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Db2 for z/OS

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prevent display DB2 version info displayed in header

Our CIP team uses a CIP Web application penetration scan to detect the header display that leads to the display of Db2 Version information. We need the ability to surpress this from being displayed as it violates company security best practice
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Please do not make stabilizing dynamic query again after a REBIND with APPLCOMPAT a normal behaviour

Hello, We're DB2z 12 FL508. This is a SAP/R3 application on 2-way data sharing. We stablized access path of some dynamic SQLs and they worked very well. Note that the packages were at APPLCOMPAT V12R1M500 when we did this. Lately, the packages wer...
about 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Dynamically Defined Reorg Mapping Tables That Use An Implicitly Defined Database

Currently, the implicitly created database works great because every instance of a mapping table is in a separate database.This avoids any possibility of database lock contention across multiple concurrent instances of reorg.The downside of the im...
about 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide Profile support for new KEY LABEL option

KEY LABEL will likely be implemented at the application area, which means that there could be hundreds/thousands of objects impacted. The current solution presented is: User objects - Set a key label using SQL interfaces (V12R1M502) • ALTER / CRE...
about 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

REBIND STABILIZED DYNAMIC QUERY.

DB2 12 introduce Stabilized Dynamic Queries. A new Rebind command for Stabilized Dynamic Query is needed to operate Stabilized Dynamic Queries.The only way to Stabilize a query again after invalidation is to wait for a new execution of the stateme...
about 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Native SP needs to be dropped and recreate for SQL TABLE UDF changes

When SQL TABLE UDF is created and used by Native Mode SPs and the SQL logic in the function needs to be changed, the native SPs needed to be dropped and recreated for the logic to take effect.
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Allow DBADM to grant on view created

Our DBA users connected to a RACF group that has DBADM authority should be allowed to grant on view that they can create.Even when the schema of the view is distinct.Today those DBA can create views thanks to DBACRVW, they should also be able to g...
over 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

threshold "DATASPACERATIO" in SP SYSPROC.DSNACCOX

The same in MR1209102911:The Stored Procedure SYSPROC.DSNACCOX can be started with a threshold for "DATASPACERATIO" to detect over allocations. The IBM default is set to 2. However if a tablespace or index with a small allocation are defined (syst...
over 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Long SQL Statement

Currently limit to the length of an SQL is 2MB, we need longer for native SQL SPsSupporting details/Description The current limit to the length of an SQL statement, which for a stand-alone SQL statement is fine, but we are aggressively moving to ...
over 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

304 VLDB - Altering Indexes to Change PIECESIZE Not Online

Change the PIECESIZE of indexes puts the index in rebuild pending status. We need the ability to increase the PIECESIZE where index compression alone is not sufficient to scale an index.
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration