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    Please correct to execute a complete search if the primary key of IMS-DB is specified in || (concatination).

    When executing SQL, a complete search is not performed but a search of all counts is performed if the primary key of IMS-DB is specified in || (concatination). This is poor performance to use DVM.Please correct to execute a complete search even if...
    5 months ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 6 Not under consideration

    In AVZSIN00 - for the Define Database section the NAME parameter 4 chars is a limit

    The name parameter has a limit of 4 chars. It is the connection name that user can see on DVM studio. Our external databases have names with more character and to have to convert them to only 4 could be a limit.For example ORAT1SRV need to be codi...
    8 months ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Possibility to customize name of Settings during export

    This is meant as a further improvement of idea DVMZ-I-214. When exporting Repositories and JDBC Library settings it creates a Settings.zip file, It would be useful to have the ability to edit the name, as already possible for personal data sources...
    9 months ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    DVM JDBC Gateway official documentation missing

    The official DVM documentation does not provide the necessary steps to configure the DataSource connection configuration on JDBC Gateway using SSL and Kerberos on z/OS LPAR. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/dvm/1.1.0?topic=ssl-enabling-support https://...
    over 1 year ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Adding a search box for IMS Definitions when creating Virtual Tables

    Currently, when creating IMS Virtual Tables, users must select a DBD and PSB from a dropdown list. However, since these follow a naming convention, finding the correct DBD or PSB can be time-consuming and inefficient. To improve usability, I propo...
    10 months ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Future consideration

    Add permissions for queries

    In customer setups we usually have to define "system queries" to be used by jobs, case investigation, hyperlinks. It is a very common scenario when users change such queries to perform some searches and break the system setup- hyperlinks showing e...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Safer Payments / Business 1 Future consideration

    Oracle stored procedure support with DRDA-passthrough

    We need to have support for Oracle Stored procedure and sequence using DRDA-passthrough. At the moment we have programs running on z/Os that are using Oracle client that is out of support and will no longer be working with the latest Oracle releas...
    over 2 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Rule action to remove items from Risk Lists

    Today, you can add items to a Risk List through a Rule Action. The idea here would be to add the ability to remove items from a Risk List through a Rule Action.
    5 months ago in IBM Safer Payments / Business 0 Submitted

    Allow counters with lower priority (calculated earlier) to be used within evaluation conditions of higher priority counters

    Use case: Users of Safer Payments have the ability to calculate the most common value of a reference attribute. For example, understanding a cardholder's most common grocery store merchant ID is a great way of reducing false/positives. Because man...
    about 2 years ago in IBM Safer Payments / Business 0 Under review

    DB2 version upgrade readiness check to be introduced in DB2 for z/OS agent

    This request was discussed in Large Systems Update & Db2 Update - Finland on 18/9/2025 to help sysprogs and DBA's with version upgrade readiness check . The agent should help the technicians in a way that target object list along with solution...
    3 months ago in Db2 for z/OS Agent / Techzone | Private Beta 0 Submitted

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