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Db2 for z/OS

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DB2 V10 Change To EXPLAIN(ONLY) Binds/Rebinds

Change EXPLAIN(ONLY) Binds/Rebinds so that an exclusive lock is not taken on the package during the bind/rebind.
about 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Delivered

Allow DELETE statement to commit deletes every X records.

This may be similar to another RFE but I was unable to view it's details. This request is to add a mechanism to the delete statement to perform a commit actions every X records. This is required because DB2s transaction logging requirements are in...
about 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

CATALOG parm inDSNTINST generates VSAM defines

The DSNTIJIN job REQUIRES manual updating post-DSNTINST generation when different ICF catalogs are used for the DB2 catalog/directory vs. the archive logs and BSDS. This segregation between ICF catalogs is actually recommented in IBM docs to suppo...
about 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Execution of static Programs which contains ALTER SEQUENCE statements in which the sequence name is not fully qualified.

Customer is receiving SQLCODE -204 during execution of static Programs which contains ALTER SEQUENCE statements (in which the Sequence name is not fully qualified). . That SQLCODE -204 is caused due to on runtime DB2 uses the value specified as OW...
about 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

DSNKDX02 redundant index

There are two indices on SYSPACKDEP: CREATE INDEX "SYSIBM".DSNKDX02 ON "SYSIBM".SYSPACKDEP (BQUALIFIER ASC, BNAME ASC, BTYPE ASC) NOT PADDED BUFFERPOOL BP0 CLOSE NO; CREATE INDEX "SYSIBM".DSNKDX03 ON "SYSIBM".SYSPACKDEP (BQUALIFIER ASC, BNAME ASC,...
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Console message for inoperative packages

MR0125102752 GGDB209021
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

MODIFY RECOVERY NOCOPYPEND Option

MR0803062516 DBDB2D/S05009 Expand the MODIFY-UTILITY with a NOCOPYPEND-option, which suppresses the COPYPEND-exception.
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

Provide compression capability for LOB tablespaces

As per IBM DB2 documentation, data in a LOB tablespace can not be compressed. The new feature we are requesting is that compression be available for LOB tablespaces.
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Migration of multi-table tablespaces to UTS PBG

Difficulties to migrate from old tablespace types to UTS.DB2 V10 gives us the opportunity to use the ALTER-syntax to change tablespace type from SIMPLE or SEGMENTED to UTS PBG without (almost) any outage. Unfortunately there is a limitation which ...
almost 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

Reduce the number of reasons that require a DB2 member be bought down in order to update the bootstrap dataset using the DSNJ

Reduce the number of reasons that require a DB2 member be bought down in order to update the bootstrap dataset using the DSNJU003 utility.
almost 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered