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Syntax-Verification of DSN_PROFILE_TABLE and DSN_PROFILE_ATTRIBUTES entries upon insert / update

Db2 Systemprofiles are configured via the two tables DSN_PROFILE_TABLE and DSN_PROFILE_ATTRIBUTES and are filled by the customer. Some fields are restricted to specific values for proper function. However, there is no errorhandling, in case of inv...
21 days ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Complete PROFILE support for SQL tuning ZPARMS

While modelling a production system it was noticed that the PROFILE support is not 100% up to date and compatible with the actual ZPARMs that the Db2 Optimizer uses. I opened a case TS019778440 and they said "Yes, it is missing, please open an AHA...
5 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 5 Not under consideration

SQL function LAG (and other passthrough OLAP functions) – implement natively Db2 Z !

SQL function LAG (and other passthrough OLAP functions) – implement natively Db2 Z ! Db2 Z provides some OLAP functions that are only available as passthrough functions that are only available via an “accelerator” https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2-f...
3 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Under review

Change Load Backout YES delete log process

During execution of LOAD RESUME YES BACKOUT YES SHRLEVEL NONE LOG NO DISCARDS 1, if 1 duplicate row is funded, all rows loaded will be backed out, regardless if there was just 1 duplicate. DB2 call Data Manager back out all the other rows writing ...
5 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

DSN Systemprofile history of command -STA PROFILE

DSN Systemprofiles are controlled via Catalogtables DSN_PROFILE_TABLE and DSN_PROFILE_ATTRIBUTES which have corrosponding history- table. In those history tables, past states of profiles are stored. However, since a profile entry is not activated ...
21 days ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Add a way to wait for bufferpool creation when creating tablespaces

What we do when creating tablespaces as part of migration files (think flyway, but any similar utility will be relevant) is to create a bufferpool and then create the tablespace. Example: create bufferpool dummy size 5000 pagesize 8k; create table...
22 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 1 Under review

DSNTEP2/4 should issue Timestamp before and after SQL statement execution, or even better the delta ow long a SQL statement needs

If a lot of SQL statements are executed in one job and step, it is very difficult to find the SQL which takes the long time. IFCID traces on DB2 must be started to neil this down. OR another example is the fact that e.g. the first ALTER in a seque...
about 2 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

ARCRETN - Managing by DFSMS - SMS Management Class

In a situation related to replication delay, it was necessary to keep the Db2 archive log longer than its current retention period. The subsystem parameter ARCRETN was set as 17 days as in Management Class. The planning was to alter the retention ...
7 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

staged create index with focus on always on

We would like to create an index in Db2 for z/OS without interruption during ongoing operations. Idea is to get an option during create index to mark this index as "in creation". Such marked index would be ignored during BIND, REBIND and not maint...
9 days ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Utility History support to expand to record Utility Phase Level execution details

Utility History and the related object level history is a very welcome new addition. What will also be really useful will be the utility object level phase execution details e.g. CPU and Elapsed at every phase in the utility execution. This will p...
26 days ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review