Initializing Job parameter with current month and date

[DSguru2B]

How is this job called, from a controlling prospective?
The controlling job, whether it be a shell script or a job sequence, you can do this while passing the parameter to this job.
In a shell you can use the commands like date and pass month mask for one and year mask for another. In a sequence job you can use OCONV with the right format for month and year.

[ds_debasis]

How is this job called, from a controlling prospective?
The controlling job, whether it be a shell script or a job sequence, you can do this while passing the parameter to this job.
In a shell you can use the commands like date and pass month mask for one and year mask for another. In a sequence job you can use OCONV with the right format for month and year.

As it is in job level parameter, I cannot initialize it ( It does not support any function) .. Can I do it in before job subroutine shell script ? if so how I'll initialize the parameter in the datastage job.

[sri1dhar]

How is this job called, from a controlling prospective?
The controlling job, whether it be a shell script or a job sequence, you can do this while passing the parameter to this job.
In a shell you can use the commands like date and pass month mask for one and year mask for another. In a sequence job you can use OCONV with the right format for month and year.

As it is in job level parameter, I cannot initialize it ( It does not support any function) .. Can I do it in before job subroutine shell script ? if so how I'll initialize the parameter in the datastage job.

Deb,

Read DSguru's response again. How are you running your job? Do you have a Job sequence that's calling your job or calling from a shell script or running from Director?

If you are using a controlling job such as a Job Sequence or shell script you can programatically derive current month & date and pass them as parameter values. If you are running manually from the Director then you may have to manually enter as you are doing now.

Hope this helps.

[ray.wurlod]

Instead of using job parameters you could use stage variables. Initialize them, and do not derive them further - that is, leave the derivation field empty.