APAR status
Closed as new function.
Error description
The datastage job comparison tool works by exporting repository data to temporary files (xml) objects which are then offered to the difference engine prior to generating reports. These temporary files, which are normally deleted after operation completes, but before a human is able to make a copy are vital in investigations of parsing failures. Ideally, retaining these temporary files should be possible by a 'undocumented' registry setting, allowing L2/L3 support engineers to collect these files from the customer if the failure cannot be reproduced in house.
Local fix
Problem summary
Requirement to gather diagnostic information from DataStage Job Comparisons by retaining the intermediate XML and temporary files.
Problem conclusion
Code to retain XML output was originally added to the product in DEBUG configurations only - this has been modified to be included in normal RELEASE builds. Having installed the patch, to enable gathering of diagnostics, create a folder "C:\DiffDump" and then run the comparison tool as normal. This folder must be created on the C drive at the root level. Additional output can be collected for the DSX parser by creating the following sub-directories: "c:\diffdump\stagexml" "c:\diffdump\custxml"
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
JR37888
Reported component name
WIS DATASTAGE
Reported component ID
5724Q36DS
Reported release
801
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2010-09-30
Closed date
2010-12-13
Last modified date
2011-09-22
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Fix information
Fixed component name
WIS DATASTAGE
Fixed component ID
5724Q36DS
Applicable component levels
R801 PSY
UP
R802 PSY
UP
R810 PSY
UP
R850 PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
22 September 2011