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Statements (DDL and DML)

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DB object version control

Idea of versioning objects: UDFs, views, mqts and procedures. When we are replacing mentioned above objects with new statements we have to save old statements in notepad (or sth similar) in case if we want to return to previous version.
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

Support for parallel execution of complex DML statements

Intra-query parallelism does not provide any benefits for the "INSERT ... SELECT..." statements, even when insert is performed into a temporary table. While preparing a PoC for the customer planning to use DB2 for LUW in 1C:Enterprise application ...
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

Urgent need for committing more frequently when using merge sql statement

Need a way a way to ensure that commits can be done more frequently during merge operations - > The MERGE statement updates a target (a table or view, or the underlying tables or views of a fullselect) using data from a source (result of a tabl...
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

optimizer choice when comparing plans in DPF

DB2 does not identify the tables as collocated even though they exist on the same set of db partitions because they reside in different database partition groups. The optimizer doesn't always make a good choice when comparing plans in DPF. With th...
almost 9 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

Allow blu and row tables to be mixed when using shadow tables

Allow blu and row tables to be mixed when using shadow tables.
about 9 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

Remove restriction on not logged initially

Add a new clause to the option NOT LOGGED INITIALLY to avoid to drop in case of failure in the UNIT OF WORK
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

alter package explain no / yes

Allow to change the explain option of a package using alter package or rebind package
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

Intermediate commit in singleton delete / insert / update

Add a new WITH clause to store the commit interval which will triggers intermediate commits in the mass delete / insert / update.
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

VARCHAR_FORMAT/TO_CHAR function does not support timestamp formatting using brackets(RIMS)

PMR 28054,020,649 Customer is moving from Oracle to DB2 and under their Oracle applications they are using the TO_CHAR function. That function works in DB2 under the name of VARCHAR_FORMAT or TO_CHAR. The following TO_CHAR function is not working ...
about 9 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

new optimizer guideline to break CSE for a specific query or as a global guideline(RIMS)

Customer encountered scenario where use of CSE resulted in degradation in query performance (details below). This requirement is to implement a new optimizer guideline that will allow customer to break CSE for a specific query or as a global guide...
about 9 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration