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Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc)

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Database administrator

Add support for PACKEDDECIMAL to the DB2 import utility.
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

enhancement to "force application command"

enhance the "FORCE APPLICATION" command to identify threads belonging to a particular database and purging the threads
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Load using Sockets or RDMA

In pureScale environment, it will be very advantageous to use DB2 load from sockets in addition to pipes.
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Remove the restriction SQL1407N

When loading a table using a remote cursor on a table containing an XML colum, the load failed with the SQLCODE SQL1407N.
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Add an ooption to export column names in the csv file

Add an option to the export utility to include the column names in the del file.
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

export from a stored procedure result set

Allow to export the result set of a stored procedure
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Solaris Service Management Facility (SMF) should be supported by (RIMS)

Headline cont... DB2 9.7 to stop/start the instances instead of using db2fmcd/db2fmd. Description- Following is a request I received a few months ago. I did than classify the request as one that would never happen, but it turned out customer insis...
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

DB2 should check if there are any errors in the history file for(RIMS)

Headline cont... the relevant backup before the restore operation is started Description: Customer canceled/aborted a backup (kill against the vendor process) of his database after some hours (the reason is not relevant for this problem). The inco...
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Ingest backwares compatibility with load/import(RIMS)

(high) Ingest backwards compatibility with load/import: Need the ability to handle all modifiers that load and import statements handle. Current example is delprioirtychar is not supported by ingest, but is by load and import. Jill Kastello
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Db2look allow a parameter to only pull specific tablepaces; by name (-l tspace)(RIMS)

Db2look allow a parameter to only pull specific tablepaces, by name (-l tspace). And add a parameter to include the tablespace(s) when listing a schema or specific table. So either l when used with t or z or z/-t would ONLY bring back the tablespa...
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration