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    HPU writes tables locally. If HPU could write direct to S3 locations, it would eliminate the need to move files after creation.

    If HPU had a feature to write data directly to S3 buckets, it would make the process for moving data to cloud faster & easier. While initial unloads may be constrained by available bandwidth, the process of writing to S3 immediately starts the...
    about 1 month ago in Db2 High Performance Unload for z/OS 0 Submitted

    HPU 'FASTU-DELIMITED' output format delimiter issue

    We are in the process of converting CA DB2 Fast Unload jobs to IBM HPU and got the below issue for atleast 16 Batch jobs and impacting the migration to IBM DB2 tools. Faced the delimiter issue with IBM HPU as below :- CA Fast Unload output - '000R...
    10 months ago in Db2 High Performance Unload for z/OS 2 Planned for future release

    Feature Request – Store Job Schedule Information in Repository Database

    We propose that IBM Optim should provide an option to store job schedule definitions directly in the repository database, alongside other metadata. This would allow: - Automatic inclusion of schedules in repository backups. - Easier migration of s...
    4 months ago in Optim / Optim Archive 0 Submitted

    Unload LOCK YES Drain Writers instead of executing LOCK TABLE

    When executing HPU in Native MODE with parameters ULLOCK = YES, ULLOCKTE = LOCK and ULLOCKMO = NATIVE_ONLY HPU executes a EXEC SQL LOCK TABLE. Sometimes table being locked is in a TS whose a IX TS lock was left in DB2 due to this table be used in ...
    over 2 years ago in Db2 High Performance Unload for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Enable shell command to recall the archive file stored in Centera storage

    In a scenario where the customer gets an audit request to retrieve the older data stored in the archive file and copied over to Centera storage, for a given date range, the customer currently has to use the "Recall complete file" option through Op...
    about 1 year ago in Optim / Optim Archive 2 Submitted

    PostgreSQL for Optim Directory

    Customer prefers PostgreSQL
    about 1 year ago in Optim / Optim Archive 2 Submitted

    Metadata XML of Archive file has No differenciation between varchar and varchar(max)

    Please refer TS017199755 Archive viewer used these XML files to map the datatypes of the column and the way optim processes the Varchar and Varchar(Max) is different and way we convert this to parquet will also be different. Now we are relying on ...
    about 1 year ago in Optim / Optim Archive 0 Submitted

    Read and Write partitions in parallel with only one OUTDDN dataset

    Recently, during some tests, we observed that using a single dataset for each part in the OUTDDN with &PART drastically improves the elapsed time of the HPU job (with benefits for data availability, reduced contention probability, etc.). Howev...
    8 months ago in Db2 High Performance Unload for z/OS 2 Functionality already exists

    Fixed column List for a Select * based on a timestamp

    It can be very useful if we could input a timestamp in the Unload cards which results in any column that were added to the table post the timestamp to be excluded from the column list to be unloaded. This will give a nice mechanism so that a SELEC...
    9 months ago in Db2 High Performance Unload for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

    Request Optim to support Java 11 as Java 8 is no longer supported.

    Currently Optim only allows for Java 8 which is no longer allowed to be used at the client site.
    almost 3 years ago in Optim / Optim Archive 2 Future consideration

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