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Db2 for z/OS

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Real time statistics (RTS) should include information about index traversal count

Application DBA's and developers use performance metrics, acess paths, object definitions and Real Time Statistics (RTS) when analyzing application perfomance. Information about FTB should be syncronized with other information about the index and ...
about 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Have GET generate a useful Swagger doc for REST services that call native SQL SPs

Within a REST client like Postman or SoapUI, you can call the URI for a Db2 REST service with the GET command and the client will, from information passed to it from Db2, build a Swagger document that describes the data being sent to/from the REST...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Enhance message 00F30034 with plan name

Enhancement of message 00F30034 with plan name in question. The message text today is"The authorization ID associated with this connection is not authorized to use the specified plan name or the specified plan name does not exist." Please add a va...
about 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

Add a builtin table function that splits a character string

Db2 12 adds the useful LISTAGG function that aggregates a set of string values into a single string.It would be good to have an inverse: a table function SPLIT that takes a string and a separator, and returns a table of string values.The signature...
about 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Remove some of the restrictions related to SQLCODE -20555

There is currently a restriction on the use of archive-enabled tables and temporal tables in one statement: The execution of this statement leads to SQLCODE -20555: SELECT * FROM DB2.LZTB0586 WHERE VNR IN ( SELECT VNR FROM DB2.LZTB0520) SQLERROR O...
6 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Add catalog information when a Compression Dictionary was created

The compression dictionary date created is currently not available to help identify the age of the dictionary. The age would also help to identify dictionaries create before upgrading to the latest release.
about 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide a facility to track Db2 Command History

A table that would record commands (like START/STOP, ), when they were executed, by whom, etc. Some commands (like DISPLAY) could be excluded. One Use Case would be to analyze why a tablespace might be in UT status when no utilities are running. A...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Support of MVS SMF logstream for DB2 utility : DSN1SMFP

At this time IBM recommend to migrate SMF dataset to logstream to have better performances and usuability. We have done that but when we try to use DSN1SMFP DB2 utility to read DB2 SMF records we have and abend : IEC141I 013-A8 We think this tools...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

MVS CANCEL should issue DB2 CANCEL THREAD first

Db2 and z/OS development should work together to integrate MVS CANCEL command and DB2 CANCEL THREAD. Since the DB2 recommended action is first Cancel thread in DB2 and then issue the MVS CANCEL, the MVS CANCEL command should automatically cancel d...
about 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Deliver DSNHBNFE from SDSNSAMP in EBNF format

The DSNHBNFE member delivers a formal definition of the Db2 syntax in BNF format. However, tools like ANTLR can generate lexers/parsers automatically if the language is delivered in a EBNF format. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Backus%E2%8...
about 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 13 Not under consideration

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