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Allow site specific customization of default repo_db name IBMTMSDB and schema of IBMTMS

All customer sites have certain naming conventions that we have to adhere to and with hardcoding database and schemas it makes it problematic to integrate smoothly into the site.
about 1 month ago in Db2 Query Workload Tuner for z/OS 0 Submitted

Apply COS Object lock with a retention period and legal hold for Db2 database backups and log archival.

•As part of the backup, the object(S) created in COS should get an object lock with retention period assigned. •This is used to prevent the backup image from being deleted for that period. Once the object lock expires, the backup image will be del...
3 months ago in Db2 / Db2 for SAP applications 1 Future consideration

COS Allow tagging for backup and log files

COS objects can be tagged at creation e.g. to specify the time the COS object how long the object should be kept.
3 months ago in Db2 / Db2 for SAP applications 2 Future consideration

COS Add short-lived tokens support for backup and log file archival

Short-lived tokens support is demanded by customers for backup and log file archival.
3 months ago in Db2 / Db2 for SAP applications 1 Needs more information

Accept and generate RACF Identity Tokens for authentication

If QWT and SQL Tuning Services could generate RACF Identity Tokens (IDT), then the generated token could be used with other z/OS components that support RACF IDTs such as Db2 for z/OS. This would benefit remotely pipelines that want to use protect...
11 months ago in Db2 Query Workload Tuner for z/OS 0 Under review

TThis is SUPPOSED to be for z WORKLOAD SCHEDULER. I will open a new IDEA -- this zQUERY idea can be ignoredHCENeed to be able to customize TdwcGlobalSettings within the zconnector, for example, to increase the value for zosHttpTimeout to avoid timeout issues with RESTAPI calls

Having the timeout at 30,000 milliseconds (30 seconds) is causing difficulties for implementing RESTAPI. It seems to be possible to increase the timeout limit with: <?xml version="1.0"?> <tdwc> <settings> <http> <propert...
4 months ago in Db2 Query Workload Tuner for z/OS 0 Submitted

Deferred table creation

Don't allocate extents for empty tables (and no extent for index and lobs) like on Db2 z/OS.Allow SELECT (returns 0 rows), RUNSTATS, ... and don't materizalize until first row insert (or LOAD).
5 months ago in Db2 / Db2 for SAP applications 1 Not under consideration

Provide UPSERT avoiding DUPREC

While MERGE can be used to emulate UPSERT, it is possible that MERGE fails with DUPREC if 2 UPSERTs implemented using MERGE try to INSERT the same row.The condition might be false and both try to INSERT. One succeeds and the other fails with DUPRE...
5 months ago in Db2 / Db2 for SAP applications 1 Submitted

Create QWT API or script to input SQLs and return recommendations reports file

This product working depends on personal act to access DSM or Data Studio to select type of input, set the filter, execute the job analysis and receive recommendations report, so we'd like do that by external input like a job, script or QWT API.
over 4 years ago in Db2 Query Workload Tuner for z/OS 1 Planned for future release

QWT: Incorporate the same unit and costs as SQL/PA

We want QWT to incorporate the same unit and costs as SQL/PA (same QUNIT costs and dollar equivalent costs). We use these costs to compare expected performance of a query across the 30 production regions we manage. our management is always looking...
almost 8 years ago in Db2 Query Workload Tuner for z/OS 1 Not under consideration