These functions can be used in a job control routine, which is defined as part of a jobs properties and allows other jobs to be run and controlled from the first job. Some of the functions can also be used for getting status information on the current job; these are useful in active stage expressions and before- and after-stage subroutines.
Specify the job you want to control
DSAttachJob
Set parameters for the job you want to control
DSSetParam
Set limits for the job you want to control
DSSetJobLimit
Request that a job is run
DSRunJob
Wait for a called job to finish
DSWaitForJob
Gets the meta data details for the specified link
DSGetLinkMetaData
Get information about the current project
DSGetProjectInfo
Get buffer size and timeout value for an IPC or Web Service stage
DSGetIPCStageProps
Get information about the controlled job or current job
DSGetJobInfo
Get information about the meta bag properties associated with the named job
DSGetJobMetaBag
Get information about a stage in the controlled job or current job
DSGetStageInfo
Get the names of the links attached to the specified stage
DSGetStageLinks
Get a list of stages of a particular type in a job.
DSGetStagesOfType
Get information about the types of stage in a job.
DSGetStageTypes
Get information about a link in a controlled job or current job
DSGetLinkInfo
Get information about a controlled jobs parameters
DSGetParamInfo
Get the log event from the job log
DSGetLogEntry
Get a number of log events on the specified subject from the job log
DSGetLogSummary
Get the newest log event, of a specified type, from the job log
DSGetNewestLogId
Log an event to the job log of a different job
DSLogEvent
Stop a controlled job
DSStopJob
Return a job handle previously obtained from DSAttachJob
DSDetachJob
Log a fatal error message in a job's log file and aborts the job.
DSLogFatal
Log an information message in a job's log file.
DSLogInfo
Put an info message in the job log of a job controlling current job.
DSLogToController
Log a warning message in a job's log file.
DSLogWarn
Generate a string describing the complete status of a valid attached job.
DSMakeJobReport
Insert arguments into the message template.
DSMakeMsg
Ensure a job is in the correct state to be run or validated.
DSPrepareJob
Interface to system send mail facility.
DSSendMail
Log a warning message to a job log file.
DSTransformError
Convert a job control status or error code into an explanatory text message.
DSTranslateCode
Suspend a job until a named file either exists or does not exist.
DSWaitForFile
Checks if a BASIC routine is cataloged, either in VOC as a callable item, or in the catalog space.
DSCheckRoutine
Execute a DOS or Data Stage Engine command from a before/after subroutine.
DSExecute
Set a status message for a job to return as a termination message when it finishes
DSSetUserStatus
