Copy Environmental Variables -User defined + Parallel Option

[sridharvis]

I have around 50 odd user defined variable in DEV1 project and i need to copy the same to the other project DEV2 available in the same Host system.

I would also require the "Parallel options" specified in Administrator of DEV1 be available in DEV2, Is it possible as typing it is a tedious work.

please help me out !!

[ray.wurlod]

For the environment variables copy the relevant lines from DSParams from one project to the other (remembering that there are two sections for environment variables - definitions and default values).

I'm not sure where the Parallel options are stored in a version 7 project, and don't have one in which I could check.

[chulett]

Those "Parallel options" are so small in number (and usually defaulted) that I don't see an issue with having both windows up and doing a visual check / manual syncing of the two.

[vmcburney]

I recommend you use a file merge tool like free one at www.winmerge.org. Transfer both files to your PC - migrate changes from the first file to the second and transfer the second file back to your DataStage server. This helps you identify new rows in file 1 to be migrated and custom changes in file 2 that you might not want to overwrite or lose.

[vmcburney]

Here is my blog post on the topic with screenshots:

http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/infosphere/how-to-use-winmerge-to-manage-datastage-configuration-files-32775