IBM InfoSphere DataStage Job

The following table describes the IBM InfoSphere DataStage job type attributes:

Attribute

Description

Connection Profile

Defines the connection profile for the job.

Rules:

  • Characters: 1-30

  • Case Sensitive: Yes

  • Invalid Characters: Blanks

Variable Name: %%DataStage-ACCOUNT

Project

Defines the Control-M for IBM InfoSphere DataStage project name.

Variable Name: %%DataStage-PROJECT

DataStage Job

Defines the Control-M for IBM InfoSphere DataStage job name.

Variable Name: %%DataStage-JOB_NAME

Job Invocation ID

Defines the Control-M for IBM InfoSphere DataStage job invocation ID.

Variable Name: %%DataStage-JOB_INVOCATION_ID

Parameters Type

Determines from where Control-M retrieves the parameters, with options as follows:

  • None: Does not retrieve parameters.

  • Server: Retrieves the parameters from the DataStage Job, and displays them in the Parameters list.

  • File: Retrieves the parameters from the file that you define in Parameters File.

  • Server and File: Retrieves the parameters from the file that you define in Parameters File and from the DataStage Job, and displays those from the job in the Parameters list.

Parameters

Displays the parameters and their values from the DataStage Job when Server or Server and File is selected from Parameters Type.

Parameters File

Defines the IBM InfoSphere DataStage parameter file.

Variable Name: %%DataStage-PARAMS_FILE

More Options

Opens more options.

Limits

Defines limits on the job.

Stop stages after <value> Rows

Defines the maximum number of rows that the job can contain. Control-M stops the stages after the maximum is reached.

Variable Name: %%DataStage-MAX_ROWS

Abort job after <value> Warnings

Defines the maximum number of warnings about the job. Control-M aborts the job after the maximum is reached.

Variable Name: %%DataStage-MAX_WARNINGS

Job Output

Determines the type of information that goes in the output as follows:

  • Info: Writes Info log entries to Control-M for IBM InfoSphere DataStage job Sysout.

    Variable Name: %%DataStage-OUTPUT_INFO

  • Warnings: Writes Warning log entries to Control-M for IBM InfoSphere DataStage job Sysout.

    Variable Name: %%DataStage-OUTPUT_WARNING

  • Fatal: Writes Fatal log entries to Control-M for IBM InfoSphere DataStage job Sysout.

    Variable Name: %%DataStage-OUTPUT_FATAL

  • Reject: Writes Reject log entries to Control-M for IBM InfoSphere DataStage job Sysout.

    Variable Name: %%DataStage-OUTPUT_REJECT

  • Started: Writes Started log entries to Control-M for IBM InfoSphere DataStage job Sysout.

    Variable Name: %%DataStage-OUTPUT_STARTED

  • Reset: Writes Reset log entries to Control-M for IBM InfoSphere DataStage job Sysout.

    Variable Name: %%DataStage-OUTPUT_RESET

  • Batch: Writes Batch log entries to Control-M for IBM InfoSphere DataStage job Sysout.

    Variable Name: %%DataStage-OUTPUT_BATCH

Run Options

Defines run options for the job.

Run in restart mode

Runs the Control-M for IBM InfoSphere DataStage job in restart mode.

Variable Name: %%DataStage-RESTART_SEQUENCE

Reset job before run

Resets the Control-M for IBM InfoSphere DataStage job before the job runs.

Variable Name: %%DataStage-RESET_JOB