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Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc)

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Enhancements to DB2 Ingest

In DB2 Ingest , need an option to specify that character delimiters are to be parsed as column data, when the data files do not have a character delimiters, like nochardel file type modifier in load.
almost 9 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Alternate load copy path

New option to specify an alternate load copy path during a load of a table.
about 9 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Improvements in db2relocatedb tool.

Database relocation in DB2 (db2relocatedb) – is a nightmare. It's a total black box, which executes in an offline and non-recoverable mode. Nobody knows if it's succeeded (even when it returns successful execution message) or failed or when it r...
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Alter of the base table is blanking the profile of the View

In here the Alter of the base table is blanking the profile of the View in the Packed descriptor. If the schema of the tables in the statistical view definition appears in the SQL then the runstats fails telling us that we invoked runstats with a ...
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Database administrator

Add support for PACKEDDECIMAL to the DB2 import utility.
over 9 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 9 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 9 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

db2look wildcard(RIMS)

DB2LOOK wildcard options for schema and tablespaces. Low Lisa Lagrow
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

DB2LOOK  improve dependency order for MQTs/UDFs(RIMS)

DB2LOOK  improve dependency order for MQTs/UDFs DB2LOOK does not currently generate view/MQT/UDF in proper dependency order. We have MQTs dependent on views dependent on other MQTs, and DB2LOOK generates all tables (including MQTs) before it gene...
over 9 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 ta...
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration