JR36348: MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH DTS STAGE

Download Fix Pack 2 for InfoSphere Information Server Version 8.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This APAR is opened for the following issues:
  - DTS does not put link identifier for log messages
  - DTS does not abort on startup if log queue or reject queue is
  invalid
  - Writing to log queue from DTS is intermittent
  - Connector stage reports wrong stage name in log when multiple
  Connectors
    are used in a job
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Users who use DTS with MQ Messaging
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  - DTS does not put link identifier for log messages
  When DTS has multiple input links and an error occurs during
  processing a link, the error message does not have link
  identifier.
  
  - DTS does not abort on startup if log queue or reject queue is
  invalid
  When invalid queue name is specified as log queue or reject
  queue, DTS continues the job and write warning message to
  inform that DTS failed to close the log queue or the reject
  queue at the end of the job.
  
  - Writing to log queue from DTS is intermittent
  When using log queue, DTS does not write to log queue
  intermittently.
  
  - Connector stage reports wrong stage name in log when multiple
  Connectors are used in a job
  When multiple Connectors are used in a job, DTS/Connector
  stages logs messages from a Connector stage as if it is reported
  from another Connector stage.
  ****************************************************************
  RECOMMENDATION:
  Install the patch.
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• - DTS does not put link identifier for log messages
  Write link number as a prefix of the message
  
  - DTS does not abort on startup if log queue or reject queue is
  invalid
  Abort on startup if invalid log queue or reject queue is
  specified.
  
  - Writing to log queue from DTS is intermittent
  Fix the problem.
  
  - Connector stage reports wrong stage name in log when multiple
  Connectors are used in a job
  Fix the problem.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• 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

• R810 PSN

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