BASIC Transformer question

mydsworld · Post by **mydsworld** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:15 am

Please let me know the difference between parallel Transformer and BASIC Transformer in parallel job. Which one is useful under which scenario.

Thanks.

kandyshandy · Post by **kandyshandy** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:10 am

Visibly, there is no difference other than mentioned in the documentation. BASIC transformer has access to BASIC functions (functions that you could use in a server job's transformer).

When your situation demands any BASIC function in a PX job (that are not available in your PX transformer), then you could go for a BASIC transformer stage.

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 3:41 pm

Interview question?

mydsworld · Post by **mydsworld** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:12 am

No, it is not for interview.

I am using 5 BASIC transformers in a parallel job (needs to call some server routines & macros not available in parallel transformer). The job fails with the error :

node_node1: Fatal Error: Unable to start ORCHESTRATE process on node node1 (x40bdwas01): APT_PMPlayer::APT_PMPlayer: fork() failed, Resource temporarily unavailable

The job however worked with parallel transformer without those calls.So, my dbout is on the BASIC transformer.

Please advise.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:59 am

This would have been a much better place to start then, rather than the extremely generic "what's the difference" question.

mydsworld · Post by **mydsworld** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:14 am

I already have one started with 'ORCHESTRATE error ', but no one has responded to it yet.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:02 pm

This one?

viewtopic.php?p=312693

That's probably because there's zero in the way of detail in it, at least here you've added some pertinent information re: the job design.