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Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS

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Remove ISPF restriction preventing the actual count of objects returned from using the SARG command

Please remove the ISPF restriction that is preventing the following in Db2 Admin Tool (rejected in DB2ZADMTL-I-85) - I have used panel ADB21K and the count as an example below, but the misleading count occurs on other panels when you have used the...
about 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

IO Broker / REST Services / Automation and monitoring / combine Application programm with System information

Would like to raise an idea. While programming my house automation, reading information out from FritBox, Shelly hardware, local sensors for air pollution, Sonsors und microcontrolers i asked myself why doesn't we use this technology for creating ...
about 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

GOC - ADD PARTITION ENDING AT ('2021-02-10-23.59.59.999999'); generating TS drop/create instead of an alter

DB2 V12 allows ADD PARTITION ENDING AT ('2021-02-10-23.59.59.999999'); to be materialized with an Alter. GOC is using old DB2 rules which drop/create TS.
about 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

GOC should have the intelligence to know when to generate a rebind not using option (A, M, N) on the panel which causes unnecessary rebinds generated

Rebinds should be generated when needed not by using option (A, M, N) . The help panels and user guide have been updated to clarify option "A" means "All relevant. Run the rebind on all packages that reference any of the modified objects." Option ...
about 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Db2 Admin Tool - issue regenerate view after table column alter

After altering a table column referenced by a view an alter regenerate view should be issued as best practice. IBM Db2 Admin Tool does not issue the regenerate view command currently and we believe it should. After discussing with Db2 Support and ...
about 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Allow generated utilities to operate on a listdef rather than individual steps

If we generate a utility such as copy against a list of objects then the resulting job, or jobs, are generated with one step per object. This makes the JCL unwieldly and serialises the run.
about 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Move DISRT into primary command and remove 10 object foreground limit

There are various pain points: Here is a scenario. I wish to identify tablespaces that are in a restricted state and either repair them or start them access force. I get a list of tablespaces which are normally created by listing the tables in a s...
about 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Remove messages such as Grant(source): Grantor=CONTROLM Grantee:DB2DEVGP (Not propagated) from the Compare Report. Compare Report should only list what is going be changed.

The Grant message clutters the report and should only reflect what is changing and not the obvious: Compare table source(CHIC.CAN_MRN_CMP_INF_CMC) and target(LOAD.CAN_MRN_CMP_INF_CMC) No changes to Table Grant(source): Grantor=CONTROLM Grantee:DB2...
about 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

When Base and LOB are being reorged in parallel, STACK should be NO

Currently, GOC is taking the value of STACK from the TEMPLATE. If it is YES, the REORG abends. This needs to be changed to NO when BASE and LOB are being reorged in parallel
about 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Need to modify jobcards related to the Db2 system

Our special challenge: We are using the SCHENV parameter in the JCL to route the job to the right LPAR. Currently we include a note in the jobcards and every user has to change the variable: ==MSG> DB2 Admin: EDIT generated JCL ==MSG> 000001...
about 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration