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Auto save

The ability to auto save would be a small enhancement with big impact, kind of like the ability to zoom the canvas. Auto save is something I am asked about at almost every workshop and would be a great feature.
about 9 years ago in SPSS Modeler / SPSS Modeler 0 Delivered

Capture cost and path information for New SQL to help DBAs determine if there might be an access problem

There is a new release of application code. Currently SQL/PA does a COMPARE of current and previous access paths. There is a hole for NEW SQL that takes a bad access path. DBAs need to know if this is occurring.
over 4 years ago in Db2 SQL Performance Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered

Change the "No licence available" message when trying to log into a database that is currently in single mode

If the system is set to single user mode, the error that any other user sees when trying to login is 'No licence available. Program will now terminate.'
over 4 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Delivered

Omegamon DB2 to monitor DB2/IRLM in reliable manner

Omegamon DB2 can slow down or even stop reporting IRLM information when IRLM becomes very busy. This is the most important time for Omegamon DB2 to report this information as it's the one tool to help SMEs recover DB2 normal operations. Without th...
over 3 years ago in OMEGAMON XE for Db2 Performance Expert for z/OS 2 Delivered

Parameter to suppress the generate of Grant Statements in Db2 Cloning Tool

When we clone tablespaces from a production to a test Db2 system we would like to suppress all authorizations on the target objects (e.g. tables, views), because users don't possess the same privileges in these two environments. At this time cloni...
over 5 years ago in Db2 Cloning Tool for z/OS 1 Delivered

Shutdown for InformixHQ

InformixHQ-Server lacks a possibility for shutdown. The admin has to issue a kill command from the command line with the proper (root) access. This is not at all satisfying. InformixHQ-agents can be stopped by pressing a button - as long as th...
over 5 years ago in Informix 2 Delivered

Db2 trace data should provide metrics related to secured connections (SSL, AT-TLS)

On our approach to convert all tcp/ip based connections to Db2 for z/OS to secured/protected ones (SSL,AT-TLS), we are missing a way to measure our progress here. The only way to get information about the portion of secured connections is (as far ...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Help text for attributes

The current setup with a Help URL is not sufficient for our customers. It is to technical and not user friendly. Also it doesn't work with Firefox, Chrome or Safari. We prefer a mouse-over text or a i / ? button that you can click with a pop-up.
over 7 years ago in Product Master 1 Delivered

Provide a flag for Cloning tool to unload/Load tables having RI

Currently, the Cloning tool does not Unload/Load tables that have RI defined on them. This is despite the fact that these tables become eligible for Unload / Load due to legitimate reasons like Source Target Mismatch where Source defined as a Simp...
over 4 years ago in Db2 Cloning Tool for z/OS 3 Delivered

Match360 read only users should be able to see the matching setup sub-tab with the entity distribution summary statistics

This has a business impact, as the intention of read-only users includes managers and executives who will be given a glimpse into the Match360 tool, and therefore the summary statistics of the output provide great value of that solution output.
11 months ago in Master Data Management 0 Delivered