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Db2 for z/OS

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JSON Indexing on non-inline LOBs

Currently IBM allows the creation of indexes for JSON docs stored in an inline LOB but not a non-inline LOB. We want to make full use of JSON docs in DB2 for zOS. We wanted to avoid having to move more apps to MongoDB.
about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Support INLINE xml column

Asking for INLINE LENGTH for XML column like LOB column. It will make more efficient the work for short XML's.
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Ability to work with page size other than 16K for xml tablespace

Today, xml table space must work with page size of 16K. We are asking the ability for all pagesizes, especially 32k to make the i/o more efficient.
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Support partition level for PENDING DEFINITION CHANGES after altering to PAGENUM RELATIVE

When altering a table/table space and the state is PENDING DEFINITION CHANGES, in the most of the times we have to reorg the entire object. It take a lot of time and a lot of disk space for the shadow. Of course we do it with SORTDATA NO RECLUSTER...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Display info about stopped Stored Procedure

We have a few Stored procedures that has been stopped intentionally waiting for them to be dropped. We want to keep them in a stopped state for a period of time so that we can be sure no one use them. One example of this is when we rewrite externa...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 7 Not under consideration

Use permanent database for DSNTRVFY rather than implicit database

Each time we run DSNTIJRV, the DSNTRVFY program creates the DSNTRVFY.VALIDATION_TABLE in an implicitly-created database, which the process then leaves hanging around with no objects in it. Both empty databases and implicitly-created databases viol...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Inconsistent locking behaviour between DB2 data sharing and non data sharing environemnt

In below use case, the result is not consistent between data sharing and non data sharing or task B running on same member or different member in data sharing.Client application team is asking for consistent locking behaviour between DB2 data shar...
over 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Instrument workfile high-watermarks in ACCTG

Instrument IFCID 0003 and IFCID 0148 counter(s) to show the maximum amount of Workfile used by a thread (4K blocks total, or separate by tables/indexes, or separate by 4K/32K Workfiles -- implementation choice.) It is difficult to manage Workfile ...
over 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide performance enhancements to address the sort (for uniqueness required) in "distinct" or "union".

When sorting is used to eliminate duplicate entries to satisfy the "DISTINCT" or "UNION" construct, provide the capability for in-stream sort for this uniqueness so the entire result set does not need to be acquired and then sorted. I have seen a ...
over 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Add an option to run a failed query again

After running a set of SQL statements in one single go, the SQL Results view shows a twistie with the success or failure status of each individual statement, and of the statement group as a whole. Quite often -- especially when running DDL -- I ha...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

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