Executing a DataFlux Job or Profile from SAS Data Integration Studio

Problem

You want to execute a DataFlux job from SAS Data Integration Studio. You can execute DataFlux Data Management Studio data jobs, process jobs, and profiles. You can also execute Architect jobs that were created with DataFlux dfPower Studio, if the Architect jobs do not contain macros.

Solution

Create or identify a DataFlux job. Deploy the job to a DataFlux Data Management Server. Create a SAS Data Integration Studio job and add a DataFlux Batch Job transformation to the job. Configure this transformation so that it specifies the DataFlux job on the server. Execute the SAS Data Integration Studio job.

You will perform the following tasks:

Tasks

Verify Prerequisites

In addition to the General Prerequisites for Data Quality Transformations, the Prerequisites for Executing Data Management Studio Data Jobs, Services, or Profiles must be in place.

The current version of SAS Data Integration Studio can execute data jobs, process jobs, and profiles that were created with DataFlux Data Management Studio. You can also execute Architect jobs that were created with DataFlux dfPower Studio, if the Architect jobs do not contain macros. Architect jobs that contain macros must be migrated to DataFlux Data Management Studio. For more information, see the DataFlux Migration Guide.

Create or Identify a DataFlux Job

Create or identify a DataFlux job. For example, you could choose the DataFlux Data Management Studio profile for the MANUFACTURERS table, as shown in the next figure.

Profile Shows Data Errors in the Name Column of the MANUFACTURERS Table

The job must be deployed to a DataFlux Data Management Server, so that it can be accessed from SAS Data Integration Studio. For information about data jobs, process jobs, and profiles, see the appropriate chapters in the DataFlux Data Management Studio User’s Guide.

Create and Populate a Job in SAS Data Integration Studio

Create a SAS Data Integration Studio job and add a DataFlux Batch job transformation to the job, as shown in the next figure.

Job with a DataFlux Batch Job Transformation

The DataFlux Batch Job transformation has no connection ports for data inputs or data outputs. It is just a reference to a DataFlux job.

Configure the DataFlux Batch Job Transformation

Open the Properties window for the DataFlux Batch Job transformation. On the Job tab, select the DataFlux Data Management Server and select the appropriate DataFlux job. The next figure shows the values for the sample job.

Job Tab for the DataFlux Batch Job Transformation

In the previous figure, the Server field specifies the DataFlux Data Management Server where the job was deployed.

The Job type field specifies the type of DataFlux job that is available in the Job field. Select Batch for file-based jobs, such as data jobs and process jobs. Select Repository for repository-based jobs, such as profiles.

The Job field specifies the job to be executed.

Click OK to save your input and close the properties window. The job is now ready to run. When you run the job, the specified DataFlux job is executed. Depending on the nature of the job, the results might not be viewable in SAS Data Integration Studio.