IBM Db2 connector (DataStage)

Use the IBM Db2 connector in DataStage® to create jobs that read and write data.

Prerequisites

To use the IBM Db2 connector, you need to do the following prerequisite steps.

  • Create the connection. For instructions, see Connecting to a data source in DataStage and the IBM Db2 connection.
  • Ensure that the username that the connector uses to connect to the Db2 database is granted SELECT access to the following tables:
    • SYSCAT.COLUMNS
    • SYSCAT.INDEXCOLUSE
    • SYSCAT.INDEXES
    • SYSCAT.KEYCOLUSE
    • SYSCAT.REFERENCES
    • SYSIBM.SYSDBAUTH
    • SYSCAT.TABCONST
    • SYSCAT.TABLES