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Db2 for z/OS

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V12-CERT-2017 Refresh VIEW / CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW / VIEW VERSIONING.

While tables can be altered online; views need to be dropped and recreated, resulting in business impact or planned downtimes (our environment is making extensive use of the ANSI SPARC three level architecture, with many views and views on views)....
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

PieceMeal Delete without coding application

During CERT (V12-CERT-2017) it was a desire amongst several customers to get a sort of imbedded COMMIT in the new piecemeal DELETE - when running from TSO attachment.-Alternatively to allow procedural language (SQL PL like) syntax in SPUFI/DSNTEP2...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Dynamically Defined Reorg Mapping Tables That Use An Implicitly Defined Database

Currently, the implicitly created database works great because every instance of a mapping table is in a separate database.This avoids any possibility of database lock contention across multiple concurrent instances of reorg.The downside of the im...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

REBIND STABILIZED DYNAMIC QUERY.

DB2 12 introduce Stabilized Dynamic Queries. A new Rebind command for Stabilized Dynamic Query is needed to operate Stabilized Dynamic Queries.The only way to Stabilize a query again after invalidation is to wait for a new execution of the stateme...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Allow DBADM to grant on view created

Our DBA users connected to a RACF group that has DBADM authority should be allowed to grant on view that they can create.Even when the schema of the view is distinct.Today those DBA can create views thanks to DBACRVW, they should also be able to g...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Repair Catalog of Indexspaces

After using DSN1COPY to copy table- and indexspaces from one subsystem to another it is possible to do a REPAIR CATALOG to update catalog informations about RBA format, Row format and versions. There is no possiblity to repair index RBA format. We...
almost 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DSNTEP2 number of rows printed is incorrect

DSNTEP doesn't count correctly the number of rows printer after 999999 rowsIt should be extended to more digits
about 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Regular Expressions (regex) scalar function

The XMLQUERY function allows the user to use the 'fn:matches' XQuery function, which is great. Please see example UDF which does this... ~~~~~~~~~~--#SET TERMINATOR ! CREATE FUNCTION "UDF_STRING_REGEX_MATCH" ( SEARCHSTRING VARCHAR (50) ) RETURNS S...
over 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

402 VLDB - DB2 Zparm with Variable Options

DB2 Zparm with Variable Options We have a large number of DB2's to maintain.Most of the DB2's run with the same Zparm values except for the following:-Catalog HLQ, IRLM name, ARC HLQ, Member ID, Data sharing detail and DDF detail. If these values ...
over 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DB2 for z/OS ALTER FUNCTION REPLACE for inline SQL scalar and SQL table functions

Create an ALTER FUNCTION REPLACE statement for inline SQL scalar and SQL table functions such as already exists for compiled SQL functions and native SQL procedures. This would give the ability of the user to modify the source code for these funct...
about 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration