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Ability to mask a column by both a data class and a tag

We want the ability to have a data protection rule that uses an "And" clause and a "Tag" and appropriately masks based only on the "AND TAG = " clause. Right now we found that when we tag a column with the data class and a tag, the column only mas...
over 2 years ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Future consideration

Return information about a failed Lock-Escalation to the application

When a Lock-Escalation occurs it is documented by message DSNI031I (Lock Escalation has occurred) in the Db2-Master-Adressspace. But when a Lock-Escalation fails there is no documentation for this, instead it comes to a Timeout or Deadlock from a ...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Future consideration

transaction log backup compress and encrypt on SQL Server

currently we are experiencing replication issues such as the one in PMR no TS009339747 with the error the transaction log backup is compressed or encrypted. IBM Infosphere Data Replication does not support compressed or encrypt. currently, why log...
over 2 years ago in Replication: Change Data Capture 3 Future consideration

Change behaviour of default Fast Communications Manager (FCM) port

Change behaviour of default Fast Communications Manager (FCM) port https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/db2-db2-server-tcpip-port-numbers For Db2 Version 11.5.5 or older, the ports used are 60000 and higher. For example, ports 60006 - 60011 would be ...
over 3 years ago in Db2 / Configuration Parameters 1 Future consideration

DB2_FMP_FODC variable needs to be extended to application traps

Failures in DB2 may result in Trap files, by default written to the directory where DIAGPATH is set, usually $HOME. To avoid disk-full conditions, this can be redirected with db2set variables DB2_FODC and DB2_FMP_FODC for most of the FODC traps. H...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 / Configuration Parameters 1 Future consideration

Transparent HEX color for PAW color palette

On the 'line and column' chart in PAW, due to chart limitation, we cannot hide the first line as that corresponds to the first column values too. So the users have requested if we can at least make that line transparent on the chart. Is there any ...
9 months ago in Planning Analytics 2 Future consideration

Correct wrong data in IFCID0172 QW0172HQ/QW0172Q1 when package changes occur during waiting/deadlocking

The issue is that 1.- Thread 1 and Thread 2 get locks 2.- Thread 1 changes packages 3.- Thread 1 and 2 deadlock 4.- Thread 1 is chosen as blocker and deadlock processing uses user data from Thread 1's waiter, but the package dependent information ...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Catalogs should have an alternative screen for showing / presenting Data Assets in a hierarchical way

Client is requesting a more contextual way, so to speak, of showing the Data Assets in the catalogs. The way the Data Assets are presented nowadays is considered loose. They should belong to a certain context. At the very least, there should be a ...
3 months ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Watson Knowledge Catalog 1 Future consideration

Sorting charts by Chart Data Field Label, color heatmap zone based only if have values and chance to hide label values with no elements

Charts do not offer a sorting option. The sorting is made by number of elements in the value of the Chart Data Field. Zone based colored, Heatmaps: The default display configuration does not bring relevant information to the eyes of the user, as a...
about 3 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 2 Future consideration

BACKUP DATABASE VENDOR AZURE

Please extend BACKUP DATABASE to support cloud vendor type of AZURE. Presently, DB2 only supports S3 protocols.
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover / Operating System/Virtualization 2 Future consideration