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Db2 for z/OS

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Enable 'Temporal' for DB2 catalog object tables granular and optional

V12R1M500 enables to optionally activate/deactivate 'Temporal RTS tables'. Please provide to optionally and granular activate/deactivate 'Temporal catalog objects tables' as e.g. SYSTABLES, SYSVIEWS, SYSCOLUMNS, ... We know that temporal for catal...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

CREATE TABLE ...LIKE support for AoT Tables

Currently, A CREATE TABLE statement must not contain a LIKE clause that references an accelerator-only table. It is documented in https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPEK_12.0.0/codes/src/tpc/n270.html
about 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Future consideration

DIS LOCATION - Show entries for multiple drivers versions from a single server

DIS LOCATION caches the PRDID for the first connection from a remote server. Additional traffic from the same server using different drivers is not dynamically displayed. For example if a test connect uses the JCC driver and all additional traffic...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Enhance Auditpolicy OBJMAINT to audit activities for objects created after trace has been started

Please enhance auditpolicy OBJMAINT to audit objects too, which were created after trace start.
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Enhance Auditpolicy OBJMAINT to audit 'create / alter / drop' for views

Please add view-support for Auditpolicy OBJMAINT, which is missing as of today.
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

SQL Data Insights should show outliers relative to all rows in the table

Currently the AI_SIMILARITY function only shows outliers with respect to a specific entity in the table. There should be a way to determine outliers taking into account all rows in the table. This would be benificial in the case of fraud detection...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Use permanent database for DSNTRVFY rather than implicit database

Each time we run DSNTIJRV, the DSNTRVFY program creates the DSNTRVFY.VALIDATION_TABLE in an implicitly-created database, which the process then leaves hanging around with no objects in it. Both empty databases and implicitly-created databases viol...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Reduce latch content when we use nested SPs/UDFs

We faced a big problem with latch contention in our environment due to nested SPs and UDF in 3 levels, so it did not make sense for us, because of that we opened the IBM case to treat this issue.
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Allow DSMAX to be set by Db2 command

Our installation has repeatedly had trouble with Db2 shutting down in a timely fashion for IPLs. We have taken dumps and sent them to IBM and IBM has stated repeatedly that the delay in shutdown involves dataset close. We set DSMAX very high and h...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Future consideration

When AHA-RFE is implemented -> the APAR and/or KC -> include reference to AHA-RFE nbr

When an AHA -RFE is implemented and the knowledge center (KC) is updated AND/OR the APAR is updated/created then please consider putting a reference in the documentation pointing back to the AHA-RFE number! There may be pros and cons to including ...
about 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration