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Db2 for z/OS

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Drop Databases Created by Implicit Mapping Tables

Problem statement/ pain point: We have started to use on-line reorgs without specifying the mapping table because v11 will generate one for you. Pretty cool. Db2 will create a database, DSNnext_db_identity_number, create a table space, create the ...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Enable alter partition values on XML tables

We use a lot of XML tables today on our environment. We need to alter the limitkey defined for partitions in DB2. According to the manual, the DB2 correct behavior is to return sqlcode -109 when alter table partition (XML TABLE) is executed.
about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

REPAIR CATALOG TABLESPACE command for xml table space

We are working with OBJECT_CREATE_FORMAT=EXTENDED and with UTILITY_OBJECT_CONVERSION=NOBASIC for a long time without any problem. In the last time we began to work with these parameters in other DB2's that include many tables with XML columns. The...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

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.
about 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.
about 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...
about 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Enhance ALTER INDEX that columns can be reordered without drop and recreate

Recently we had a major incidence in production because an automatic bind happened after the drop of an index of a very big table and before the recreate of that index, although the Create used the Option DEFER YES. We wanted to reorder some colum...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Expand loading size of static SQL statement to SPA from 4000 byte to 2MB.

[Request] Expand loading size of static SQL statement to SPA from 4000 byte to 2MB.Guardium S-TAP for Db2 on z/OS uses SPA(Space Block) to capture executed static SQL statement. Currently static SQL statement is loaded only first 4000 bytes of the...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

-MODIFY GBPOOL command - Allow Db2 sysadmins to manage GBP CF structures without permitting access to MVS SETXCF

The Challenge Currently, the Data-Sharing Planning and Administration Guide states that SETXCF commands are necessary for the administration of Db2 Group Bufferpools, particularly functions such as: Re-sizing group bufferpools Rebuilding group...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 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...
about 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

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