Course

What’s New in DataStage v8.1

Course Description

Understand about new DataStage v8.1 as in IBM Information Server environment. You will know all new
features of DataStage v8.1 which includes new features of Designer and Administrator, Web
Administration Console, Connector stages, new features of the Lookup and Complex Flat File stages,
Slowly changing Dimensions stage, Repository functionality including search and impact analysis,
performance and resource analysis tools.

Your New Skills

You should be able to:

 Use range based lookups using the new Lookup Stage

 Implement SCDs using Slowly Changing Dimensions Stage
 Using the new ODBC and DB2 Connector Stages instead of EE/API stages
 Conduct Repository searches, Find dependencies and impact analysis
 Analyze performance and resource usage using the new DataStage/QualityStage tools
 Create,secure assign role to Suite and DataStage/QualityStage users
 Administer the IBM Information Server environment using Web Consol
 Query XMETA to retrieve information which used to be in UNIVERSE
 Migrate your old environment to new 8.1

Eligibility Length: 2 or 3 days

Format: Web OR Instructor lead
 Existing experience with DataStage Enterprise Edition 7.x Audience : Minimum 6
 Knowledge of UNIX or Client / Server concepts
Programming skills Daily Schedule
Start: 10:00 a.m.
Lunch: One hour (1:00 – 2:00)
End: 4:00 p.m.
Breaks: As needed

Course fee when Onsite :

20 thousand per candidate
Min :6 Candidate
Availability of VMware and LAB setup with Licence software of DS 8.1
Accommodation ,Food and transportation

Course fee when onWeb :

10 thousand per candidate
Min :6 Candidate
Access to High speed internet

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What’s New in DataStage v8 Agenda

Introduction: What is Information Server?

• Architecture of Datastage 8.1
• Components of Datastage 8.1(Clients and Server side)
• What Platforms Are Supported?
• Enhanced Installation, Configuration, Administration & Reporting
• WebSphere Metadata Server Foundation
• Common Metadata Repository
• XMETA Repository
• Services Tier Management and Maintenance
• Authentication and Suite Security
• Information Services Framework
• Security Services
• Logging
• Reporting Console
• Ease-of-Use Enhancements
• Connectivity Improvements
• Migration and Upgrades

Deployment
Objectives: Identify the components of Information Server that need to be installed. Describe what a
deployment domain consists of, the different domain deployment options, and the installation
process. Start the Information Server.

Administering DataStage
• Setting up security (All possible modes of security and their advantage and disadvantage)
• Creating users in the console
• Assigning security roles to users and groups
• Managing active sessions
• Managing logs
• Managing schedules
• Backing up and restoring IBM Information Server

DataStage Designer
• Parallel Job Tutorial
• New and Expanded Transformation Capabilities
• Job Parameter Sets
• Connectors (explain connectors)
• Retrive relational data using connectors
• Change Capture (caption) / Compare / Difference in short
• Surrogate Generator Stage
• Lookup stage –new capabilities
• Surrogate Key Generation
• Slowly Changing Dimension Stage
• Enhanced CFF Stage

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 Repository Functions
• Impact Analysis
• Object Difference and Advance Find
• Job Monitoring Improvements
• Resource Estimation
• Performance Improvements
• Performance Analysis

Working with Relational Data

Objectives: Import Table Definitions for relational tables. Create Data Connections and use
Connector stages in a job. Use SQL Builder to define SQL Select, Insert and Update statements.

Complex Flat File Stage

Objectives: Import table definitions from a COBOL copybook. Design a job that extracts data from a
COBOL file containing multiple record types. Specify in a Complex Flat File (CFF) stage the column
layouts of each record type, and how to identify when a record is read of a specific type. Select in a
CFF stage which columns from the different records types are to be output from the stage.

DataStage Utilities
Objectives: Analyze the performance of a job, and estimate the resources needed by a job.

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