer.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Regards,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Allen
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > > > From: "Moderator"
>> > > > > To:
>> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 3:30 PM
>> > > > > Subject: Re: Released Jobs
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > Now I would think that might be something Support could
>> > > > > > help
>> with,
>> > > > > > could it not? (Or would it not?)
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Regards,
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Clif
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Wednesday, May 09, 2001, 4:35:06 PM, you wrote:
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > It can be done through the "back door" so to speak, but
>> > > > > > > this
>> ought
>> > > not
>> > > > > to be
>> > > > > > > undertaken without a thorough knowledge of the underlying
>> > > DataStage
>> > > > > > > repository structures.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>