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Have the DB2 CLP Support Database Names Greater Than 8 Characters

The DB2 CLP does not recognize database names or aliases that are greater than 8 characters. Please enhance it to support longer database names.
about 5 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

Consolidated logs doesn't contain detailed summary and Start time

This is requested to add detailed summary in the consolidated log of the Pipelines which will help to identify the start time of the individual task . Also the start time also needs to be mentioned in the summary(The time provided in the timestamp...
5 months ago in DataStage 0 Under review

Option to compare 2 executions of the same job in CP4D

Currently CP4D does provide an option to compare two executions of the same job. This feature will be used to analyze and compare the runtime and data volume between jobs runs which helps in better job monitoring. It is available in Datastage.
5 months ago in DataStage 1 Needs more information

No end time for completed jobs and Auto refresh option

Currently there is no end time displayed for completed jobs. End time information is crucial for identifying jobs that ran during a specific time frame, which is especially helpful for monitoring and troubleshooting. Also, the job monitoring page ...
5 months ago in DataStage 1 Functionality already exists

Job Marked as Completed but some stage still showing as monitoring

In CP4D job runs, the overall status is marked as Completed , but a few individual stages within the job are still showing as running. This is causing confusion in job monitoring . Attached the screenshot.
5 months ago in DataStage 1 Needs more information

Include Stage names for stages in CPD Job Logs

In CP4D job logs, the stage name is currently not displayed for the stages making it difficult to identify which stage has triggered the execution. We request that the stage name to be included in the job log entries for the stages to improve moni...
5 months ago in DataStage 1 Functionality already exists

Enhance correlated subquery cardinality estimate with stat views

Peoplesoft application extensively uses correlated subqueries on EFFDT to check that EFFDT = (SELECT MAX(EFFDT) FROM ...). Cardinality estimations can be derived from PK, but this sometimes is not sufficient. We need to be able to get EFFDT estima...
over 2 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

Pipeline Explicit Compile Option on GUI

Pipeline Compilation Option (Similar to 11.7) It's observed that there's no explicit Compile option for Pipeline (Sequencer). It helps to check the changes made to the stages are correct and compiled, before running the job. On 11.7 - it allows to...
over 1 year ago in DataStage 0 Planned for future release

DB2 v11.5 Bind File and Package Name List

IBM published a technote "DB2 Bind File and Package Name List" https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987465 listing all the names of the bind files of the different versions of Db2. It needs to be extended for Db2 11.5
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 7 Not under consideration

Is there any way to give permissions to only check logs and see jobs in designer and director for Datastage & Quality stage super operator?

IBM DataStage & Quality stage super operator (Super Operator and Operator): users the ability to run and schedule jobs, view full job logs, and view jobs and objects using the Director and Designer clients, respectively for the above User role...
6 months ago in DataStage 2 Functionality already exists