Duration

4 days

Course Description

This course is designed to introduce ETL developers to DataStage 9.1.

This is the Classroom version of Instructor-led online course IBM InfoSphere DataStage Essentials 9.1 (ILO) (3M202).

This is a basic course for project administrators and ETL developers responsible for data extractions and transformations using DataStage.

You should have basic knowledge of the Windows operating system and some familiarity with database access techniques.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Describe the uses of DataStage and the DataStage workflow
Describe the Information Server architecture and how DataStage fits within it
Describe the Information Server and DataStage deployment options
Use the Information Server Web Console and the DataStage Administrator client to create DataStage users and to configure the DataStage environment
Import and export DataStage objects to a file
Import table definitions for sequential files and relational tables
Design, compile, run, and monitor DataStage parallel jobs
Design jobs that read and write to sequential files
Describe the DataStage parallel processing architecture
Design jobs that combine data using joins and lookups
Design jobs that sort and aggregate data
Implement complex business logic using the DataStage Transformer stage
Debug DataStage jobs using the DataStage PX Debugger
Read and write to database tables using DataStage ODBC and DB2 Connector stages
Work with the Repository functions such as search and impact analysis
Build job sequences that controls batches of jobs
Understand how FastTrack and Metadata Workbench can be profitably used with DataStage.

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.