IBM DataStage for Cloud Pak for Data connection

Last updated: May 30, 2025
IBM DataStage for Cloud Pak for Data connection

To access your data in DataStage for Cloud Pak for Data, create a connection asset for it.

DataStage for Cloud Pak for Data is a data integration tool for designing, developing, and running jobs that move and transform data.

Create a connection to DataStage for Cloud Pak for Data

To create the connection asset, you need the following connection details:

  • Hostname or IP address
  • Port number
  • Credentials: specify username and password or API key
  • SSL certificate (if required by the database server). For example, specify a certificate if your DataStage for Cloud Pak for Data instance is not on the same cluster as the project where you want to create a metadata import job.

Choose the method for creating a connection based on where you are in the platform

In a project
Click Assets > New asset > Connect to a data source. See Adding a connection to a project.

In the Platform assets catalog
Click New connection. See Adding platform connections.

Next step: Import lineage metadata from the connection

Run metadata import to import lineage data and see how data is connected on the lineage graph. See Importing metadata.

Learn more

Importing metadata

Parent topic: Supported connections