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This portal is to open public enhancement requests against products and services offered by the IBM Data & AI organization. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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Multiple IMS connection support by DVM

Currently, one DVM server can connect to single IMSsubsystem only. Therefore, when multiple IMS subsystems exist in 1 LPAR, we must configure multiple DVM servers for each IMS subsystem to access data in all IMS subsystems.If DVM can support conne...
7 months ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Functionality already exists

The ability to apply the DB2 Connect Unlimited Licence directly on zOS

It would be useful for DB2 sysprogs to be able to apply the DB2 Connect Unlimited Licence to a database natively on zOS without the need to install the runtime client and run the db2connectactivate utility.
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Functionality already exists

new accounting trace field to indicate if distributed connection was secure or not

We have recently enabled the SECPORT in all our Db2 subsystem. And now it is possible for a distributed client to use the SECPORT (instead of TCPPORT) and establish a secure SSL/TLS connection to the Db2. Great. Ideally, I would like to shut down ...
about 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Functionality already exists

Expose VSCode Extension Settings to Customize WCA CodeLens

I would like an option to disable the CodeLens WCA context buttons in the VSCode editor. My preference is to copy/paste code snippets into the chat window, or to use the keyboard shortcuts, so the CodeLens buttons often just get in the way and clu...
8 months ago in watsonx Code Assistant Ideas / watsonx Code Assistant (general) 3 Functionality already exists

Lock and Unlock element in PAW

We need functionality of locking and unlocking element in PAW, same like Architect. In Architect when we lock an element (by right click element > security > lock/unlock), it will not overwrite existing READ/WRITE access to groups. But when ...
8 months ago in Planning Analytics 1 Functionality already exists

Make "Run As" option available to Shortcuts

In Cognos 10.2.2, report consumers have the ability to select the "Run As" option from shortcuts, allowing the user to select the output format and delivery option prior to executing the report. In Cognos Analytics 11.x, this option is only availa...
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Functionality already exists

Add the ability to filter by Status in the Metadata Import process.

This enhancement would enable users to apply filters based on the status of metadata items during the import process. By incorporating a Status filter, users can efficiently manage their metadata by quickly identifying items relevant to their curr...
5 months ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Watson Knowledge Catalog 3 Functionality already exists

Enable the ability to create custom asset objects directly through the user interface.

Currently, users can only create custom asset objects using the REST API, which may be challenging for those who are not familiar with API interactions. By adding support for creating custom asset types directly through the user interface, users w...
5 months ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Watson Knowledge Catalog 4 Functionality already exists

Want the ability to mass replace Custom attribute at an asset level.

Ability to find and replace custom attribute. For example when a Data Steward leaves the company we need the ability to find the Data Steward: Custom attribute with the current name and replace it with the name of the new Data Steward.
8 months ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Functionality already exists

Allow up to 2000 characters in TMPDIR

Some workflows require longer paths for TMPDIR.
6 months ago in Spectrum LSF / Other 6 Functionality already exists