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Cloud Pak for Data

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Expanded Locking Options and Partial Load Capability in DataGate GUI

Current Behavior: When executing a LOAD operation through the DataGate GUI, the only available option is a full load with row-level locking. This limits flexibility for use cases that require partial data loading or alternative locking mechanisms ...
4 days ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Db2 for z/OS Data Gate 2 Submitted

Support multiple SAML IdP connection

Context Customer is using CP4D 5.0.3 for Data Virtualization and IKC project. Also, they are using Watson Studio, WML and Datastage. And plans to use Db2 Warehouse and OpenScale. They plans to use our Platform to Govern all different data sources ...
15 days ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Bedrock 0 Submitted

Request access to data from within Data Asset

Users need to be able to request access to the data from within the data asset page. All metadata is currently visible but there is no way for a user to request access to the data.
about 15 hours ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Watson Knowledge Catalog 0 Submitted

Looking for dependency checks before deleting any component on ICP4D

The projects, catalogs, DSD's, connections, etc. should not be deleted in a single click, there should be some dependencies before deleting any component. Example: If any DSD is deleted which is associated to particular connection then users can n...
4 days ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Watson Knowledge Catalog 0 Submitted

Flexibility is needed during MDM/Match360 reconciliation—it should not have to wait for the CCS CR to reach a completed state.

We often need to make CCS-related changes outside of the custom resource (CR) because certain configurations are not yet exposed at the CR level. This requires placing the CCS CR in maintenance mode. If MDM reconciliation waits for the CCS CR to r...
3 days ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Master Data Management 0 Submitted

Add more than one data class in the same column

At Bradesco Bank, there is more than one type of information for the same column. We need IBM CP4D (IKC) to allow us to add more than one data class to the same column to solve this problem. Today IBM CP4D (IKC) only allows adding 1 dataclass per ...
6 days ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Cloud Pak for Data Platform 1 Submitted

Unable to add individual users to Data Source Definition(DSD) even the users are part of the group in Platform asset catalog

The individual user cannot be added to DSD's in associated catalogs even though the user is a member of group in platform asset catalog. First, the user has to be added to the catalog as a individual user even the user is a member of the group in ...
8 days ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Watson Knowledge Catalog 1 Submitted

MSSQL platform connection fails when user attempts to save the connection

Users are facing issues with MSSQL platform connection when attempting to save the connection for created projects. Users are able to test the connection successfully but are not able to save the connection which is stopping the users from perform...
8 days ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Watson Knowledge Catalog 1 Submitted

Assume IAM Role instead of using IAM Access Key and Secret (Data Gate for watsonx)

The client, Itaú, follows a strict security policy based on the principle of least privilege, which requires all authentication and authorization operations to be carried out through IAM Roles, rather than using IAM Access Key and Secret pairs, wh...
7 months ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Db2 for z/OS Data Gate 0 Under review

Cyclops in the same timezone as system

We are operating on CET/CEST timezones and noticed that in query history we have times that should not exist from the period between 2025-03-30 02:00:00 and 2025-03-30 03:00:00. At 2:00 AM the clocks were pushed 1 hour forward to 3:00 AM so there ...
4 days ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Cloud Pak for Data System 0 Submitted