Datastage version

marco.mir · Post by **marco.mir** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:30 am

Hello,

I have Datastage 7.5.3, my costumer uses Datastage 7.5.2. Are there any problems if I use my version of Datastage? If yes, which kind of problems?

Thanks in advance.

arvind_ds · Post by **arvind_ds** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:54 am

You are mentioning about DS client versions or what? Explain in detail.

marco.mir · Post by **marco.mir** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:43 am

arvind_ds wrote:You are mentioning about DS client versions or what? Explain in detail.

My client is Datastage 7.5.3. Everybody here has client Datastage 7.5.2, so I suppose that it is the same for server.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:45 am

I've seen problems going the other direction - a 7.5.1a client accessing a 7.5.3 server. The official line you'll get from support will be that they have to match.

marco.mir · Post by **marco.mir** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:49 am

So if I develop a new job using Datastage 7.5.3 or I modify a old one i shouldn't have problems, right?

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:17 am

Didn't say that. I for one have no idea what problems, if any, you may or may not see doing that.

arvind_ds · Post by **arvind_ds** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:23 am

Better to uninstall 7.5.3 clients and go for 7.5.2 instead.

sandeepgs · Post by **sandeepgs** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 1:36 pm

Hi,

Question is the client that is being used is 7.5.2 and the version that are being used is 7.5.3

Yes there are problems in doing so, some vague functionality like a job designed in 7.5.2 may not through a warning if the null file value was not specified for a nullable column defined in the sequential file stage but where is it may through a warning in 7.5.3 as metadata was more standardized in the new version and there can be more unknown problems as well.

So any company if they try to change the version of a software they do a kind of integration testing to resolve the issues.

I suggest you if you have a flexibility to get the actual version please use it.

No one can say what problems will occur as problems are scenario specific.

Thanks
Sandeepgs

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:15 pm

Why not install the 7.5.2 client alongside 7.5.3 and switch between them as appropriate?