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Request RDM to support the navigate to the CD value page (Reference Data Set) from mapping page.

RDM supports CD values mapping by storing source and target key (CD value ID). However, we can’t navigate to the CD value page (Reference Data Set) from mapping page. We need to copy the source or target key value. Then go to Reference Data Set ta...
about 4 years ago in Master Data Management 1 Not under consideration

Add a Merge Key Columns option to the Full Outer Join

When doing a Full Outer Join in the Join Stage, you will receive two Sets of Key Columns in the Output named leftRec_Keycolumnname and rightRec_Keycolumnname, for which you then have to do something like NullToValue(leftRec_Keycolumnname,rightRec_...
about 4 years ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration

FORMAT INTERNAL with REORG DISCARD

REORG with DISCARD does not support FORMAT INTERNAL like UNLOAD and LOAD. REORG with DISCARD is used in many use cases for Archiving OLD data. Having FORMAT INTERNAL in REORG with DISCARD would be good if DISCARD dataset is in INTERNAL format for ...
about 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Web Integration Focus Trapping

We need the focus to be trapped within the widget itself to accept tabbing around within the widget for accessibility purposes. There is currently no real workaround since the disabled enter button prevents tab priority assignment and cannot be ta...
about 4 years ago in watsonx Assistant 0 Not under consideration

Create mailing label template

We have users that continue to try to create mailing labels. They continue to struggle with understanding repeater tables, formatting and alignment. Then after frustration, they drop the data to Excel and print.
about 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Implement SQLCODE mapping for Federated Stored Procedures

Db2 Connect provides SQLCODE mapping when connecting to a back-end Db2 z/OS database. Federation does not offer the same feature, instead translating user-driven SQL errors to SQL1822N (SQLCODE -1822). When invoking a Db2 z/OS federated stored pro...
about 4 years ago in Db2 / Fluid Query 1 Future consideration

TFUI Grid Filter doesn't restrict as per Starting Group settings.

We have field type with Display Type : Multi Valued Group Selector. On Profile we set the Starting Group for the filed. But when we try to create filter it is no limiting selection value only under that group.
about 4 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 2 Not under consideration

Allow custom json elements/components

In the old version of Watson Asssitant the format of a reponse component was not rescricted to a few components. This was very good as it allowed flexsible extensions and custom UI interactions to be develop directly in WA without additional backe...
about 4 years ago in watsonx Assistant 0 Not under consideration

Analytics allow quick selection of all intents/entities

Often the developer or chatbot maintainer wants insight into most intents or entities. The current UI is very inconvenient for this. A user have to select each intent and upon selection of a single intent a search query is sent to the backend. So ...
about 4 years ago in watsonx Assistant 0 Not under consideration

Log specifics of 'missing engine OS privileges'

As per TS004304542, we get errors like the above, but there is nothing to indicate precisely which permission is missing. This makes it hard to track down issues.
about 4 years ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration