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db2set -g DB2INSTDEF instance incorrect install version makes global registry unusable

db2set -g DB2INSTDEF instance incorrect install version makes global registry unusable. This can be caused by an upgrade from Version 9.7 to 10.5 or accidently by someone making a mistake setting an instance from another software version to be DB2...
about 8 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

Nodename Limited to 8 Characters(RIMS)

Appears nodename is limited to 8 characters. The hostname allows for 255 characters. Typically we use server name as nodename and the fully qualified server name with domain as hostname. SF is looking at pushing server names to 15 characters. Is t...
about 9 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

I'd like you to consider to add new stored procedure ADMIN_TASK_CANCEL ( like in the DB2 z/OS version https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2-for-zos/12?topic=db2-admin-task-cancel) in the next fix/mod/main version of DB2?

Because now I can't stop the running procedure scheduled via ATS unless I stop the instance manager.
3 months ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 1 Submitted

Allow Db2 ESAF interface with IMS to use PSB in place of loadmodule

Currently when a thread is created between IMS->Db2 the Db2 ESAF exit uses the Load module name to link to a plan name of the same name (or another name if using RTT load module). In a test environment there may be a scenario where several diff...
10 months ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

Ability to stop using of AOT and other db2 tables on the IDAA

When we STOP or start for UT ,spaces of tables that are loaded to IDAA or spaces that relate to AOT's, these spaces are still available for the IDAA. We can SELECT data from the IDAA for these tables and for AOT's' we can also update them. We need...
10 months ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

Rename Virtual Processor Core (VPC) in the DB2 edition-specific license policy.

Rename Virtual Processor Core (VPC) in the DB2 edition-specific license policy. The resource limitations described for Db2 Standard Edition in db2 luw NC reads 'You are restricted to 16 virtual processor cores and 128 GB of instance memory'. ...
11 months ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

Add description of views and columns of SYSCAT schema directly into SYSCAT

Good morning, may I ask You, if it is possible to add comments (SQL comand COMMENT ON ...) into SYSCAT schema views and their columns in future versions of Db2? I mean some extract of documentation ended by HTTP link to the appropriate web documen...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Future consideration

Cant create a db2 service

Can't create a db2 service
over 2 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 1 Future consideration

IBM Data Studion needs extport/Extract from a select statement

Many people use IBM Data Studio to manage DB2 database. You can currently right click on a table and extract/export a tables contents. You cananot do the same using a select statement to say filter records or join tables for the export. Today peop...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Future consideration

Knowledge center should load content of previous and next articles automatically

When navigating the Knowledge Center, it is necessary to click on the left panel every single article. Some of them are very short to read, and it takes a lot of time to reload the whole page just for a single article. It would be easy if by click...
about 3 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration