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Db2 for z/OS

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Complete PROFILE support for SQL tuning ZPARMS

While modelling a production system it was noticed that the PROFILE support is not 100% up to date and compatible with the actual ZPARMs that the Db2 Optimizer uses. I opened a case TS019778440 and they said "Yes, it is missing, please open an AHA...
7 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 5 Not under consideration

Allow ALTER TABLE xxx COLUMN yyy SET NOT NULL

The ability to change nearly everything about a column is really cool in Db2. Sadly, the one thing that you cannot easily change is the NULLability of any given column. This is definitely a requirement all over the place and currently can only be ...
7 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Syntax-Verification of DSN_PROFILE_TABLE and DSN_PROFILE_ATTRIBUTES entries upon insert / update

Db2 Systemprofiles are configured via the two tables DSN_PROFILE_TABLE and DSN_PROFILE_ATTRIBUTES and are filled by the customer. Some fields are restricted to specific values for proper function. However, there is no errorhandling, in case of inv...
3 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Add time option for expensive trace

I am hearing customers are having issues or aren't wanting to execute expensive traces due to risk. How about adding a timer option to these types of traces so they will run and then automatically turn off to prevent issues and help adoption/confi...
4 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

In a UTS world shouldn't DSNUCH01 include DSNUM as 3rd column for this SYSCOPY's index?

In a UTS world shouldn't DSNUCH01 include DSNUM as 3rd column for the SYSCOPY's index?, since DB2 v12 all tablespaces should be defined as Universal Table Space, PBR or PBG. Segmented and Simple tablespaces are deprecated.
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DISPLAY BUFFERPOOL issues a message, TOTAL SYNC I/O DELAY FOR BP?? = ?????????? MILLISECONDS.

We are currently are running a bufferpool simulation in production. When I issue the command: -DISPLAY BUFFERPOOL(BP40) DETAIL(INTERVAL) The following message is issued: DSNB432I -DPP2 SIMULATED BUFFER POOL ACTIVITY - AVOIDABLE READ PAGE MISSES - ...
7 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

after bind/rebind with VALIDATE(RUN) authorization check of static sql is performed at run time. We need an ability to define, this check against the SQL authorization ID, not package owner

If a plan or package is bound with VALIDATE(RUN), authorization checking is still performed at bind time, but the referenced objects and the privileges required to use these objects need not exist at this time. If any privilege required for a stat...
7 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Db2 native and RACF security consistency requirement

This is especially important for shops like ours where for years DB2 native security and migrate to RACF security to be complaint with security audit and policies, and also new mainframe applications standards. There is multiple areas where curren...
about 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Allow alter column to drop NOT NULL constraint

Currently the only way to remove the NOT NULL constraint from a column is to unload the table, drop-recreate table (or drop-add column) and reload table. Such a small change needs so much effort, and causes unnecessary outage and service disruptio...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide one Db2 message to indicate that GRECP and LPL recovery is complete across a Db2 data sharing group.

We use automation to drive our disaster recovery processes to reduce the recovery time and remove human interaction. We have been running into issues with starting software products that require access to Db2 before it has completed GRECP and LPL ...
about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration