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Db2 for z/OS

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Externalize performance t...

I have a performance trace running requesting IFCIDS 58 (END), 59 (FETCH), 65(OPEN), 66(CLOSE). I run the following Cobol program: ID DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. C011MAIN. ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. DATA DIVISION. WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 77 FILLER PIC X(12)...
about 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Always drop indexes related to unique constraints

When dropping a unique constraint or a primary key that has been defined on a table in an explicit (universal) table space in DB2 10 NFM, the related index is not dropped if the index was explicitly created too. However, when the index or the tabl...
about 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Enhance use of Function Based Index when SQL function is used in right hand side in the predicate

Please refer to Service request number 23178,057,649
over 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Unnecessary package invalidation

We are attempting to revoke PUBLIC authorization to rearrange DB2 security policy. Customer think PUBLIC is not suitable in nowadays security environment. But we face unnecessary package invalidation when we test for this.
over 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Query rewrite eliminating "always true" and "always false" predicates

We would like DB2 to be able to rewrite dynamic SQL statements that contain parameter markers by eliminating "always true" and "always false" predicates once it knows the values of the parameter markers. It often happens that such predicates are n...
almost 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Concatenation of Timestamps not possible in DB2 for z/OS

This SQL runs in DB2 LUW but not in DB2 z/OS: WITH CTEREVUR AS( SELECT OID, CREATEDBY, CREATEDAT, NAME, VALIDTO, VALIDFROM, UPDATEACTION, REPLACEDAT, TIMESTAMP_FORMAT(VALIDFROM, 'YYYY-MM-DD') || TIMESTAMP_FORMAT(VALIDTO, 'YYYY-MM-DD') AS COMBINE F...
almost 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Implicit cast of decimal/exp notation format comparator to valid decimal value when DSNHDECM DECIMAL=COMMA

When the subsystem decimal point is a period, the following comparisons are treated as valid: WHERE = dddd.ddWHERE = 0.ddddddEnn When the subsystem decimal point is a comma, comparisons in dynamic SQL of the form: WHERE = dddd.ddWHERE = dddd,ddWHE...
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Native SQL Stored Procedure Call Statement Does Not Support Using A Host Variable For The Procedure Name

For DB2 V10 and V11. The CALL SQL statement inside a NSP only supports:CALL procedure-name it does not support: CALL host-variable like the CALL SQL statement outside a NSP does. DB2 needs to be changed so that the CALL SQL statement inside a NSP ...
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

SQL performance is bad after V10 migrate.

Our customer migrated DB2 V10(NFM) from V8(NFM).In particular query,processing time took one minute in the case of DB2 V8,but DB2 V10 increased to 11 minutes. The VIEW has been used by the customer LEFT OUTER JOIN 50 times near internally.As a res...
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

"Index on expression" should be used more

By implementing an "index on expression", a DBA has the ability to tune many queries that are written poorly without changing the query. This is very useful and allows a DBA to rapidly respond to a performance problem. However, there are some time...
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 4 Not under consideration