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Application Development

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Enhance functionality of WITH clause to operate with DELETE and UPDATE in DB2 SQL statements like others flavours of SQL

Our team uses IBM DB2 11.1.4.4 Database Server for development activities. We see limitations of DB2 SQL WITH clause to work with only SELECT unlike other flavors of SQL like T-SQL which operates other DML operations. Just like how WITH simplifi...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 1 Not under consideration

SELECT * FROM FINAL TABLE (MERGE ...)

SELECT * FROM FINAL TABLE (MERGE ...) - It would be very usefull to select records that were just merged. The same way like with DELETE / UPDATE and INSTERT: SELECT * FROM FINAL TABLE (DELETE / UPDATE / INSERT)
about 9 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 1 Not under consideration

TRY_CAST for DB2 LUW (CAST without error)

"New" scalar-function TRY_CASTReturns a value cast to the specified data type if the cast succeeds; otherwise, returns null.
over 7 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Not under consideration

Default of for read only for all select statements

As you might have noticed, the "for read only" clause of the select statement in DB2 is not widely known nor used. Most standards select statements going through the DB2 engine have the risk of becoming an ambiguous cursor with sub-optimal perform...
over 5 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Allow RESTSERVICEDEFAULT on BIND SERVICE

When using BIND SERVICE to implement new Db2 REST services it would simplify integration with existing change management systems to allow the specification of the default version on the BIND SERVICE. This may be accomplished by using REBIND PACKAG...
about 2 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Not under consideration

Document the client_prdid for each Fix Pack release of db2jcc.jar and db2jcc4.jar drivers

When Java applications connect to DB2 via the JDBC Type 4 JCC driver, the only version-specific identifier visible from the DB2 server (via an application snapshot) is the client product ID of the driver, such as JCC03000. This value is currently ...
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Update APPLNAME from properties and other ways

The application name in many environments is limited to db2jcc_application and db2bp, just because the development of the application did not take into account this. However, it will be great to change the application via properties file and/or st...
about 5 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Not under consideration

Deploy new/unused packages without causing performace impacts

With current DB2(V11.1 FP2, FP4), Deploying a new or an unused packages causing variation and catalog locks impacting performance. HOLDHDL WAITHDL HOLDER WAITER HOLDMODE OBJTYPE TABNAME SCHEMA SECS STMTTEXT ---------- ------- ---------- ------...
about 5 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Not under consideration

Save exceptions in FORALL statement (PLSQL)

Oracle PL/SQL supports save exceptions in FORALL statement, but Db2 PL/SQL doesn't. For smooth oracle migration, the feature is required .
over 5 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Not under consideration

UTL_ENCODE.BASE64_ENCODE and BASE64_DECODE support

Request for official support of UTL_ENCODE module and.BASE64_ENCODE procedure, that is not documented in Infocenter 10.5 but is available in DB2 LUW. Request for creation and support of UTL_ENCODE.BASE64_DECODE procedure.
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Not under consideration

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