DataStage – Timestamp from Datetime

Timestamp from date is one of those data type conversions, which I occasionally have to do in DataStage but can never seem to remember. So, I thought I would write this quick post to document the data type conversion code, which is easy, once I finally remember how to do it again. 

The TimestampFromDateTime Function

I use the TimestampFromDateTime(%date%,%time%) function to do this data type conversion. I’m sure there are other ways to achieve the result, but I find this method clean and easy to perform. The TimestampFromDateTime(%date%,%time%) function is in the Functions > Date & Time menu.

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To populate the function, you need only add your date field on use ’00:00:00’ as your time element

Time Element example

TimestampFromDateTime(<<Date Field Here>>, ’00:00:00′)

Example transformer code With Date Field

TimestampFromDateTime(Lnk_10.POSTED_DATE, ’00:00:00′)

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