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Db2 for z/OS

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New Access Type to Support Table Changes

Problem statement/ pain point: When making changes to Db2 tables there are times when you need to put the table space into a read only status to prevent update from occurring but allow the users the most time with the table being changed. The prob...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Multiple-event triggers

Provide increased flexibility for Developers and better compatibility across the DB2 family. In the recent zBLC present regarding SQLPL support for Triggers being proposed for Cypress, on of the items that it was mentioned that will not be availab...
about 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Labelling a column changes access path

With table TB1(COL1, COL2, COL3, COL4) and index IX1(COL1, COL2, COL3), query: SELECT COL1, COL2, VARCHAR(COL3) COL3, COL4 FROM TB1 WHERE COL1 = ? AND COL2 = ? ORDER BY COL1, COL2, COL3; requires sort even though the order by is following ...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Add attribute to PROFILEs function to customize alert frequency

Currently we have 2 options as to when a PROFILE alert will be generated: DSNT772I - every 5 mins (summary alert) DSNT774I - real time (detailed alert) We would like to continue to use summary alerts but waiting 5 minutes is too long. It would ...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Remote stored procedure calls

We need a RFE that is requesting to be able to call a stored procedure with a COMMIT coded in a two-phase commit client.
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

CLOSE NEVER - Avoid pseudo-close for active datasets and in-memory objects, to avoid sync I/O due to XI

PROBLEM: Our shop has an active 10-way data-sharing environment and we have been fighting for some time to get our group bufferpool Sync/XI hit ratios up above 90%. We appear to be fighting "pseudo-close" in this endeavor. According to ou...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Provide a method to accurately obtain package executions counts from SMF records

SMF record information for number of times a DB2 package executed is incorrect. As an example, when a package is executed via a thread 10 times DB2 records the SMF information as 1. Our TDS tables are built using SMF information. We use TDS packag...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Allow use of Compressed SMF Logstream in Common Data Provider

Our site has implemented SMF Logstream feature with Compression as we're on the new z14 with zEDC. This is a much improved handling of the copious volume of SMF data produced. We have now purchased CDP only to find that compressed logstreams are n...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Enrich DSNT772I with scope details

Below is the current DSNT772I message. It would be helpful if the actual scope details are provided in the message rather than a generic "IPADDR" or "AUTHID". We would prefer to see the actual IP address or AUTHID. DSNT772I -D851 DSNLILNR A MONITO...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

DSC comment support

Currently the DSC only supports /* */ style starting comments. The "normal" -- style causes the SQL to never be cached! This is naturally very bad as loads of JAVA coders start their SQL with a -- comment to internally document the SQL code. This ...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

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