Teradata API stage

The Teradata API stage reads data to any IBM® InfoSphere® DataStage® stage from a Teradata database and writes data from any InfoSphere DataStage stage to a Teradata database. It also provides native data browsing and metadata import from the Teradata database to InfoSphere DataStage.

When you use IBM InfoSphere DataStage to access Teradata databases, you can choose from a collection of connectivity options. For most new jobs, use the Teradata Connector stage, which offers better functionality and performance than the Teradata API stage.

If you have jobs that use the Teradata API stage and want to use the connector, use the Connector Migration Tool to migrate jobs to use the connector.

This chapter describes the following topics:

• "Functionality of Teradata API Stages"
• "Connecting to a Teradata Data Source"
• "Defining Teradata Input Data"
• "Defining Teradata Output Data"
• "Data Types"