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Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS

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Flexibility of Using LISTDEF Options

Db2 Automation Tool allow users to generate utility control statements using LISTDEFS. There are many options that can be used with LISTDEF utility however Db2 Automation Tool does not provide this flexibility. For instance we need to use DEFIN...
about 2 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Add SORTDATA NO, RECLUSTER NO capability to generated reorgs for PDC PBR

PBRs having pending data change can be quite large resulting in a lot of temp storage needed for sorting data. Since the reorg is at TS level, this can be quite large for tables with huge CARDF. The following keywords should be able to be selected...
about 2 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Detect like-named objects and convert to non-part objects on current SSID

Object Profile contained some like-named objects that were added to the profile when they were Partitioned and now they are no longer Partitioned. This would require us to update the Object Profile for those objects and resubmit the job.
over 2 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Add Support for BLKSZLIM keyword of TEMPLATE utility

Using the Large Block Interface provided by z/OS, the performance of the Db2 COPY utility can be greatly improved when image copy data sets are created on tape. The Db2 Automation Tool does not currently allow the user to specify the BLKSZLIM keyw...
over 2 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

For RPN TS, each partition reorged need a separate IC tape drive, need a way to limit the number of tape drives per iteration of REORG for the IC

If 65 partitions of a RPN with NPSIs are being reorg at the same time, 65 IC tape drives would be required. That is excessive and probably all shops can't support that. Even when no NPSIs, this would be a problem. HAA generates LISTPARTS 4096 when...
over 2 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Option required for creating additional Catalog indexes as COPY YES or COPY NO

The Automaton Tool provides DDL to create additional indexes on selected Catalog tables. At present the DDL used for the various indexes is inconsistent, with some being created as COPY YES and some as COPY NO. A better option would be to standard...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Apply Global Filters across multiple inbaskets

On Product Business Automation Workflow->Case Client/User Desktop: Login to Case Client, go to an inbasket and apply a filter by selecting from multiple filters. As a manger(and user role), I have access to 15 inbaskets. All these inbaskets hav...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

HAA$UREO - Max Tape Vols/DASD Units should be created on HAA$DSD as separate fields

Seems having Max Tape Vols/DASD Units is dangerous. These should be separated into two different entry fields. VOLCNT is tape volumes, UNCNT is units. Also these should not be on a general panel, HAA$UREO. This should be on HAA$DSD. The fields rea...
about 3 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

Delete profiles using a batch job instead of doing it thru the panels

ADP has approx 40 environments. So to cleanup profiles that aren't being used is a very labor instensive .
over 3 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

HAA - PBR containing XML generated REORG that abended because XML running at the same time as an index in the base table containing the XML column in two separate jobs

Base table has index: Name Schema T DB Name TS Name Cols Rows Chks * * * * * * * * ------------------ -------- - -------- -------- ------ ----------- ---- MASTER_TRANS_MTR ZAP2 T DZAP2QR1 SQR1MTR 17 10 0 XQR14MTR Column Name Seq No O Col Type Leng...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration