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    Modify Messaging to Clarify Why a Table Is Being Dropped and Recreated

    When reading the output from the compare portion of Alter reports, it isn't always clear what part of a change requires a drop and recreate of objects. We are making a change to a column from NOT NULL to WITH DEFAULT NULL, and the wording isn't re...
    5 months ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

    Allow Exclude criteria to be directly specified in ADB2GEN

    We are driving automation by dynamically building a list of objects to 'GEN' the DDL for. However we also need to dynamically build a list of objects to exclude. Currently ADB2GEN only allows reference to a pre existing exclude which has to be cre...
    about 5 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

    help in the cleaning of package versions

    We'd like to have a new ZPARM to limit the max number of version for packages. Once this number is reached a new version replaces the older one. Otherwise a COMMAND like MODIFY to facilitate DBA in housecleaning
    about 7 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Functionality already exists

    Remove default grants to PUBLIC on SYSIBM tables

    An IBM Db2 Security Health Check audit will identify a SELECT privilege held by PUBLIC on the SYSIBM tables as an issue, with specific concern when the privilege is held on the authorization tables (i.e. SYSIBM.SYS%AUTH%). The IBM Db2 Administrati...
    over 1 year ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Functionality already exists

    Allow for Altering the Partitioning Columns Through Panels

    When altering the columns involved in partitioning a table, several steps must be done which introduces complexity and potential for errors. This is the current provided solution: Do a GEN on the table and save the generated DDL. Adjust the partit...
    over 5 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Functionality already exists

    Create online hierarchical DDL command

    Currently, we have either the DDL or GEN commands to view the object definition. We would like GEN to be online (currently batch only) or have a new command. The action should produce the data in an online format (temporary dataset) for viewing or...
    about 6 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 3 Functionality already exists

    Run REORG only for ALTERs that placed in AREOR (exclude AREO*) and needed for newly deployed modules (Bind/Rebind) eg DROP COLUMN

    Currently, the RUN_REORG_REBUILD option has the following characteristics M = Mandatory. Generate REORG utility statements to remove REORG pending conditions. (only Reorg Pending)A = All relevant. Generate all needed REORG utility statements to fu...
    over 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Functionality already exists

    MIG panel option for HPU Unload to allow selection of 'REPLACE' in LOADOPTS parm RFE 124519

    Description http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=124519 When driving HPU through a MIG Data unload/load the resulting load is always generated as RESUME YES.If the target tables already exist with data then we n...
    over 7 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 3 Functionality already exists

    Recover statements partitioned tablespace

    If there are image copies for a tablespace partition you cannot use DSNUM ALL in the recover statement. You have to name every single partition in the revocer statement. Admin Tool Always generates RECOVER DSNUM ALL. We have to edit that ourselves...
    over 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Functionality already exists

    Enable DSN line command on panel ADB21T

    In order to view the data set name(s) for a tablespace, you type line command DSN next to a tablespace on panel ADB21S. If you want to know the data set name(s) holding a table, you cannot type the DSN command next to the table. You have to go t...
    about 5 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

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