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IBM Data Platform Ideas Portal for Customers


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against products and services offered by the IBM Data Platform organization. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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Data modules connection to AI assistant directly

Can we Right click on any data module or shortcut of data module can we connect to AI assistant directly in Cognos
1 day ago in AI Governance 0 Submitted

An enhancement to allow switching the character type handling method for retrieving multibyte data from char and varchar types in the ODBC connector by using an environment variable.

When retrieving multibyte data from char or varchar columns through the ODBC connector, DataStage currently requires the corresponding target column types to be set to nchar or nvarchar, depending on whether the source system handles the data base...
6 days ago in Information Server  / DataStage 0 Submitted

The level of bundled open-source components should be clearly stated in the Release Notes or Technotes at the time of DataStage release. Additionally, the impact of differences in open-source components on DataStage should also be clearly indicated.

Currently, there is no mention of open-source components in the Release Notes (e.g. https://www.ibm.com/docs/ja/iis/11.7.0?topic=rn-infosphere-information-server-version-1171-fix-pack-5-releasenotes) or in the installation-related information prov...
4 months ago in Information Server  / DataStage 1 Not under consideration

Schema Validation using Avro File Format under File Connector stage (AvroStreams)

Schema Validation exists with old avro1.x version but not with Avrostreams. Schema vadliation should be always available Avrostreams which avoid CLASSPATH setting.
about 1 month ago in Information Server  / DataStage 0 Submitted

Enable automatic saving of comments in the questionnaire

Enable automatic saving or submission of comments in the questionnaire when the Enter key is pressed. Alternatively, provide a warning if a comment is unsaved before taking further action. Additionally, consider placing the blue action button dire...
19 days ago in AI Governance 0 Submitted

DataStage incorporates multiple open-source components. To ensure system stability and operational consistency, any behavioral changes resulting from updates to these bundled open-source components should be managed and absorbed by the DataStage installer. This approach prevents disruptions during system deployment and post-deployment operations.

Currently, there is no mention of open-source components in the Release Notes (e.g. https://www.ibm.com/docs/ja/iis/11.7.0?topic=rn-infosphere-information-server-version-1171-fix-pack-5-releasenotes) or in the installation-related information prov...
3 months ago in Information Server  / DataStage 0 Under review

Add static footers for both Client PIA and ACP PIA

We would like to add static footers labeled “AT&T Proprietary (Restricted)” to both the client PIA and ACP PIA.
19 days ago in AI Governance 0 Submitted

Option to access supporting documents in PIA

Currently, attachments and supporting documents can only be viewed by downloading or checking them out. We need the ability to click and view these documents directly. (Warren Lucas has been developing a Helper feature for this purpose, but there ...
19 days ago in AI Governance 0 Submitted

Display all the items selected in the dropdown in the questionnaire

We would like the questionnaire to display all the items selected from the dropdown, rather than just showing the number of items chosen.
19 days ago in AI Governance 0 Submitted

Hide bar chart in "My Tasks" tab

In PIA page, the bar chart in the "My Tasks" tab currently appears at the top of the page. We would prefer to have the bar chart hidden, or if that’s not possible, relocated to the bottom of the page. Additionally, for the table beneath the bar ch...
19 days ago in AI Governance 0 Submitted