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DB2 object lock - return code on the ESS Normal Call Exit interface

In the case where an object lock is not available for an External SubSystem ( ESS ) origin thread, DB2 should not return the 'temporary error" return code on the ESS Normal Call Exit interface.It would be acceptable to make this optional. Justific...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Fileshare

Instead of using NFS / SMB fileshare for symphony, could we have S3 storage too
over 4 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Future Version 0 Planned for future release

Allow separate grantable authoriy for REFRESH MQT

The current authorization to issue a REFRESH TABLE on an MQT is the following (this is true up through and including v12): https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEPEK_12.0.0/sqlref/src/tpc/db2z_sql_refreshtable.html The privilege set for...
over 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Ability to search email distribution lists for scheduled reports

It would be great if users who scheduled distributed reports could search for email addresses. A recent scenario, we had a student worker who was on a distribution email list, that student left and went to another department. The student still had...
over 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Add feature on TFUI that would allow for a pop-up window that would let the user enter text.

In instances where a user would need to enter a lot of text, were asking for a pop-up to appear where it can be re-sized for the end user's preference.
over 2 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 3 Future consideration

Dynamically change IFL quantity assigned to an LPAR without restarting DB2

The IFL quantity assigned to an LPAR can be set to a certain number in the configuration screen but there is also an option to enter a number of ‘reserved’ IFLs. It was explained that the reserved amount would require restarting the internal Db2wh...
over 2 years ago in Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Optim support on open source Linux

We are limited to using RHEL for Optim installs on Linux. Supporting other Linux flavors such as Ubuntu, CentOS, or AlmaLinux is desirable to drive down support costs.
over 2 years ago in Optim / Optim Test Data Management 1 Future consideration

Remove limitation on tables with XMl column

Today there is some limitations on tables with XML column. For example, we can't alter the table with ALTER PARTITION partotion-clause for LIMITKEYS. This limit cause us to drop and recreate the table with a lot of data(xml) and for downtime. We a...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provision to carry out DML activities

1. Grants_On_Table/View 2. GRANT_EXECUTE_PLAN 3. GRANT_EXECUTE_PROCEDURE 4. GRANT_USE_ON_TABLESPACE 5. Grant Sequence
over 2 years ago in Db2 DevOps Experience for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

TCR - Insert Item pop-up Comment boxes contents to be passed to the CIF User Exit so we an validate

Please change TCR to pass the Insert Item pop-up Comment boxes contents to the CIF User Exit so we can validate the contents of the Comment boxes, just like we do for the contents of the Custom Attribute boxes. Balancing operator can either use th...
over 4 years ago in Financial Transaction Manager  / Check 0 Not under consideration