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Search results: Connectivity

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LZ4 DB2 Compression Option - DB2 Connector Stage

As we've been migrating from Netezza to DB2 (with the support of IBM) - It's been noticed (by IBM) that the LZ4 Compression Option is not available in the DB2 Connector. Tests performed via the DB2 Command Line (on the Datastage server) show signi...
almost 5 years ago in Connectivity 0 Functionality already exists

Oracle connector : support of SDO_GEOMETRY data types

we are not able to insert GEOMAP data to oracle DB. We opened case with IBM #TS003869041 and they informed us that SDO_GEOMETRY is not a supported Oracle data type target for DataStage and asked us to open RFE.
over 5 years ago in Connectivity 1 Functionality already exists

Salesforce Connector - Support for Bulk API on Queries

Currently the InfoSphere Information Server Pack for Salesforce.com only supports the Real Time API for querying data. Please can support be introduced for the Bulk API to improve the performance of large data extracts.
over 9 years ago in Connectivity 1 Functionality already exists

Connectivity for Google Big Query

Cardinal Health is trying to move all data warehouse to Big Query. Teradata is in content state. So, it is very important for Infosphere datastage (11.7.0.2) to connect to Big Query. I guess IBM is releasing Big Query connector as part of IIS11.7....
over 6 years ago in Connectivity 0 Functionality already exists

information server sap pack - need encryption with idoc stage

In the Information Server pack for sap, the abap extract stage has an SNC capability-to encrypt data. Need the same ability with the idoc extract and idoc load stages.
almost 9 years ago in Connectivity 1 Functionality already exists

loading data with Sales Force Connector for parent child relationships

Hello,We want to use the standard relationship fonction existing in Salesforce between the Parent-Child object while loading the data through Datastage.In the child object, we can specify the External ID of the parent objet and Salesforce automati...
almost 5 years ago in Connectivity 1 Functionality already exists

Salesforce Connector doesn't support Bulk Load for Salesforce Objects where PK Chunking is not enabled or not supported

Salesforce Connector within DataStage currently has two options for retrieving data 1) Real-Time Query Mode2) Bulk Mode But the Bulk Mode functionality is currently limited only to Salesforce objects that support PK Chunking. Working with Salesfor...
over 7 years ago in Connectivity 1 Functionality already exists

InfoSphere DataStage to support Oracle Advanced Security (OAS)

We have sensitive data in Oracle Database, and when running ETL, those data could be read to InfoSphere server, and there could be risk when read data from Oracle to InfoSphere server or write this kind of sensitive data to Oracle database. Oracle...
over 9 years ago in Connectivity 1 Functionality already exists