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Search results: DataStage

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Snowflake Connector Bulk Unload

Hi, We are migrating our Teradata DB to Snowflake on Azure. We are migrating our datastage jobs accordingly. We need to unload large volume of data with Snowflake Connector, using Bulk unload, the same way we do bulk load (CREATE STAGE - COPY INTO...
7 months ago in DataStage 0 Under review

File Connector - Definition for Internal table Location

We need the table location to be optional when we define it as an internal table. When the location is not user-defined, the Datastage must define the create table command, but it does not need to define the location. This is important because the...
over 3 years ago in DataStage 1 Not under consideration

We need a connector for Apache Iceberg connector in CP4D Datastage.

We need a connector for Apache Iceberg in CP4D Datastage. Since Big Data platform in our company is converted to Iceberg catalogues they asked us to integrate data through CP4D, currently no support is given due to this limitation. Thanks
about 1 month ago in DataStage 1 Under review

Enable/disable data preview at connection level

In CP4D platform connection level there must be a setting to enable/disable data preview. Disabling data preview at connection level will be global and block data preview at any component, except Data Stage, of CP4D and any object (table, view, SQ...
about 1 year ago in DataStage 0 Future consideration

Azure Synapse supported for ELT run mode

We have many customers who have an appetite for cost-reduction with their cloud warehouses. We have had multiple conversations with customers around leveraging Datastage writing to S3 in iceberg format, to be integrated with the warehouse like Sno...
4 months ago in DataStage 0 Under review

Import JSON schema definition

We want to integrate files in JSON format, the JSON schema file is available. We use the Hierarchical stage. But when we want to import this definition into the libraries (datastage componant / schema library / add resource) the file is treated as...
almost 2 years ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration

#emea #csm #mea Integrate IBM Knowledge Catalog Governance into DataStage Flows

Issue: Currently, in IBM Cloud Pak for Data, data protection rules defined within Watson Knowledge Catalog are not directly applied to DataStage flows, even when governed assets from the catalog are used. This creates confusion and a sense that no...
over 1 year ago in DataStage 3 Future consideration

Private Endpoint Support for Data Stage in IBM Cloud

Submitted on behalf of federico_accetta@it.ibm.com -- please contact him directly A significant number of customer engagements involve hybrid connectivity between IBM Cloud and on-premises environments. However, many core data platform services—sp...
2 months ago in DataStage 0 Under review

metrix repository and asset indexing for Db2

We have the following situation: The customer uses DataStage NG on Cloud Pak for Data 5.1.x. The customer is looking for a way to enable the metrics repository and asset indexing for DataStage. However, DataStage currently only supports PostgreSQL...
5 months ago in DataStage 0 Under review

Option to compare 2 executions of the same job in CP4D

Currently CP4D does provide an option to compare two executions of the same job. This feature will be used to analyze and compare the runtime and data volume between jobs runs which helps in better job monitoring. It is available in Datastage.
3 months ago in DataStage 1 Under review