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Enable of changing SWITCHTIME in REORG by ALTER command

SWITCHTIME command in REORG is valuable parameter to control the timing to cancel AREOR status. However, the value is not changeable from the one which is determined when REORG is executed. To increase its flexibility, we request you to be able to...
12 minutes ago in Db2 Utilities Suite for z/OS 0 Submitted

Reduce restrictions of ADD PARTITION

“ALTER TABLE ADD PARTITION” is not available when target table holds uncommitted(not materialized) definition change. In most cases “MAXVALUE” is selected as limit key value because Partitioned-Table of TABLE-CONTROL cannot hold data exceeded the ...
14 minutes ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Submitted

Improve the flexibility of changing PARTITION key

When to change PARITITION keys in multiple PARTITIOIN, a validation routine to check the data consistency runs every time ALTER command (ALTER TABLE ALTER PARTITION) is executed. In most cases we change the key value for multiple PARTITION keys an...
18 minutes ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Submitted

Preventing DBD Lock when changing PARTITION key

There’s a possibility that status becomes AREOR when PARTITION key in PBR is changed by “ALTER TABLE ALTER PARTITION”. We strongly request you to revise the function NOT to set DBD Lock at this moment. It’s hard to say that changing PARTITION key ...
25 minutes ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Submitted

Prevent immediate reflection of PARTITION key changes

When changing partition key of PBR using ALTER TABLE ALTER PARTITION, it may take effect immediately without AREOR status under certain conditions, so please provide an option to allow PARTITION key changes to be reflected in the AREOR state upon ...
31 minutes ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Submitted

Enable SQL optimization, also known as SQL pushback, for Cloudera connector

Enlarge the list of data sources that benefit from this performance improvement by adding another connector. All customers worldwide using Modeler on CP4D and Cloudera will benefit from this improvement.
about 1 hour ago in Cloud Pak for Data / SPSS Modeler 0 Submitted

Automatic Table Partition Creation and Purging Based on Date Expressions

I propose the addition of a native feature in Db2 LUW for automatic table partition management based on a date or timestamp column. Specifically: Automatic Partition Creation: Allow users to define partitioning expressions (e.g., daily, monthly, y...
about 2 hours ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 0 Submitted

Table-Level QMAP Properties for Automated Q Replication Management

In modern, automated database environments, schema changes and table deployments are often managed via CI/CD pipelines using metadata or declarative configuration. Currently, registering and deregistering tables with the correct source and target ...
about 3 hours ago in Data Replication: Change Data Capture 0 Submitted

Lookup tables history tracking

Add a functionality similar to Audit History on catalogs to lookup tables. On lookup tables there is currently no way to track changes so any object that requires any history tracking needs to be defined as a catalog. This is many times unnecessar...
about 5 hours ago in Product Master 0 Under review

WCA4Z - Enhance IBM ADDI with Enterprise-Scale Automation Capabilities

Based on our development setup and recent findings regarding the IBM ADDI component, we have identified several areas where enhanced automation capabilities would significantly improve our onboarding process and overall user experience: 1. RBAC an...
about 20 hours ago in watsonx Code Assistant Ideas / watsonx Code Assistant for Z 0 Under review