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IBM Data and AI Ideas Portal for Customers


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against products and services offered by the IBM Data & AI 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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Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

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Way to execute the ADMIN_INFO_SYSPARM without such elevated permissions

I have tried to grant some of my users to execute the ADMIN_INFO_SYSPARM, because I find that it could be useful to them, for example the Security people for getting information needed for External Audits. From my experience, you have to be SYSADM...
about 3 hours ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Submitted

Oauth authentication for email notification

In September 2025, Microsoft will deprecate SMTP with login/password and will only allow SMTP with OAuth. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/exchange-online-to-retire-basic-auth-for-client-submission-smtp-auth/4114750. Currently ena...
about 7 hours ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Cloud Pak for Data Platform 0 Submitted

Database configuration presentation options

Currently the Configuration screen of a database follows a model when after clicking on one of the 4 main groupings (Administration, Modelling, Performance and Access) the admin has to select a configuration option. Even with this type of prefilte...
about 8 hours ago in Planning Analytics 0 Submitted

Align naming convention and functionalities between PAW and PAFE for cube view

Currently the naming and functional options between PAX and PAW are not aligned and I am referring to non-Excel specific options, like snapshots. Example: in PAW it is to "hide" an element, in PAFE it is "remove" In PFE I can display an alias just...
about 8 hours ago in Planning Analytics 0 Submitted

Chore list split by scheduled/ non scheduled

Currently the chore list is arranged alphabetically. I would propose to add an option to split it in 2 sub-lists (similar to Public/Private viewing option of sets). One sub-list for scheduled chores, the other for non-scheduled. The clock/snore ic...
about 8 hours ago in Planning Analytics 0 Submitted

Scan openManta extension csv files from Git

There are several cases when external programs want to send lineage to Manta because Manta does not support a particular feature. For example, Manta doesnt support PROC EXPORT in sas, that connects a file to a sas program. Users can write external...
1 day ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Submitted

Add DSNL523I or DSNL519I for all available PORTs

Currently at DB2 startup, or when DDF is started, a DSNL523I or DSNL519I message is issued for the main DB2 PORT, the main SECPORT, and RESORT. I would like the same to be done for all available LOCATION ALIAS PORTs so our automation can validate ...
1 day ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

CP4D - Restrict multiple users simultaneously opening the same flow to make changes - Addition of version name to the Dialog box.

This is in continuation of case #TS015396049. As of today, When two users open the same flow and one user change the flowed and saved it. There is a popup which gets displayed with the second user on who changed it and time as well. in addition to...
1 day ago in Cloud Pak for Data / DataStage 0 Submitted

Generating Dataset record layout option should be available for the files in program flow graph

Hi Team, Once program flow graph is generated which is having references to files, If we right click on file it shows only Filter and properties option. Currently we should copy the file name and go to explore project , select Dataset record struc...

remove restriction "rwx" for others from "/tmp" or location configured by DB2TMPDIR variable

To extra secure the server where DB2 software is installed it is preferred to create directories which don't have write and executable rights for others. On this way it prevents an ordinary user to create scripts on its own and execute them. In th...
1 day ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 0 Submitted