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More informative PL SQL compiling output

db2 -td@ -vf sqlpl4ibm.sql CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE TEST4IBM ()LANGUAGE SQLREADS SQL DATANO EXTERNAL ACTIONBEGIN DECLARE var_num_records INT DEFAULT -1; DECLARE var_unused_int INT DEFAULT -1; SELECT COUNT(*) INTO var_num_records FROM db2luw1.em...
3 months ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 1 Under review

We need a connector for Apache Iceberg connector in CP4D Datastage.

We need a connector for Apache Iceberg in CP4D Datastage. Since Big Data platform in our company is converted to Iceberg catalogues they asked us to integrate data through CP4D, currently no support is given due to this limitation. Thanks
3 months ago in DataStage 1 Under review

SFTP connections with SAP

The TE cybersecurity is requesting to secure the SAP FTP transfers, check if they have a SAP connector for DataStage to allow to do SFTP connections? This enhancement is requested as per of Security enhancement in production environment as FtP con...
3 months ago in DataStage 0 Under review

Kafka connector : Add the functionality to read Kafka message headers in the stage

Add the functionality to read Kafka message headers in the stage. Accessing the Kafka message header allows specifying the nature of the message detail.
3 months ago in DataStage 0 Submitted

Error during importing isx file which contain linkage between custom attributes and datastage job stages

Hello, By using istool.sh for importing datastage jobs(isx format) an error encountered .The isx file contains the new custom attribute linked to a job stage. We opened for this topic a PMR -> TS004118355 and IBM support colleagues suggeste...
about 4 years ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration

Enable Custom SQL for AWS Redshift connector

Problem statement: For all our ETL transformations across NYL, we use custom SQL to extract the data. Workaround in POC: We are using JDBC connector to read data from Redshift Database Benefits/values: Using native redshift connector wi...
about 5 years ago in DataStage 3

Add support for APPL_ID in CREATE TRUSTED CONTEXT for LUW

In Db2 for z/OS the CREATE TRUSTED CONTEXT allows for the inclusion of JOBNAME.There is currently no equivalent in the Db2 LUW version as of 12.1. I would like to suggest that APPL_ID be added in Db2 LUW to give a similar functionality. This w...
11 months ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 2 Under review

Fix "ZRC=0x870F003E=-2029060034=SQLO_QUE_BAD_HANDLE "Bad Queue Handle" - when db2 utility output is piped

This error has been reported since 2014 and still not fixed as of DB2 LUW CSB build level 2503051558 (March 2025 release). You have updated DT236621 as recently as February 2025 and claim this is resolved; but we are at the March 2025 release and ...
4 months ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 3 Under review

metrix repository and asset indexing for Db2

We have the following situation: The customer uses DataStage NG on Cloud Pak for Data 5.1.x. The customer is looking for a way to enable the metrics repository and asset indexing for DataStage. However, DataStage currently only supports PostgreSQL...
7 months ago in DataStage 0 Under review

Enable developers to manage SAP Connections in DataStage Administrator for SAP and DataStage Administrator for SAP BW clients

Request to make users with Developer role possible to manage (add/modify/remove) SAP Connections in DataStage Administrator for SAP and DataStage Administrator for SAP BW client.
over 7 years ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration