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Break sets

The new report tool allows you to define when pulling over dimensions if they are to be individual members or a set. We would think that we should be able to make a change by clicking an option to break the set, rather than having to remove the se...
over 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Remote stored procedure calls

We need a RFE that is requesting to be able to call a stored procedure with a COMMIT coded in a two-phase commit client.
over 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

TM1 - Users not able to query all the members in default view

TM1 - Users not able to query all the members in default view. If we choose All Roots then we will be able to do the search for all members. Default view not pulling any results if we search for leaf attribute. SEV 1 IBM Case was opened for this ...
over 5 years ago in Planning Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Installer to identify active DataStage processes

While installing patch on DataStage it took 5hrs to complete the installation . After debugging it is found out that there are active processes hung the patch installation . As part of patch installation we set maintenance mode ON . During install...
over 8 years ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration

Add options for "recommend indexes" and "evaluate indexes" explain types to explain_from_section

When running explains from jupyter notebook, I prefer to use EXPLAIN_FROM_SECTION. However for in-depth analysis of indexes, I need the RECOMMEND INDEXES and EVALUATE INDEXES explain modes. These don't seem to exist for EXPLAIN_FROM_SECTION. This ...
over 5 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Passing Data item value on a line chart

When we have a line chart and have drill through. Cognos passes parameter or the data item which is a part of the graph. The requirement is to pass data item which is not part of the chart. In my requirement, I have a data item (hierarchy) of a di...
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Planned for future release

Recently someone accidently freed all packages with FREE PACKAGE(*) which took a week to recover all packages.

It took the entire DB2 systems and application staff a week to discover and bind all missing packages. Many outages were incurred during this time.
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

db2caem should support 'SET CURRENT QUERY OPTIMIZATION = N'

For diagnostic of Db2 performance problems the tool db2caem can be very helpful. Especially if a particular query plan should be compared using different optimization levels. Using db2caem the optimization level must be specified by embedded optim...
over 5 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 1 Not under consideration

Allow Template to populate output datasets such as PUNCHDDN to utilize PDSE's

If I use a listdef for an unload utility, I am forced to create a separate dataset for each tablespace in the listdef for PUNCHDDN's Template. I am requesting the ability to specify a PDSE in the PUNCHDDN and each tablespace would create a like na...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 Utilities Suite for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Automation for FXH war file deployment

We are interested in automating the manual steps of upgrades (e.g. FTM 3.2.6 - > 3.2.9) We usually run a DSU for Digital Payments, which installs ears, wars, etc. For IP, we usually have some manual steps to place jar files and wars. Would like...
almost 3 years ago in Financial Transaction Manager  / FTM Common Services 2 Not under consideration