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    An enhancement to allow switching the character type handling method for retrieving multibyte data from char and varchar types in the ODBC connector by using an environment variable.

    When retrieving multibyte data from char or varchar columns through the ODBC connector, DataStage currently requires the corresponding target column types to be set to nchar or nvarchar, depending on whether the source system handles the data base...
    2 days ago in Information Server  / DataStage 0 Submitted

    Disable default WITH GRANT OPTION privileges on user-created objects

    Currenty on Db2 LUW / Datawarehouse version 12.1 if an end user has CREATEIN privileges on a schema by a role (Role Based Access Control) then the user gets 7 implicit privileges on that newly created object, WITH GRANT OPTION. The end user can no...
    12 days ago in Db2 / Db2 Warehouse 1 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...
    18 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 2 Under review

    The level of bundled open-source components should be clearly stated in the Release Notes or Technotes at the time of DataStage release. Additionally, the impact of differences in open-source components on DataStage should also be clearly indicated.

    Currently, there is no mention of open-source components in the Release Notes (e.g. https://www.ibm.com/docs/ja/iis/11.7.0?topic=rn-infosphere-information-server-version-1171-fix-pack-5-releasenotes) or in the installation-related information prov...
    4 months ago in Information Server  / DataStage 1 Not under consideration

    Improve the HADR commands for pureScale setups

    Make it easier and more intuitive to operate HADR in a pureScale environment by adding "AT MEMBER X" to the START HADR command. For example: START HADR FOR DATABASE SAMPLE AS STANDBY AT MEMBER 1 That could have two functions: If there is current...
    4 days ago in Db2 / pureScale 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.
    10 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 1 Under review

    Schema Validation using Avro File Format under File Connector stage (AvroStreams)

    Schema Validation exists with old avro1.x version but not with Avrostreams. Schema vadliation should be always available Avrostreams which avoid CLASSPATH setting.
    about 1 month ago in Information Server  / DataStage 0 Submitted

    System temporality slowness on Db2wh

    System temporal tables are part of the type two of slow changing dimensions, this assists in tracking changes that happens on the data by preserving historical accuracy. These tables have two tables, The BASE table and the HISTORY table. When reco...
    5 days ago in Db2 / Db2 Warehouse 0 Submitted

    Support the arrow keys in Db2 CLP on Linux

    The Db2 CLP, since decades, does not handle arrow keys. This makes it hard to quickly go back to previous commands and edit statements. It's a nuisance to most Db2 users. See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62298637/using-arrow-keys-within-db2...
    29 days ago in Db2 / Db2 Tools 0 Submitted

    LOAD should be compatible with a snapshot backup

    LOAD is not compatible when an integrated snapshot backup (or when the backup is issued with the USE SNAPSHOT option) is being performed. During an integrated snapshot backup, in addition to the database being put into set write suspend state, it ...
    about 2 months ago in Db2 / Db2 Tools 0 Under review

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