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Delete profiles using a batch job instead of doing it thru the panels

ADP has approx 40 environments. So to cleanup profiles that aren't being used is a very labor instensive .
about 5 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Add Upcoming Maintenance Window Summary to Main Product Panel

It would be very helpful to users of both the Db2 Automation Tool and the new Db2 Autonomics Expert products if the main panel of each product was enhanced to display the next scheduled maintenance window to be executed and number of actions in th...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

Provide an easier method to bulk delete actions from a maintenance window

In the course of normal testing/usage of the autonomics functionality of the Db2 Automation Tool or the new Db2 Automation Expert, there are times when too many actions have been added to a maintenance window, and the user needs/wants to prune man...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Allow a Maintenance Window execution to be suspended/cancelled

There are situations that occasionally arise where the execution of a maintenance window needs to be suspended/cancelled. Examples of this are 1) when performing testing or debugging of a maintenance window, 2) when the execution of a maintenance ...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Move Button for Devices

Requesting a better functionality to move devices to/from different groups. A "move" option would greatly benefit admins with promptly moving devices. As of right now, to move a device, if placed in an incorrect group, device must be removed compl...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Enhance Tooll to be able add the Unload Utility and HPU

Have a process to unload test data and load it to another environment. Currently each database has 1 job where the elapsed time is very long. It would be great to have the tool load balance this over multiple jobs.
about 6 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

add part level to object profile and reorg profile discard screen

We run reorg discard utility monthly with our legacy job. We have large partition by range table spaces that have billions of rows and 100's of parts. Currently with the automation tool I need to edit the object profile for each table space to cha...
about 2 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Improve user interface for Exception profiles

DB2 Automation Tool - Need to improve the interface for the exception profiles. 1) We would like to be able to document the profiles in more detail than is allowed in 1 line. 2) We need the ability to control the ANDing and ORing of the conditions...
almost 7 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

HAA - when doing a Pending Data Change, such as DSSIZE, reorgs are generated at partition level instead of being escalated up to TS level

Changing the DSSIZE on a PBR. The entire TS must be reorged to apply the pending data change. I have coded the object set to accomplish this. The automation tool should have the intelligence to do this. I need also to do this for a DPSI index, cha...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Flexibility of Using LISTDEF Options

Db2 Automation Tool allow users to generate utility control statements using LISTDEFS. There are many options that can be used with LISTDEF utility however Db2 Automation Tool does not provide this flexibility. For instance we need to use DEFIN...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists