Follow these steps to get up and running with MettleCI as quickly and easily as possible with one of your existing DataStage Projects.
1. Gather your required information
Note that before you proceed with MettleCI installation and configuration you should have the following information to hand:
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Perhaps you’ll need to create your first project Git repository. This will depend upon the Git technology you use, and will be subtly different for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, etc. Follow the instructions for your preferred system and ensure you capture the information.
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2. Install MettleCI Workbench
Start by installing MettleCI Workbench on your DataStage development Engine tier host.
See our super-simple instructions for Engine tiers hosted on Unix and Windows platforms.
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On-board your first DataStage project
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3a. Establish version control baseline
Extract a whole-of-Project archive (.isx) containing only the design information. Do not include any executables (i.e. binaries) nor any dependent items. See IBM’s instructions on using the istool to perform ISX exports here.
Process the archive and check it into the corresponding Git repository by following the instructions for Bulk Check-in Using MettleCI Command Shell and Git.
3b. Register the Project in MettleCI Workbench
MettleCI Workbench uses a selected DataStage Project for its working context. A DataStage project needs to be registered with the Workbench before you can use MettleCI with it. Follow the instructions for registering a DataStage Project with MettleCI Workbench.
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4. Try MettleCI Compliance
4a. Create your compliance rule Git repository
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Configure your Compliance Rules
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Follow the steps required to create your Compliance Rule Git repository.
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4b. Execute Compliance against a DataStage Job
Follow the steps to execute compliance against a selected DataStage job.
Note that you’ll definitely get some Compliance failures with your first execution! At the very least expect the supplied Job and Stage naming standards to differ to yours!
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5. Try MettleCI Unit Testing
5a. Install the Parallel Unit Test Harness
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(if you use Parallel jobs)
Follow the steps to install the Parallel Unit Test harness.
5b. Create your first Unit Test???
Follow the steps to configure your environment for Unit Testing, then create your first Unit Test.
You’ll then need to either manually create Unit Test data, or capture it from existing Unit Test data, after which you can execute your Unit Test.
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