Limitation in transformer derivation function(s) ?

[dsedi]

Hi all,

in the same project,
in some transformer i am able to get all the transformer derivation function(s)..( i am looking for substrings function)

i am not able to get all the derivation function for the transformers which i created newly from the pallate window.

do i need to change any options somewhere?

Thanks in advance
Dsedi

[ray.wurlod]

Is it the same Transformer stage type, or have you chosen a Transformer stage in one place and a BASIC Transformer stage in the other?

[dsedi]

yes..from diffrent places.
in my new job , i have copied a Transformer stage from another existing job (which contain substrings function) and for that transformer, i am able to see all the transformer dervation functions.
but the transformer which i created from pallate window doesn't show all the transformer dervation functions.
..i donno why...

Thanks ray!

Regards
Dsedi

[Eric]

DataStage Server Functions used in the Server Job Transformer (BASIC Transformer) are different from the avaliable functions found in the Parallel Transformer (from a parallel job).

You can however place the server transformer on the parallel canvas which works like having a server shared container on the parallel canvas.

You cannot place the parallel Transformer on the Server canvas.

[T42]

You also need to be concerned about performance. Server transformer stage is _VERY_ slow compared to Parallel Transformer stage, especially on multiple node (Server is sequential.)

So, avoid using Server Transformer stage unless there is a situation where you need it. You are also probably better off creating BuildOPs instead of a Server Transformer stage. However, this require some knowledge of C/C++. Also, the metadata is fixed. This can be overcomed when you create a custom operator, which require a much deeper knowledge of the Orchestrate API.