IBM-DataStage-API

IBM-DataStage-API on Python. Please read InfoSphere DataStage Development Kit to find details.

Requirements

For the correct work ctypes with DataStage API library (32-bit or 64-bit) you need Python of the same version (32-bit or 64-bit)

PATH on Windows should include a directory where file vmdsapi.dll is located.
In most cases, in the ../IBM/InformationServer/Clients/Classic/

LD_LIBRARY_PATH on *nix should include a directory where file libvmdsapi.so and its dependencies are located.
In most cases, in the ../IBM/InformationServer/Server/DSEngine/lib/

Also activation of dsenv can help you
cd ../IBM/InformationServer/Server/DSEngine/
. ./dsenv

Installation

pip install IBM-DataStage-API

Getting Started

Create your own config.py with path to DataStage API library (vmdsapi.dll on a client or libvmdsapi.so on a server) and configure connection's parameters.

There are two types of setting login parameters

1. Using operating system user credentials of Engine tier, by default, dsadm

+: fast work
-: doesn't support admin functions (DSAddProject, DSSetProjectProperty...)

DS_DOMAIN_NAME = ''
DS_USER_NAME   = 'dsadm'
DS_PASSWORD    = 'dsadm_password'
DS_SERVER      = 'HOST_NAME:ENGINE_TIER_PORT'

2. Using user credentials of Services tier

+: support admin functions
-: slow work

DS_DOMAIN_NAME = 'HOST_NAME:SERVICES_TIER_PORT'
DS_USER_NAME   = 'user_login'
DS_PASSWORD    = 'user_password'
DS_SERVER      = 'HOST_NAME:ENGINE_TIER_PORT'

See Examples/config_example.py

Running the program

Import classes for work in your code

from ibm_datastage_api import *

See Examples/