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Intelligent Online Reorg Switch time calculation

In a 24 hour online Db2 environment it can be difficult to complete an online REORG because the VSAM switch phase may fail, due to the activity on the tablespace being too high. The idea is to use the system monitors or a log analyzer tool to look...
over 2 years ago in Db2 Utilities Suite for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

LOAD should not be restarted when Apply fails during SET INTEGRITY

When setting up Replication for a DB2 Table for the first time Apply will use a LOAD FROM Cursor to do an initial copy of the tables data. If there are constraints or generated columns defined for that table Apply will issue a SET INTEGRITY comman...
over 7 years ago in Replication: Q-Replication & Availability / Q Replication for Z 0 Planned for future release

To add a built in REVERSE( ) function in the SQL of DB2

CCB want to add an build-in REVERSE( ) function in the SQL of DB2 for z/OS. There is an alternative way of using UDF, but customer worry about it's perfromance, they prefer to add an build-in REVERSE( ) function in SQL. The REVERSE function is use...
about 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Drill through to a specific tab

Our team uses IBM Cognos Report Studio to create Reports for our customer. We have created a report with three tabs. In the second tab there is a Drill-through to the same tab, the second. When the author opens the report in Report Studio and clic...
over 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Manage Data Source Connection Schemas as limited user

To expose a schema as a data server component for Data Modules, the administrator has to modify the connection and apply the schema. When in that screen, the user could also drop the data source or connection. As an OEM provider that sets up solut...
over 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Incorporate names for data tables in PowerPlay Studio where information in a cell requires a row or column header to adequately describe the cell’s contents.

Why is it Useful? PowerPlay Studio Accessibility enhancement: Currently, there are no header and cell association for data tables created in the workspace area of PowerPlay Studio. For screen reader technology users, the reading order of a data ta...
about 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Other 1 Not under consideration

Incorporate title attributes for frames inside PowerPlay Studio to assist screen readers with navigation and understanding its content.

Why is it useful? PowerPlay Studio Enhancement Request: Currently, there are no title attributes for Frames generated by PowerPlay Studio interface. Incorporating accessible names will enable screen reader users to decide whether they want to navi...
about 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Other 1 Not under consideration

Enable Keyboard only accessibility for PowerPlay Studio toolbar menu and content in the workspace area (without requiring use of a mouse)

Why is it useful? PowerPlay Studio Enhancement Request: Many users with motor disabilities and assisted technologies users may find it impossible to move or hold a pointing device with enough accuracy to activate desired features. For these users,...
about 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Other 1 Not under consideration

Enable Skip to Content accessibility enhancement for folder navigation in the Cognos Analytics Portal

Description and why is it useful: Currently, “Skip to Content” functionality allows screen reader users to skip Application and Navigation bar menu to an open report or dashboard. The enhancement request is to apply same functionality to navigate ...
about 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Portal 1 Not under consideration

Load into util next to a reorg

As discussed in IDUG EMEA 2023 Praag, i gave a presentation about reorg a big table that took 8 days. If the table cant be accessed, a recover to that point would take 6 hours. So table created at front that can have the data already loaded until ...
about 1 year ago in Db2 Utilities Suite for z/OS 2 Not under consideration