DataStage Essentials

Designer Module
Server Edition


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Module Objectives
Upon module completion, students will be able to:
Customize the Designers layout and palette
Create jobs and containers
Create and use parameters within jobs
Insert and link stages
Use editing features for creating jobs and containers
Set stage and job properties
Load and save table definitions
Save and compile jobs
Run jobs from within the Designer

Logging In

The Designer Login Dialog Box

Enter the hostname or
IP address of the
server where
DataStage is installed
Enter your operating
system username and
password
Select the project to
attach to

Customizing the Layout

Standard
(resize or
anchor)
Canvas
(resize or
maximize)
Palette
(resize or
anchor)
Repository
(resize or
anchor)
Property
Browser
(resize or
anchor)

The Standard Toolbar

Save all
open
jobs

Job
properties

Open

Undo/redo

Make
new
Save
current
job

Cut/ Copy/
Paste
Create
local/shared
containers

Compile
Run

Show/hide
annotations

Help

Show/hide
grid

Print
canvas

Show /
hide link
markers

Zoom
in/out
Snap
stages
to grid

The Debug Toolbar

Select
job to
debug

Edit breakpoints
Step
through
by link

Begin
debug

Stop
debug

Step through
by row
Edit job
properties

View job log

Clear all
breakpoints

Toggle
breakpoint
Open debug
window

The Palette

Groups can be added,

deleted, or renamed,
and can be hidden
Multiple stages may
be available under
certain stage types
Stages can be shown
as small or large icons
and with or without
text labels

Customizing the Palette

Move
selected
folders up
and down
to reorder
categories
Click and
drag items
from left
panes to
folders in
right pane

Repository items;
current view of all
available objects

All available stages;

server and sequence

Delete
selected
items
using
delete key

The Repository and Property

Browser Windows

Categories of
objects in the
current projects
repositoryany of
them can be hidden

Stage or link
namecan
be modified
here or on
the canvas

Current stages
type not present
for links
Stage or link description
directly modifies the
description field in the
stage or input/output link

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Setting Program Options

Selected
categories that
can modify the
appearance or
functionality of
the Designer
Available options
to set for each
category

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Creating New Jobs or Containers

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Setting General Job Properties

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Creating and Using Parameters

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Inserting Job Control Language

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Setting Performance Options

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Inserting Stages

Click on
stage then
on canvas
or drag and
drop stage
on canvas
Click on
sizers to
resize stage

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Linking Stages
Use link tool
to link
stages
together

Cursor
changes
when linking
stages
together

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Setting Properties in Stages

Double click
stage or
right click
and select
Properties to
edit stage
properties

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Inserting Metadata into Stages

Click in cells to
enter values or
select from
drop-down lists

Click Load
button to select
Table Definition
from repository
Import new
table definitions
on the fly, if
necessary

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Saving Metadata in Stages

Enter values for
repository Table
Definition
Category
names

Click Save
button to save
current table
definition in
repository

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Cut, Copy and Paste Features

Select items to copy

and Copy from Edit
menu, then Paste
into current or other
job or container
When items are
pasted, the stage
and link names are
updated to avoid
duplicate names

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Saving Jobs and Containers

Job names are

case-sensitive
and must be
unique
Categories and
sub-categories
can be entered
manually by
separating them
with a backslash
(\)

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Compiling Jobs

Messages from
compilationthis
is the desired
result!

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Multiple Job Compile

Select job types
to compile
Only shows
uncompiled jobs

Select jobs from

the job list and
Add

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Running Jobs within Designer

Click
Run
from
toolbar
Set any
job run
options

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