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New feature to have FORCE_DDL_EXEC functionality for all DDL changes

The 12.10 manual states that the FORCE_DDL_EXEC environment variable can be used "to force out other transactions that have opened or have locks on the tables involved in an ALTER FRAGMENT ON TABLE operation". We'd like to see this functionality e...
over 9 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Future consideration

Require Change to Primary Index When Primary Constraint is Changed in Alter Session

Currently when an alter is performed on the primary constraint for a table, Admin Tool will warn that a corresponding change should also be performed on the primary index. However, you can back out of that warning and generate WSL which does not i...
over 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Ability to "view lineage" on data sources when creating queries in a data set (mimic existing ability from query building in reporting )

similar to building a report, it is helpful to check lineage on field sources when building datasets. In reporting , once a source is added user may right click on any field name, select lineage, change radio button to detail and view the complete...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 0 Future consideration

Record usage of application plan

In our production environment we have about 15000 application plans. Most of them are probably still used but a lot of them have not been used for several years. We want to get rid of the old ones not to have to rebind them at every new release of...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Change stored procedure SYSPROC.NNSTAT to use method 2 for ODBC based nicknames

The SYSPROC.NNSTAT stored procedure uses method 1 for automatic, asynchronous statistics collection for ODBC based nicknames.This results in lack of statistics being collected, leading the optimizer to derive at inefficient access plans.
over 1 year ago in Db2 / Federation 0 Future consideration

Replication Toolset

Enhancement request for the Infosphere Data Replication Management Console. 1.) Console to capture waits on DML leading to latency 2.) Preserve subscription/table performance monitors via save to quickly setup after a shutdown/startup. 3.) Save hi...
over 1 year ago in Replication: Change Data Capture 1 Future consideration

Showing the QUERYNO in the accesspath for static sql

When I look at any APDETAIL of a static sql it does not show me the value of the QUERYNO even though in the report the field exists.Not all columns of the PLAN_TABLE will be shown in the access path details. The columns that are not shown, though,...
7 months ago in Db2 AI for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Move Tabs in the TFUI

It would be useful if users could re-order tabs in the Task Focused UI. This would help with users organising data and makes the application more intuitive by including functionality similar to most browsers
over 2 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 2 Future consideration

View Job Step Status As In Cognos 10

This is the same issue as: https://ibm-data-and-ai.ideas.aha.io/ideas/CA-I-2931 In Cognos 10.2, users had an option to "View the details ... after closing this dialog" when running objects (i.e. reports, views, jobs) in the background. This was es...
about 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Future consideration

Empty Remote DN in MX MSGs with manual entry in MER

We would like a warning MSG to be issued if Remote DN is not Entered in MX MSGs (DNIFINPLUS and DNIMX domains) because the MSG sent to InterAct will get the error in MSG Send Notification.
about 3 years ago in Financial Transaction Manager  / Swift 1 Future consideration