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Tool db2batch should be able to display Number of rows affected

Often db2batch is used for tuning / benchmarking purposes and very often the number of affected rows is interesting. Command line tool. 'db2'. provides the option to display the Number of rows affected, db2 -tvmf <SQL-DML-File> $ db2 -t...
about 5 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

Knowledge center should load content of previous and next articles automatically

When navigating the Knowledge Center, it is necessary to click on the left panel every single article. Some of them are very short to read, and it takes a lot of time to reload the whole page just for a single article. It would be easy if by click...
about 3 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

KnowledgeCentrer on Docker

Sometimes the knowledgeCenter is not reacheable or it is not working for different reasons, and the access for the documentation becomes an issue. For this reason, I suggest to have the KnowledgeCenter downloadable as a Docker image, as it was pos...
over 3 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

WLB does not work for Java XA applications in pureScale environment

If WLB is enabled and Java client is involved in XA transaction, jcc driver does not perform work load balancing (WLB), when the Transaction Manger uses Dual or Multi-transport model (for example: IBM MQ and IBM Lotus® Domino).
about 8 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

db2set -g DB2INSTDEF instance incorrect install version makes global registry unusable

db2set -g DB2INSTDEF instance incorrect install version makes global registry unusable. This can be caused by an upgrade from Version 9.7 to 10.5 or accidently by someone making a mistake setting an instance from another software version to be DB2...
about 8 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

Documentation with return type for scalar functions

The documentation of the knowledgeCenter should explicitly describe the type the returned value. I mean, if it is an integer, a char, a timestamp, etc.
about 4 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

Nodename Limited to 8 Characters(RIMS)

Appears nodename is limited to 8 characters. The hostname allows for 255 characters. Typically we use server name as nodename and the fully qualified server name with domain as hostname. SF is looking at pushing server names to 15 characters. Is t...
about 9 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

Syntax diagrams in KnowledgeCenter with links for subsections

The syntax diagrams in 11.5 have been changed for good. They are easier to understand and to follow the lines. However, the navigation in the diagram is still difficult (no improvements yet). One has to use the Find option of the browser to look f...
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

Change Data Capture File/Directory Permissions

iidraccess-11.4-10014-linux-x86-setup.binsetup-iidr-11.4.0.0-5001-linux-x86.bin do not properly define directory or file permissions and/or reflect too extensive permissions. At JPMC files/directories will not pass security scans with permissions ...
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

SPM_MAX_RESYNC

PMR = TS000006879 Please provide a better description at https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEPGG_10.5.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.admin.config.doc/doc/r0000341.html for SPM_MAX_RESYNC
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration