JR44315: When Running Estimate Resource in Designer, the job fails with an "Unexpected tokens" error.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a job is executed from the DataStage Director the
  
  job runs  without error. When the job is run  by  selecting
  File -> "Estimate Resource" in the DataStage Designer,
   the job fails with an " Unexpected tokens" error.
  
  The error is due to an issue in parsing of the format arguments
  that are supplied in the DataStage Designer Job Properties
  dialog.
  This dialog controls the source of the default format arguments.
  If the  "Project default" check box in the Properties dialog is
  checked,
  the project default values are used by the Resource Estimation
  code
  and there is no error.  If the
  checkbox is unchecked, the format arguments in the Job
  Properties dialog are passed
  to the Resource Estimation parsing mechanism where the failure
  occurs.
  
  LOCAL FIX:
  The error will not  occur if the "Project default" checkbox for
  timestamps is is
  checked in the Job Properties dialog in the DataStage Designer.
  

Local fix

• The error wont occur if job properties -> timestamp checkbox is
  checked.
  

Problem summary

• ERROR DESCRIPTION:
  
  When a job is executed from the DataStage Director the
  
  job runs  without error. When the job is run  by  selecting
  File -> "Estimate Resource" in the DataStage Designer,
   the job fails with an " Unexpected tokens" error.
  
  The error is due to an issue in parsing of the format arguments
  that are supplied in the DataStage Designer Job Properties
  dialog.
  This dialog controls the source of the default format arguments.
  If the  "Project default" check box in the Properties dialog is
  checked,
  the project default values are used by the Resource Estimation
  code
  and there is no error.  If the
  checkbox is unchecked, the format arguments in the Job
  Properties dialog are passed
  to the Resource Estimation parsing mechanism where the failure
  occurs.
  
  LOCAL FIX:
  The error will not  occur if the "Project default" checkbox for
  timestamps is is
  checked in the Job Properties dialog in the DataStage Designer.
  
  LOCAL FIX:
  The error wont occur if job properties -> timestamp checkbox is
  checked.
  

Problem conclusion

• Install the patch which goes with this APAR
  

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

• R850 PSY

     UP

• R870 PSY

     UP

• R910 PSY

     UP