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Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS

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ADB21TC Dropping more than 1 column gets Select only one

ADM only allows dropping one column at a time. You must complete the drop, the revisit the panel again and again to drop all the columns. ADM should allow multiple D entries and one press Enter to handle this.
about 1 month ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Under review

Modify the Revoke Impact program to support BY=ALL.

This modification should involve updating the program logic to handle scenarios where authorizations need to be revoked easily independent from the grantors (BY=ALL). Ensure that the program can work without issues with both panel-driven and batch...
about 2 months ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

"Move" option for devices

Requesting a better functionality to move devices to/from different groups. A "move" option would greatly benefit admins with promptly moving devices. As of right now, in order to move a device, if placed in an incorrect group, device must be remo...
2 months ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Needs more information

Integrate RACF into ADMIN tool

Would be nice to have for 'DB2 under RACF'-sites that we can see on a object which auth RACF Profile rule is used. And see who/groups are on this profile. And give an message if you dont have auth to see this (in RACF organised)
7 months ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Planned for future release

Utility History Support

For the utility history support it will be a very nice feature to include a canned report option which gives the utilities that were running at a point in time for an object or a list of objects e.g. at a database level or currently in scope on th...
7 months ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Planned for future release

Add capability of using GEN parameters in change management batch interface procedure (GOCCM)

We had below requirement from the user: We have an existing column in an existing table that we are adding a new RI to a new domain table. If we issue the compare normally using object comparison tool, we get both the table create DDL and the new ...
8 months ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

ADM - PANELID ADB1S - DROP at COMMAND line does not provide process to DROP RESTRICT ON DROP

Dropping at the command line does not allow the capability to have DROP ON RESTRICT ALTERS be generated. When entering DROP in the SELECT field, panels are displayed to accomplish this. This should also be done for DROP at the command line. This s...
9 months ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Recover statements partitioned tablespace

If there are image copies for a tablespace partition you cannot use DSNUM ALL in the recover statement. You have to name every single partition in the revocer statement. Admin Tool Always generates RECOVER DSNUM ALL. We have to edit that ourselves...
9 months ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Run REORG only for ALTERs that placed in AREOR (exclude AREO*) and needed for newly deployed modules (Bind/Rebind) eg DROP COLUMN

Currently, the RUN_REORG_REBUILD option has the following characteristics M = Mandatory. Generate REORG utility statements to remove REORG pending conditions. (only Reorg Pending)A = All relevant. Generate all needed REORG utility statements to fu...
9 months ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Functionality already exists

Non-disruptive add column not null with no default

Currently, the conversion of a new NOT NULL column without default at the end of a table is done via an UNLOAD / DROP / CREATE / LOAD A content (default) is generated for the column during the unload in order to be able to load this column afterwa...
9 months ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Planned for future release