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Trace files (*.trc) are written to /tmp directory when using the DataStage distributed transaction stage (DTS) with Oracle XA database.

Troubleshooting


Problem

When an InformationServer DataStage job runs with a distributed transaction stage writing to Oracle XA database, trace files are generated with filename in format: xa_sidMMDDYYYY.trc the trace file contains debugging records such as: ORACLE XA: Version 10.2.0.1.0. RM name = 'Oracle_XA'. 160916.495702.1.1: xaosterr: OCITransStart rtn 24381 160920.495702.1.1:

[{"Product":{"code":"SSVSEF","label":"IBM InfoSphere DataStage"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"--","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"8.5;8.1","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

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Modified date:
25 April 2025

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