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Db2

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New db2diag.log message to indicate when an optimizer plan is missed due to missing temp tablespace(RIMS)

(See Discussion entry for full details) When an optimizer plan is ineligible due to the non-existence of a sufficiently large temporary tablespace (ie. sort is unable to handle the width of workload row size), a db2diag.log message should be writt...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Analytical Functions 0 Not under consideration

Optimizer should account for bufferpool hit-ratio when estimated page access time.(RIMS)

In PMR 00962,7TD,000, Goldman Sachs had a scenario where optimizer was choosing a more expensive HSJN over a less expensive NLJN. Shu Lin summaries the problem well: 'In terms of CPU cost and number of IOs, we correctly estimate that NLJN is bette...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Serviceability 0 Not under consideration

Larger CLP output limit.(RIMS)

� CLP output is currently limited to 2GB.
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

new optimizer guideline to break CSE for a specific query or as a global guideline(RIMS)

Customer encountered scenario where use of CSE resulted in degradation in query performance (details below). This requirement is to implement a new optimizer guideline that will allow customer to break CSE for a specific query or as a global guide...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

MOD function FF Optimizer PMR 26759;122;000(RIMS)

Calisto suggested if the MOD function FF issue is pervasive in the customer's environment, we could do an enhancement(under regvar maybe), so please ask for it. I will ask Satya to collect the stats across the partitions. The current stats shows a...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

QReplication - ability to add columns with default values without having to Reorg(RIMS)

When adding a column with a default value, currently one must Reorg the table before replication of that column can begin: http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9r7/topic/com.ibm.swg.im.iis.repl.qrepl.doc/topics/iiyrqsubtchgadc1.html JPMC asks...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Replication 0 Not under consideration

Parallel I/O work on indexes for SQL Inserts.(RIMS)

it would be wonderful to have parallel I/O work on indexes for SQL Inserts. For instance, a table with 6 indexes,  A SQL insert is sent to DB2 from an app program,,, The Insert takes place on the data page, now the RID is known and can be used in...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Tables/Index (Range MQ MDC etc.) 0 Not under consideration

Ability to change an attribute on a cluster index(RIMS)

Verizon would like the ability to change an attribute on a cluster index without having to drop and recreate the inex. They need to avoid a rebind. IDS has this functionality. Ref PMR07542,442,000 Benefit: Verizon needs to avoid having to bring do...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Tables/Index (Range MQ MDC etc.) 0 Not under consideration

View invalid but be able to check if the dependant object(RIMS)

If an object that a view is dependant on (table, UDF etc) is dropped Rather than becoming permanently inoperable the view should become invalid but be able to check if the dependant object has been restored the next time it is accessed. If the dep...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Tables/Index (Range MQ MDC etc.) 0 Not under consideration

Allow aliases for user defined functions and stored procedures.(RIMS)

Allow aliases for user defined functions and stored procedures. This would allow an application or view to switch from one version of a routine to another without requiring a coding change.
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration