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    Use the engines of the lakehouse in Git integrated projects

    We have an instance of watsonx.data in CP4D, installed on Openshift in Azure Cloud. Within watsonx.data we have buckets representing azure containers within a Azure Blob storage. In projects that are integrated with Git, when we need to configure ...
    12 days ago in watsonx.data integration / watsonx.data integration - General ideas 1 Submitted

    A Github integration ensures enterprise-grade governance, automation, and agility for data engineering workflows. By leveraging GitHub and LevelUp tooling, clients gain robust version control, rollback capabilities, and automated testing/deployment for pipelines and DAGs. It reduces operational risk, accelerates delivery, and aligns with modern DevOps practices.

    Large enterprise clients like AT&T, who manage complex data pipelines across hybrid environments, will benefit from streamlined CI/CD processes, improved security, and consistent governance across services. How should it work? GitHub Integra...
    28 days ago in watsonx.data integration / watsonx.data integration - Bulk/Batch and ETL/ELT capability 0 Submitted

    Having more parameters in API calls

    It would be beneficial to be able to pass more parameters during an API call (server/execute, for example). Currently, we can use an overrides file to modify a DBalias or the path to an XF file, for instance, in the case of a data extraction reque...
    16 days ago in Optim / Optim Test Data Management 0 Submitted

    Support new connection type for watsonx.data and support for Spark engines in it

    Documentation: https://ibm-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/p/shrinivas_kulkarni_in/EcUbCoYhyVRJmWrwscDVUx8B0jxHp5cqCLtr4E7xuCGDMw?e=tbj8w8 Future State Support for new connection type to point to a specific Spark Engine of watsonx.data, either on SaaS or so...
    3 months ago in watsonx.data integration / watsonx.data integration - General ideas 0 Submitted

    Requesting Java SE 9 or higher with 64 arch support for IBM Optim 11.7

    We are currently using Oracle provided JRE 1.8 32 bit in all of our Optim servers in Linux/Windows. Since Oracle as made all Java/JRE need to have license which needs us to pay license cost for the same. Hence our organization adopted openjdk prov...
    6 months ago in Optim / Optim Test Data Management 1 Submitted

    Request for Product Enhancement – Low Latency Data Processing Capabilities in watsonx.data

    The customer is currently using watsonx.data to support a high-partition, high-ingestion analytics platform. While the system is now stable after several patches and fixes, they are looking ahead to future enhancements that can meet their true low...
    5 months ago in watsonx.data integration / watsonx.data integration - General ideas 0 Submitted

    OPTIM/HPU INTERFACE CHANGE TO ALLOW USE OF MULTIPLE IMAGE-COPY DATASETS

    This is an enhancement request for OPTIM TDM for z/OS (FMID HAEYB70). OPTIM TDM/DP currently allows users to inform only one image-copy dataset (taken in another DB2 subsystem) in the process of extracting and converting data. In our environment w...
    about 3 years ago in Optim / Optim Test Data Management 1 Future consideration

    Optim not able to see these nested tables and the parent table

    The nested tables are going to be in the same realm as complex nested view where Optim currently is not robust enough to access the correct meta data for them.
    7 months ago in Optim / Optim Test Data Management 0 Submitted

    Postgresql 16 support

    We'd like an Optim release compatible with Postgresql 16 datasources for TDM and DP.
    over 1 year ago in Optim / Optim Test Data Management 0 Submitted

    Enable TDM to create a trusted connection and user switching

    In a Db2 environment with very strict security and RCAC enabled to secure data on the row level, it is needed to know the actual userid that is driving the request. Application servers usually connect using a system account and this is also common...
    10 months ago in Optim / Optim Test Data Management 0 Submitted

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