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Function hex2dec

We need a scalar function to convert a hexidecimal value to decimal.
almost 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Being able to collect attached file in chat conversation

Hi, It would be great if we could collect a file during a conversation (even small file like word document) Example 1: - A user connect to the chat and want to apply for a job offer after vewing all the current opportunities, he entrer his n...
over 5 years ago in watsonx Assistant 0 Not under consideration

Access LOB data when using the WQLS list for IFCID 0306

The WQLS list allows the IFI READS 306 interface to limit the log records returned into the I306 buffer to just the DB and PS table ID combinations found in the WQLS list. Unfortunately, if you have tables that contain LOB columns you cannot retur...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Using 64-bit common storage with IFI READS 306 (IFCID 0306)

When reading log records using IFI READS 306 we now have the capability of specifying a 64-bit pointer to common storage. The dsnwlir function call requires five parameters. The second parameter is an IFCA pointer and we must set the IFCAFLGS valu...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Poor management of CDC parser on Postgresql timestamp format

Cf CASE TS009333426 PostgreSQL supports the full set of SQL date and time types , shown in this table Source : https://www.postgresql.org/docs/11/datatype-datetime.html Name Storage Size Description Low Value High Value Resolution timestamp [ ( p ...
almost 3 years ago in Replication: Change Data Capture 1 Future consideration

Enable kerberos/certificate authentication for Cognos content store in z/OS DB2

When building Cognos content store in z/OS DB2, we need to provide id/password on Cognos configuration portal for DB2 connections. We don't have known password for most IDs in z/OS due to security policy and most DB2 applications have supported Ke...
almost 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Security 0 Not under consideration

Track a local directory duing job execution and report utilization details in job rusage

We would like to be able to, at submission time, specify a local directory that we would like to have LSF monitor the total size and files in and report in the Jobs RUSAGE periodically. This directory will be separate from the execCwd or the cwd. ...
almost 3 years ago in Spectrum LSF / Administration 1 Not under consideration

Reference to undeclared column should result in RC08, instead of RC04

In the COBOL program an INCLUDE statement is used where a DCLGEN is declared. The copybook ZSTBF02 is attached. When the COBOL source contains an SQL statement where a column is used which is not declared in the DCLGEN, a warning is issued in the ...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Future consideration

To relax DB2 primary group of instance naming restrictions

My organization has all the users and Groups on active directory. The groups on active directory always get prefixed by some characters which are in Upper case due to the type of group we are requesting. Also addition of this prefix add more chara...
over 5 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

SYSSQLTRACE SHOULD STORE HOST VARIABLES VALUE

When trying to use SQLTRACE to audit queries, in HIGH Mode, host variables are not saved in the system catalog syssqltrace table, but in the onstat -g his output. Customer needs that information in the system tables as their audit job, loads syssq...
over 8 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 2 Functionality already exists