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Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS

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Generate DDL for implicitly created XML tables and tablespaces

Today Admin tool cannot really handle implicitly created XML tables and tablespaces very well. It's very obscure to really understand what parameters were used when creating the table or if they differ from the source table. Using OCT via GOCCMDDF...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Adding an exclude at the parent object such as TS, all dependent objects should be excluded without entering them

Currently to exclude an object such as TS, all dependent objects such as TB, VW, IX must entered also. This is extremely time consuming
about 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Position the cursor on the command line on panel ADB2PST@

I want to rebind more than 20 packages, so I am directed to panel ADB2PST@. If the fields Work statement list dsn ===> Work statement list name ===> are empty, the cursor gets positioned in the first field. When those fields are populate...
about 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Enable DSN line command on panel ADB21T

In order to view the data set name(s) for a tablespace, you type line command DSN next to a tablespace on panel ADB21S. If you want to know the data set name(s) holding a table, you cannot type the DSN command next to the table. You have to go t...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Db2 Admin Tool - issues with excludes

Please review case TS004429158. Item #3 = When saving the exclude it isn't a straight forward and smooth experience. Panel ADBPCEX seems to be doing an extra save and hop (Panel ADBPCRS and ADBPCEX) Please view documents attached to the case.
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

The saved compare results doesn't include the tablespace or alias. (Panel ADBPCRS)

The documentation states that the Save Compare Results only work on certain objects. This should be expanded to all supported objects. Priority would be given to database and tablespace followed by aliases then all other Db2 supported objects. A c...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

GEN function with Db2 table as input

See attached file
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

One to many compare

See attached file.
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

GOC - when WSL is being created and ALTER of object requires a reorg but not put into AREO*, GOC should create the REORG.

Manual effort needs to be done to do a REORG after the WSL is completed. Either another job or step. This is for any alter that does not put the object in AREO*. In the case that occurred, the PCTFREE was changed. Since REORG was not generated, an...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Functionality already exists

ADBTEP2 - Provide an SQL ERROR LIMIT' parameter (similar to DSNTEP2/MAXERRORS)

We have recently started to use ADBTEP2 for its added benefits. When used as a dynamic SQL processor (i.e. in lieu of DSNTEP2, for instance), the names of 4 of the 5 instream parameter names and format are identical to those found in DSNTEP2. The ...
about 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration