IBM Data Platform Ideas Portal for Customers


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    We request a feature enhancement for Db2 pureScale that enables the CF memory allocation (CF_DB_MEM_SZ) to be increased online, without being constrained by the maximum Group Buffer Pool (GBP) size and without requiring a database shutdown or restart.

    The customer has been running Db2 pureScale continuously online for more than 600 days, and non-disruptive operation is a critical requirement. In this environment, it was identified that the Group Buffer Pool (GBP) capacity was insufficient. The ...
    3 days ago in Db2 / pureScale 0 Submitted

    Enable usage of db2move copy as external refresh tool when mirroring

    IBM CDC (IBM Infosphere Data Replication) External Refresh currently requires the export and import phases to be clearly separated so that the external unload can be marked between them. The documented workflow is: Run dmmarkexternalunloadstart s...
    8 days ago in Data Replication: Change Data Capture 0 Submitted

    We need something like MODIFY RECOVERY INDEXSPACE db.ixsp

    We do FlashCopies for index spaces due to recovery reasons. Some terms are also included. -We want to keep these FlashCopies only for the case of RECOVER to current. -We also do not do sequential image copies via COPYTOCOPY. -We want to keep only ...
    about 13 hours ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Submitted

    Improved rollforward recovery with loadcopy for different database names

    Enhance the --dbname logarchopt configuration parameter so that it applies universally across all log archive methods (e.g. COS/DISK) and extends to cover LOAD COPY image retrievals. This will provide a standardized, single-point override for all ...
    4 days ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Future consideration

    Allow data module security filters to reference tables from other schemas and/or support custom SQL

    In Cognos Analytics data modules, the Set data security dialog only lets you reference tables in the same schema as the secured table, and it has no custom SQL option or support to show other schema's tables. When the security table is in a differ...
    about 12 hours ago in Cognos Analytics / Other 0 Submitted

    Enhancement to SYSIBM.ADMIN_EXPLAIN_MAINT Stored Procedure

    The ADMIN_EXPLAIN_MAINT STP is currently one of IBMs solutions for large scale recreation/maintenance of explain tables. Actions like "CREATE", "DROP AND CREATE" or "STANDARDIZE_AND_CREATE" are currently using a predetermined format for the naming...
    3 days ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Submitted

    Improve Db2 Reads on Standby with use of different service or port for connections

    The current implementation of reads on standby provides at least two different scenarios where connections intended for either the primary or the standby could end up on the wrong database. One is if an application is incorrectly configured with t...
    about 3 hours ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Submitted

    Delay Reads on Standby Enablement on Takeover

    Since Db2 does not use different services when connecting to a primary or reads on standby enabled standby, it is possible for connections intended for the primary to end up on the standby database. This scenario occurs when using any sort of fron...
    about 5 hours ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Submitted

    Add tracking / usage data for TBF execution

    Table functions are constructs that execute an SQL query and return a result table. They are stored in SYSIBM.SYSROUTINES. However, they don't have an underlying package in contrast to Stored procedures and UDFs that are also recorded in that cata...
    2 days ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Submitted

    Add granularity to START OTEL command

    OTEL creates SMF data which can be very large - especially in production systems. Currently, there isn't a way to control the amount of fields / details produced by OTEL.Reasonably, Some customers will want different level of detail in different s...
    2 days ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Submitted

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