what is scratch stage in datastage

throbinson · Post by **throbinson** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:07 am

It is the complement to the "itch" stage.

rajeshkadiri · Post by **rajeshkadiri** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:11 am

what is itch stage

aakashahuja · Post by **aakashahuja** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:40 am

there is no such thing as scratch stage in datastage.

I believe that you are confused with 'scratch disk' as used in datastage PX.

aakashahuja · Post by **aakashahuja** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:44 am

there is no such thing as scratch stage in datastage.

I believe that you are confused with 'scratch disk' as used in datastage PX.

rajeshkadiri · Post by **rajeshkadiri** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:45 am

in one interview i faced this

throbinson · Post by **throbinson** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:58 am

They were either pulling your leg or looking for you to think out of the box. It could be argued that the Copy Stage is a "scratch" stage from a Palette point of view although it is kind of a stretch. The Copy stage can sit in as a "placeholder" or "scratch" stage when you are building a job iteratively.

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:27 pm

Interview questions are sometimes designed to determine how thorough your knowledge is. For example "name the eight days in the week".