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Enabling a configurable dump directory for all automatically generated diagnostic files

Currently, Db2 does not support redirecting automatically non -FODC (EDU dumps, stack , “flight recorder” ) dump files to a custom dump directory; instead these files are always written to DIAGPATH. Enabling a configurable dump directory for all a...
about 20 hours ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 0 Submitted

Move or Rename a referenced Distribution List

Cognos Admin currently supports the moving of Distribution Lists , but when someone does this, any report schedule referencing this DL breaks - we need the ability to use the functionality as intended In the same area, a DL can be renamed, but onc...
1 day ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 0 Submitted

nzpy fails loading non-utf8 content

I would like to summarize my change request for the Python package nzpy (the Python driver for the Netezza database). Source code on GitHub: https://github.com/IBM/nzpy PYPI: https://pypi.org/project/nzpy/ When loading data into Netezza using EXTE...
about 6 hours ago in Netezza Performance Server 0 Submitted

Allow Redirected Recovery from System Level Backups

Currently redirected recovery is not supported for system level backups (SLB's). The Db2 V13 documentation states:"Restore of concurrent copies and system-level backups is not supported; these types of backups are ignored by redirected recovery".A...
about 16 hours ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Submitted

Support Data Modules for the Event Agent - CUG2026

With Cognos Analytics version 12.1.1 and higher, Data Modules have matured into a powerful and strategically central modeling layer. They enable fast, business-oriented, and low-maintenance modeling and are now the recommended foundation for repor...
22 days ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 0 Submitted

blimits command functionality improvements

Affected: Administration and all users. Benefits: Provides clients with greater visibility into job availability and limitations, as well as a more dynamic way to allocate resources. Details: blimits functionality needs to be more encompassing. Gr...
20 days ago in Spectrum LSF / Other 1 Under review

Access Transaction Log via Right-click menu

Would let users quickly and easily check the transition history for a cell without going into (or needing access) to a Workbench, and then having to set up the correct query.
about 4 hours ago in Planning Analytics 0 Submitted

Native server-side CURRENT_DATE() (or TM1System.CurrentDate) in TM1 MDX for dynamic, time-relative subsets

Dear team, Problem Statement IBM Planning Analytics relies heavily on MDX to define dynamic subsets in dimensions—especially time/date dimensions—used across: Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) explorations and books Reporting views and automated ...
about 7 hours ago in Planning Analytics 1 Submitted

Clear visibility when the reporting DB sync is not happening as expected

We depend on the reporting DB to be correct. At the moment we are not able to trust it, because there is a slow but steady stream of cases where the sync is not happening as expected. We have had multiple PMR about the specific cases, which have b...
2 days ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Watson Knowledge Catalog 0 Submitted

In V12, add (restore) the capability to manage transaction logging at cube level.

Context V12 relies on transaction logs, a feature that is equivalent to that implemented in V11, through a Mongo DB. This feature notably allows data to be shared between replicas. While the transaction log is essential and justified for instance ...
6 days ago in Planning Analytics 0 Submitted