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Db2

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Improve access plan resolution for SELECT MAX() (or MIN()) statements on range-partitioned tables with local (partitioned)

Context: range partitioned table with partitioned indexes A SELECT MAX() statement is issued on a field that is not the part of the partitioned key. The query is resolved by performing a full index scan on a partitioned index on that field. That i...
about 8 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 3 Not under consideration

Need the ability to fix corrupted synopsis tables

Once DB24LUW-I-841 is implemented (ability to detect corrupted synopsis tables online), then we need the ability to fix them online.
over 5 years ago in Db2 / Compression 1 Not under consideration

To provide the option to filter the system objects metadata when audit policy enabled against db2instance user id for db2 luw database in audit captured data.

When native audit with execute category is enabled on db2instance user id , by filter options on system objects schema ex : SYSTOOLS reduces the huge amount of captured data when there is a huge number of tables in an OLTP database continuously up...
5 months ago in Db2 / Security 0 Submitted

DB2_BAR_STATS table view

Add a table view for the bar stats output
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

Incremental backup of LOBS

Incremental backup of db2 should do INCREMENTAL backup of Large Objects (Blobs, Clobs etc). I am referencing this two limitations: 1. If a table space contains long field or large object data and an incremental backup is taken, all of the long fie...
almost 8 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

Enhance automatic SORTHEAP management by fixing the defined base value as the minimum for STMM

As we had an issue with STMM reducing the SORTHEAP too much during lower load on the database, we would like to see the defined base value for the sortheap treated as the minimum value, that STMM would not reduce the sortheap below that value if t...
over 2 years ago in Db2 / Configuration Parameters 0 Not under consideration

REST API call from stored procedure

Calling Watson APIs directly from DB through stored procedures like in DB2 with DB2XML.HTTPGETCLOB function.This feature would allow to build more integrated and more simple workflow for our Clients. Watson NLU, NLC, Translator are in use at this ...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

IBM should consider releasing Db2 database software as an RPM

We currently create our own RPMs from the database software downloaded from Passport Advantage. This is time consuming and can be eliminated by having IBM package and distribute their software as an RPM for easier consumption like other DBMS vendo...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 / Installation & Upgrade 2 Future consideration

LOAD to COMMIT extent allocation

LOAD is today a single transaction. It does not create much log volume, but LOAD might run long if lots of data need to be loaded. This can lead to log full disk situation, if concurrent transactions create a large log volume.The extent allocation...
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Reorg on criteria

Add new option to allow the reorg utility to discard / keep rows during the reorganization
about 10 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration