How to pass values for Parameter set to Dsjob

Althaf6553 · Post by **Althaf6553** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:07 am

Hi,

I want to pass values for parameter set from dsjob command.
I have a parameter set named param_set and I have 4 parameters in the parameter set param_set.
I want to store values for these 4 parameters in a file and I want to send this file as a parameter to the dsjob command using
"dsjob -run -param param_set = valuesfilename -projname -jobname"

but I am getting error like unable to load values for parameter set parm_set.

Any one please help me out in resolving this issue.
Please explain me is there any ristriction for creating values_file like .txt and so on. How we have to provide values for parameters in a file.

parameter name (then give tab) and value for parameter or
just values are enoough without giving parameter name.

Please let me know .

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:15 am

I honestly don't know but if you've got the syntax right it wouldn't have spaces around the equal sign. Try "-param param_set=valuesfilename" instead.

roy · Post by **roy** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:02 am

chack that the parameter file exists with the proper parameters and values

Althaf6553 · Post by **Althaf6553** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:54 am

But I am not sure how we have to provide values for parameters in the value file.

is it like

paramset.parameter_name (press tab) provide value
or
just

parameter_name value (without paramset. before param_name)

please clarify how we should define values in the value_file.

roy · Post by **roy** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:03 am

Hi,
Parameter set file consists of pairs in the form of:

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param_name=param_value

each parameter is written in a new line
I think it is located in the project folder (the project your jobs run under) a quick search should locate it's position, depending on the location it was saved inside the repository.

IHTH,

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:37 pm

Option -param=parametersetname=valuesfilename will work. The individual parameter values, in this case, have been pre-stored in the values file.

If you want to override one of these "default" values, the proper syntax is then -param parametersetname.parametername=value

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:53 pm

Parameter sets in each project have a default value file associated with them, do they not, assuming you've set that up? If that's the case there's no reason to pass anything from the command line unless you need to override the job to use a different value file for the run, I would assume.

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:54 pm

You edit the values files within the Parameter Set itself. Each values file contains a set of "default" values to be used if that particular values file is selected as the "value" of the Parameter Set job parameter (the first syntax I suggested earlier).

Refer to the webinar broadcast earlier this year (from http://www.dsxchange.net) on parameter sets.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:50 pm

So... you have to specifically tell it to use a particular values file at run time each time? There's no concept of a default 'always use this file' file here?

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:25 am

Yes there is. A Parameter Set contains a "default default" set of values as well as zero or more values files.

Althaf6553 · Post by **Althaf6553** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:45 am

Thanks to all for your responses. I have solved the issue.
Thanks once again.

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