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Allow Override of Allocated Data Sets in Batch CLIST Input (DSNTIDOM) in DB2 Migration/Install

In Db2 for z/OS, the DSNTIDOM input member defines parameter values that control how the installation/migration/function‑level activation CLIST generates tailored JCL jobs and artifacts when run in batch mode. DSNTIDOM corresponds to the panel fie...
5 days ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Simplify REVOKE by REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES and RETAIN OBJECTS

1) REVOKE of old grants is complex due to many things that might not be revokable in the same revoke - if one fails the entire statement fails. Usually privileges are revoked due to a person leaving or moving into different a different role . REVO...
17 days ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Under review

DB2 - Correlation Identifier for RACF Access Checks Triggered by DB2 (FASTAUTH)

Description of Current Situation: We recently migrated from Db2 internal authorization to RACF-based Db2 Security using RACF profiles. Functional behavior is correct, but transparent and auditable reporting of Db2 access decisions is currently not...
about 18 hours ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Increase Limit for processing LOB values

We want to use the new OAM S3 interface. But we are hitting the limit of 50GB for processing LOB values.This results in errors with Resource unavailable and REASON 00C900D2.Before V12 there were two zParms LOBVALA and LOBVALS which could be set to...
6 days ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Allow binding a tenant into a database alias in the catalog

It would make managing tenancy easier for a dba if the applications could use an alias bame to connect to a certain tenant in a database auyomatically without other changes to the application or uts connection configuration. It could be something ...
7 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 0 Submitted

Add STMT_HASHID2 in IFCID 316

Can you add STMT_HASHID2 (referred in DSN_STATEMENT_CACHE_TABLE) field to the IFCID 316 record? It would be very handy in identifying normalized SQL statement text(s).
4 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Create TABLESPACE IF NOT EXISTS

Some objects in Db2 LUW can use the IF NOT EXISTS in a CREATE (or IF EXISTS in a DROP), e.g. for TABLE. But the option is not available for Tablespaces. I believe it is available in other RDMS products e.g. SQL Server. Could the option be extended...
27 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 2 Under review

Enable discard reorganizations on catalog history tables.

Enabling historization for certain catalog tables can result in very large tables that can be difficult to purge, particularly if they are in LOCKSIZE ROW and without LOCK ESCALATION, as is the case, for example, with the SYSIBM.SYSTABSPACESTATS_H...
2 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Under review

Certificate authentication for DB2 LUW

In a heterogeneous environment, certificate authentication enables access to numerous services; among other things, it should also be possible for DB2 clients to connect to a DB2 database and to grant the user identified by the certificate the app...
4 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 0 Submitted

OpenTelemetry

Please develop an OpenTelemetry Interface for DB2, so that at least on a top level, DB calls can be traced. Ideally, it could be brokwn down to more detail.
20 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 1 Under review