DataStage Doco Tool

kingy26 · Post by **kingy26** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:06 pm

I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas about how the DataStage Doco Tool Works. I know that it uses an Access database to allow reporting but does anyone know if it is possible to schedule the updates for the Doco Tool to run at predefined times or can they only be run manually?

Any help or guidance would be much appreciated.

Thanks

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:38 pm

As far as I know, the 'Doco Tool' can only be updated manually.

narasimha · Post by **narasimha** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:58 pm

I searched but did not get much information about DataStage Doco Tool . Can anybody share more information on this tool?

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:30 am

It was deprecated in version 5.2. It dumps metadata into an ODBC database - scripts are provided in the directory for creating the requisite tables in Oracle, SQL Server, etc. It does not handle parallel jobs, it does not handle job sequences, and it needs a patch even to be able to handle server jobs correctly. They would prefer you to use MetaStage or the new documenter in version 7.5 Designer.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:59 am

The proper name is the 'Reporting Assistant' and it is an optional component when installing the Client on your pc. I don't bother any more.

Manager / Tools / Reporting Assistant...

narasimha · Post by **narasimha** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 2:23 pm

Craig/Ray

Thanks for the information/clarification.