Andrew Bancroft 3/25/2013

DataStage Range Lookup Failure – What Gives?

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This article explains how to resolve DataStage range lookup failures, specifically when supplementing fact records with slowly changing dimension data. The author describes a scenario where funding transactions need student major information at the time of funding, using a range lookup on effective and expiration dates. The key fix is adding a sort stage with appropriate sort keys on the reference link before the lookup stage, which prevents job aborting due to lookup failure. Includes practical troubleshooting steps and configuration details.

DataStage Range Lookup Failure – What Gives?

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