User guide

Compiling the job
You must compile the job to prepare it to run on your system on the IBM
InfoSphere DataStage and QualityStage Designer.
Before you begin
Ensure that the job named J02main5620sam that you created is open and active in
the job design area.
Procedure
1. Select File > Compile.
Or, click the Compile (
) button from the toolbar. The "Compile Job"
window opens. As the job is compiled, the window is updated with messages
from the compiler.
2. When the "Compile Job" window displays a message that the job is compiled
successfully, click OK.
Results
The job is now compiled and ready to run. For more information about getting
your jobs ready to run, see http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iisinfsv/
v8r7/topic/com.ibm.swg.im.iis.ds.design.doc/topics/gettingjobsreadytorun.html
Running the job
You can use the Director client to run the job and to view the log that the job
produces as it runs.
About this task
You run the job from the Director client. The Director client is the operating
console. You also can use the Director client to monitor the jobs and troubleshoot
the job by any error log that you receive when you run the job.
Procedure
1. Click Start > All Programs > IBM InfoSphere Information Server > IBM
InfoSphere DataStage and QualityStage Director. The IBM InfoSphere
DataStage and QualityStage Director opens. In the Director client, your job
status is compiled, which means that the job is ready to run.
2. Select your job in the right pane of the Director client, and select Job > Run
Now. Ensure that the job parameters are set correctly.
3. In the "Job Run Options" window, click Limits tab and select No limit in
Warnings pane.
4. Optional: In the "Job Run Options" window, click the General tab, and then
click Record job performance data option to enable performance data.
5. Click Run.
6. When the job status changes to Running, select View > Log.
Or, click the Log (
) button to open the job in log mode.
7. Examine the job log to see the type of information that the Director client
reports as it runs a job. The messages that you see are either control or
information type. Jobs can also have Fatal and Warning messages.
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