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Db2 for z/OS

Make SYSIBM.DSNSERVICE table a catalog table

The usage of REST service is growing by the day and becoming an integral part of the application requirements and Db2 capability to service workloads. the REST services are also making an impact to the various automation possibilities in the user ...
30 days ago in Db2 for z/OS Under review

Make predicate "numcol IN (:hv1, :hv2)" indexable where :hv1 and :hv2 are char variables and numcol is numeric.

Db2 already supports numcol = :hv1 as indexable where :hv1 is a char variable and numcol is numeric.
about 1 month ago in Db2 for z/OS Under review

Availability of source Queue name in store proc for MQ Listener

We are currently implementing the DB2 MQ Listener to archive MQ message : https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2-for-zos/13.0.0?topic=zos-creating-sample-stored-procedure-use-mqlistener and would like to have the name of the queue on which the listener i...
about 1 month ago in Db2 for z/OS Under review

Enhancement to DSNREX in Db2 to handle ATTN key termination of programs

We encountered a hang in our environment causing locks to not get resolved in CF lock structure due to terminating Rexx process with ATTN key. We ask that the DSNREX facility in Db2 be modified to use TSO STAX routines to allow for clean terminati...
about 1 month ago in Db2 for z/OS Under review

Enhancement to DSNREX in Db2 to handle ATTN key termination of programs

We encountered a hang in our environment causing locks to not get resolved in CF lock structure due to terminating Rexx process with ATTN key. We ask that the DSNREX facility in Db2 be modified to use TSO STAX routines to allow for clean terminati...
about 1 month ago in Db2 for z/OS Under review

Attributes for implicit objects per database

We create private databases for our developers and some business analysts. User ABC123 has his own database called ABC123 and is DBADM for that database. In these databases they can mess around as much as they want and they can create tables there...
about 1 month ago in Db2 for z/OS Under review

Enhance Utility History Tables to record DSNTIAUL unloads

I am missing that the unloads made with DSNTIAUL be recorded at the Utilities History tables. In fact, I came here to vote an idea like this, taking for granted that someone had already opened it asking for this. :-) Sorry if there's already one, ...
about 1 month ago in Db2 for z/OS Under review

DB2 for Z/OS message DSNB555I reformated to be extermely easy for a DB2 Sysadmin or DBA to find and use in JESMSGLG

DSNB555I is verbose, making it dificult to process quickly. The message for DSNB555I is split across 5 lines. Being split across multiple lines that makes it difficult to process. I have to EXCLUDE ALL LINES and then do 4 FINDS to get the TS, Pool...
about 1 month ago in Db2 for z/OS Under review

Improve Automatic Index Cleanup for Large or Long-Running Delete Workloads

In some workloads involving large or long-running delete operations, we have observed that automatic index cleanup may not reclaim a significant portion of eligible pseudo-deleted index entries after the delete transaction completes. As a result, ...
about 1 month ago in Db2 for z/OS Under review

Performance optimization for COUNT(*) via physical leaf page scanning

When performing index-only COUNT(*) operations, accessing pages in the B+ tree's logical order can lead to excessive random I/O if the index is fragmented. We request an option to utilize sequential prefetch based on the physical layout of leaf pa...
about 1 month ago in Db2 for z/OS Under review