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    DB2 - Correlation Identifier for RACF Access Checks Triggered by DB2 (FASTAUTH)

    Description of Current Situation: We recently migrated from Db2 internal authorization to RACF-based Db2 Security using RACF profiles. Functional behavior is correct, but transparent and auditable reporting of Db2 access decisions is currently not...
    1 day ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

    Enable native uploading and processing of .log files to allow users and teams to submit application and system logs directly for analysis, troubleshooting, and insights.

    .log files are a primary source of truth for understanding system behavior, failures, and performance issues, yet they are often excluded or require manual workarounds (zipping, renaming, copy-pasting). By supporting direct .log file uploads, user...
    3 days ago in IBM watsonx Orchestrate 0 Under review

    Allow Override of Allocated Data Sets in Batch CLIST Input (DSNTIDOM) in DB2 Migration/Install

    In Db2 for z/OS, the DSNTIDOM input member defines parameter values that control how the installation/migration/function‑level activation CLIST generates tailored JCL jobs and artifacts when run in batch mode. DSNTIDOM corresponds to the panel fie...
    5 days ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

    Increase Limit for processing LOB values

    We want to use the new OAM S3 interface. But we are hitting the limit of 50GB for processing LOB values.This results in errors with Resource unavailable and REASON 00C900D2.Before V12 there were two zParms LOBVALA and LOBVALS which could be set to...
    6 days ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

    Convert lsfpollerd, licpollerd, and advocate to system managed service with Restart set to always

    SysV init.d scripts are rather old, and do not support the monitoring and restart capabilities in systemd. So, convert these init.d scripts to systemd support and add the Restart option so that admins are comfortable knowing that the operating sys...
    6 days ago in Spectrum LSF / Operations/RTM 0 Under review

    Add a File Size column to the knowledge documents list

    Currently, in Knowledge → Manage knowledge → Documents, the interface lists all uploaded files but does not show their file size, even though the size is already returned by the backend API (file_size field inside each document’s metadata). Displa...
    7 days ago in IBM watsonx Orchestrate 0 Under review

    Request for configuration parameter “HNAME_MAX_NUM” to limit the number of hname conditions in RES_REQ.

    In production environment, automated scripts (for example, Synopsys CDPL) generate very long RES_REQ strings with thousands of (hname!='hostX') conditions in the select clause, which has led to mbatchd/mbschd performance degradation and scheduling...
    7 days ago in Spectrum LSF / Administration 0 Under review

    Ability to edit the knowledge generation configuration in the UI

    I have found that the formatting of agent responses can only be achieved effectively through the generation configuration knowledge settings in the ADK, rather than through the behavioural prompts or guidelines. This means live demos are always go...
    12 days ago in IBM watsonx Orchestrate 0 Under review

    Reset the DSC counters when doing EXPLAIN STMTCACHE ALL

    We are running IFCID 318 and externalize the Dynamic Statement Cache regularly to DSN_STATEMENT_CACHE_TABLE. For ease of use, we reset the counter by doing STOP and START of the IFCID 318 as described in the manual. The time from EXPLAIN STMTCACHE...
    13 days ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

    Improve the HADR commands for pureScale setups

    Make it easier and more intuitive to operate HADR in a pureScale environment by adding "AT MEMBER X" to the START HADR command. For example: START HADR FOR DATABASE SAMPLE AS STANDBY AT MEMBER 1 That could have two functions: If there is current...
    14 days ago in Db2 / pureScale 1 Under review

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