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Db2 for z/OS

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Cross-Invalidation due to pcloset/p-lock negotiation avoidance

Problem Statement / Pain points : Whenever there is no R/W activity and PCLOSET threshold is reached, pagesets SWITCH OUT of GBP dependency and the pages in our Bufferpools are cross-invalidated . Thereafter when R/W starts again, pagesets SWITCH ...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

Provide an easy way to de-allocate the underlying Linear dataset when needed without dropping and recreating table spaces and index spaces.

Component: DDL? Data Definition Language? There are cases when a table has change its usage and may remain empty for a very long time or not use anymore but still required to be defined in Db2. In this case, it would be good to have a better way o...
about 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Native UTF-8 Support in Db2 DSNxLI Interfaces

We have some issues with customer's name, as we don't have this special characters in our codepage. So we try to use UTF-8 on the mainframe (as the data is coming raw in as UTF-8). PL/I and COBOL newly supports native UTF-8: COBOL: PIC U, PL/I: UC...
about 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 7 Not under consideration

Refresh MQT access

We have a situation where the application team wants the access to refresh their MQTs, but all the available options give them over entitlements other than just refresh. • Ownership of the materialized query table - gives application team access t...
about 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Dynamically update security exits without having to recycle DB2

We have a situation where customized source code had rebuilt because the original was lost. If we have to make multiple changes to get this to work, we have to recycle DB2 each time which is not practical for a prod environment. Even when insertin...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

SQL Error Code -305 & -803 in Program DSNTRIN After DSNTIJRT job run Case TS007245993

Hello Team, We are getting sqlid error code -305 & -803 in program DSNTRIN after submiiting DSNTIJRT job while applying Db2 mainteance.DSNTIJRT job run fine without any issue but in log we can see the errors.SELECT does not have a null-indicat...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

control size of UOW after an alter to rotate partition

requesting that DB2 generate reasonably sized URs when performing a mass delete action against a table with DATA CAPTURE set to CHANGES. in a specific case, we were rotating partitions on a base source table which was being replicated with data ca...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Improve messaging surrounding the +20272 SQL warning in cases of a -904

A DBA was running an ALTER NOT CLUSTER. The ALTER should have converted the tablespace to table-controlled partitioning, but it encountered a -904. I have copied the output to "additional details". In the SPUFI output, after the -904, the ALTER di...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Implement a method for monitoring and automatically cancel connections and free locks if the time is exceded

We have CICS Transactions that access to DB2 and get some locks on the resources they need. Then they call webservices outside the mainframe. When the R/T of these webservices are high, it causes contentions with other transactions and requests on...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide AMODE64 interface for the CAF on z/OS - i.e. DSNALI for CONNECT, OPEN PLAN and DISCONNECT.

We have application code that we would like to have use the Db2 CAF facility in AMODE64 as well as use the z/OS MQSeries AMODE64 support but we cannot.
almost 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 4 Future consideration

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