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CDC Record type 99 generation to be controlled externally

To generate IMS records for CDC, each DBD must be augmented by adding an EXIT parameter to each segment. This would require a DBDGEN an OLC. We need a command (type1/2) to be able disable and enable type 99 record creation against a database that ...
about 6 years ago in Replication: IMS / VSAM 1 Not under consideration

InsteadOF SQL

It is common in the database world (DB2 but all the others I have worked with are the same) to have a separate product installed that generates code and submits it to the database for processing. Eventually, you will encounter SQL that doesn't per...
almost 7 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

Calling External URL to retrieve Image allow call through default Proxy

An image is embedded in a report the url is added to retrieve the image from an external server. The image is not returned using format PDF or EXCEL. Please refer to Case number TS012847462. This is the issue; when using HTML output, Cognos render...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Other 0 Not under consideration

Cognos Analytics Support for AIP (Azure Information Protection)

Azure Information Protection (AIP) is a cloud-based solution that enables organizations to discover, classify, and protect documents and emails by applying labels to content. AIP is part of the Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) solution, and ...
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Security 2 Future consideration

Primary Authid etc. in Plan_Table

Add a column where the userid, jobname and the like can be storred. This column should be NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT USER and accordingly populated by explain.
over 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

During Credit Transfer Segment threshold check when using CT API, a negative acknowledgement (pacs002) should be generated and sent to the sender.

During Credit Transfer Segment threshold check when using MQ channel, a negative acknowledgement (pacs002) is generated and sent tothe sender. When we use CT API in the same flow, a negative acknowledgement (pacs002) is not generated.
8 months ago in Financial Transaction Manager  / FTM Common Services 0 Under review

Historical Trend Analysis for Resource Usage in PROD and DEV Instances

Dear IBM Planning Analytics Team, I am reaching out to propose an enhancement to the current capabilities of Planning Analytics, specifically around the visibility of resource utilization (RAM, CPU, and possibly disk space) across our environme...
8 months ago in Planning Analytics 0 Submitted

Started task should be able dynamically update local time

At the moment the CDC started task only looks at startup what the timezone offset is. But when switching to summertime or wintertime the CDC started task doesn't change his timestamp. Having a subscription which uses the &TIMSTAMP to calculate...
8 months ago in Replication: Change Data Capture 0 Under review

Missing Foreign Key Indexes in Cognos Product

Oracle recommends to have indexes on foreign keys columns to avoid locking issue at database level, we have observed Missing Foreign Key Indexes in Cognos Product tables. Please find the attached screenshot for the table and col details. Oracle's ...
8 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Install and config 0 Submitted

Possibility of disabling download on data based on confidenciality

There are customers who want their users to be able to access information but to not be able to download the information if it is tagged as confidential.
over 1 year ago in Planning Analytics 1 Not under consideration