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Having more parameters in API calls

It would be beneficial to be able to pass more parameters during an API call (server/execute, for example). Currently, we can use an overrides file to modify a DBalias or the path to an XF file, for instance, in the case of a data extraction reque...
14 days ago in Optim / Optim Test Data Management 0 Submitted

Enhance Db2 Recovery Expert for z/OS to be able to reload accelerated AND replicated tables and re-enable the acceleration post-recovery.

We end up after a recover with Db2 Recovery Expert for z/OS with accelerated and replicated tables coming in to ERROR state which we need to load afterwards before we can re use them causing impact .
4 months ago in Db2 Recovery Expert for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Db2 Recovery Expert for LUW should respect privileges granted to Roles/Groups and not require privileges to be granted explicitly to Users

This idea is for RE LUW, not RE z/OS. There does not appear to be an entry for RE LUW in the IBM Ideas portal. IBM L2 support suggested that I open the Idea under RE z/OS. While installing Db2 Recovery Expert for LUW, we received the following err...
10 months ago in Db2 Recovery Expert for z/OS 0

Implement usage of DS8000 TCT feature to offload disk copies to TS7700 without CPU usage

Hello, We have seen in an IBM présentation that it's possible to make copie of flashcopy disk to TS7700 without using CPU on the mainframe using the TCT feature of DS8000 and TS7700 Is it possible to have this feature in Recovery Expert to offload...
about 2 months ago in Db2 Recovery Expert for z/OS 0 Under review

Ability to select objects by package

Add the ability to add all the objects for a package instead of having to add each one. Current process is very inefficient.
over 1 year ago in Db2 Recovery Expert for z/OS 2 Future consideration

Requesting Java SE 9 or higher with 64 arch support for IBM Optim 11.7

We are currently using Oracle provided JRE 1.8 32 bit in all of our Optim servers in Linux/Windows. Since Oracle as made all Java/JRE need to have license which needs us to pay license cost for the same. Hence our organization adopted openjdk prov...
6 months ago in Optim / Optim Test Data Management 1 Submitted

Ability to exclude PBR partitions/TS PBG that had no activity before JCL generation

No description provided
over 1 year ago in Db2 Recovery Expert for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

OPTIM/HPU INTERFACE CHANGE TO ALLOW USE OF MULTIPLE IMAGE-COPY DATASETS

This is an enhancement request for OPTIM TDM for z/OS (FMID HAEYB70). OPTIM TDM/DP currently allows users to inform only one image-copy dataset (taken in another DB2 subsystem) in the process of extracting and converting data. In our environment w...
about 3 years ago in Optim / Optim Test Data Management 1 Future consideration

Management by RBA Capture Utility of offline DB2 in a Sysplex

At this time if we configure all DB2 we have in a Sysplex in all RBA capture utility we have errors messages on systems where DB2s are down. In a Sysplex and Datasharing groups DB2s members and Single instance could move from LPAR to LPAR dependin...
about 1 year ago in Db2 Recovery Expert for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

Optim not able to see these nested tables and the parent table

The nested tables are going to be in the same realm as complex nested view where Optim currently is not robust enough to access the correct meta data for them.
7 months ago in Optim / Optim Test Data Management 0 Submitted