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what is scratch stage in datastage
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:00 am
by rajeshkadiri
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:07 am
by throbinson
It is the complement to the "itch" stage.
what is itch stage
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:11 am
by rajeshkadiri
what is itch stage
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:40 am
by aakashahuja
there is no such thing as scratch stage in datastage.
I believe that you are confused with 'scratch disk' as used in datastage PX.
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:44 am
by aakashahuja
there is no such thing as scratch stage in datastage.
I believe that you are confused with 'scratch disk' as used in datastage PX.
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:45 am
by rajeshkadiri
in one interview i faced this
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:58 am
by throbinson
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.
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:27 pm
by ray.wurlod
Interview questions are sometimes designed to determine how thorough your knowledge is. For example "name the eight days in the week".