writing in same Dataset parallely

shukla_krishna · Post by **shukla_krishna** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:38 pm

Hi ..
Can multiple instences of a same job write into same DataSet paralelly..?

Thanks in Advance.

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:28 pm

No. (I assume you mean "simultaneously".) The operating system imposes a limit of 1 on the number of writers to a file, and the data in Data Sets are stored in operating system files on the resource disk(s).

shukla_krishna · Post by **shukla_krishna** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:35 am

ray.wurlod wrote:No. (I assume you mean "simultaneously".) The operating system imposes a limit of 1 on the number of writers to a file, and the data in Data Sets are stored in operating system files on the resource ...

I am able to write one same file from multiple jobs , running at same time. Is there any problem for this approach

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:42 am

Other than data loss and corruption, no.