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Data Replication: Change Data Capture

Clarification on Future Support for Password-Based Authentication in IBM CDC

Hi IBM Team, We are currently using IBM CDC on z/OS and authenticate to our source systems using credentials specified in CHCCLP scripts. As the passwords are stored in clear text within the scripts, we have raised a Risk Acceptance with our secur...
about 10 hours ago in Data Replication: Change Data Capture Submitted

RECON contention - IMS Log Reader Service to Use VERSION=2.0 DBRC API calls and READONLY=YES on the STARTDBRC call.

We currently have more than one active Classic CDC Capture agent executing. As shown in the screenshot attached, our concern is that IQ1CDC1 and IQ1CDC are enqueueing on the IMS RECON dataset which can cause banking transaction delays. As you can ...
15 days ago in Data Replication: Change Data Capture Submitted

Performance Improvement for PostgreSQL target Engine to improve performance to Cockroach DB and PostreSQL

We are replicating data to PostgreSQL and CockroachDB in a suboptimal manner. This is blocking deployment of CockroachDB workloads for FSM customers who are accustomed to better performance with CDC. A Fast Apply with a taking into account CTE or ...
6 days ago in Data Replication: Change Data Capture Submitted

Global Control over Automatic Disabling of DATA CAPTURE CHANGES

Current Behavior: When a subscription is deleted or a table is removed from replication, IBM CDC automatically issues an ALTER TABLE to disable the DATA CAPTURE CHANGES flag on the source Db2 tables. This is governed by the system parameter alter_...
5 months ago in Data Replication: Change Data Capture Submitted

Support MySQL MEDIUMINT Data Type in IBM CDC Replication Engine for MySQL

Current Behavior The IBM CDC Replication Engine for MySQL does not currently support the MySQL native data type MEDIUMINT . When CDC encounters a table containing a MEDIUMINT column, replication fails with Event ID 9506, preventing the table from ...
9 days ago in Data Replication: Change Data Capture Submitted

Need to be able to remove orphaned subscription threads

Occasionally, due to unknown causes (possible internal or communication errors) we end up with a subscription in a "zombie" state. We cannot start it (normally system complains it's running), stop it (normally system complains it's not running) or...
about 1 month ago in Data Replication: Change Data Capture Submitted

Enhancement Proposal: SAML and OpenID Connect Integration for IIDR Access Server

This proposal suggests an enhancement to the IBM InfoSphere Data Replication (IIDR) Access Server to support modern authentication and authorization mechanisms using SAML 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC).Currently, authentication mechanisms may rely ...
3 months ago in Data Replication: Change Data Capture Future consideration

Make UTF-8 validation optional for user functions

Please add an option to the CDC config to switch UTF-8 validation on and off. This can be narrowed down to %USER functions - currently CDC always does UTF-8 validation for such definitions, even if a column is marked 'binary'. In our environment, ...
10 months ago in Data Replication: Change Data Capture Is a defect

Integrate Entraid on MSSQL into the IIDR configuration/authentication modes

Integrate Entraid on MSSQL into the IIDR configuration/authentication modes As per IBM, Entra authentication is possible, but only through a custom User Exit (external authentication) approach. This method allows you to generate an Entra ID access...
15 days ago in Data Replication: Change Data Capture Submitted

Add support for Teradata v.20

Why is it useful? Teradata 20.x is not currently supported only Teradata 17.1 and earlier are validated for use with this product's replication / Change Data Capture functionality. This blocks customers who have already upgraded, or are planning t...
15 days ago in Data Replication: Change Data Capture Submitted