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Support BIDI in DB2 REST API

we create db2t rest services that select string with hebrew letters from db2 table . The hebrew letters in the result ,display in a opposite direction (In The REST message) letters in db2 'אבגדהו'letters in the result (rest) 'והדגבא'
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

XMLCHANGENAMESPACES function

This RFE proposes an XMLCHANGENAMESPACES function that can be used to create a copy of an XML element node with one or more namespaces being changed. Proposed syntax: XMLCHANGENAMESPACES(XML-Expression, old-namespace-uri--AS--new-namespace-uri)Whe...
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Distinguish on-demand and spot instances in HostFactory under one application

In the current setup, all grid jobs run on spot instances. The risk with spot-instances is that they are not dedicated and can be reclaimed anytime due to various reasons. There have been times when a long-running parent task execution stopped at ...
over 3 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 3 Not under consideration

IFCID 62 change to add creator/owner and timestamp

Add more complete object identification by including Creator/Owner in IFICID 62 DDL notitification API.
about 14 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Require Symphony processes to run as non-root in advancewem

Commerzbank is using Windows 2003 Management hosts which is reaching its end of support and we are in situation where we have to move to another OS immediately. So far we have tested it with Windows 2008 but Windows 2008R2 has non-configurable ver...
over 10 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 6.1.1 2 Not under consideration

Access LOB data when using the WQLS list for IFCID 0306

The WQLS list allows the IFI READS 306 interface to limit the log records returned into the I306 buffer to just the DB and PS table ID combinations found in the WQLS list. Unfortunately, if you have tables that contain LOB columns you cannot retur...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Using 64-bit common storage with IFI READS 306 (IFCID 0306)

When reading log records using IFI READS 306 we now have the capability of specifying a 64-bit pointer to common storage. The dsnwlir function call requires five parameters. The second parameter is an IFCA pointer and we must set the IFCAFLGS valu...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Enhance the DB2 for z/OS stored procedure WLM interface to provide a config based APPL ID in RACROUTE REQUEST=VERIFY calls

Please enhance the DB2 for z/OS stored procedure WLM interface to provide a config based APPL ID value in all RACF RACROUTE REQUEST=VERIFY calls. This APPL ID is required to be able to suppress the ICH70001I RACF messages which result from using R...
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Track chagnes - PTF report column 'APPLY DATE' requires to be the SMPE Apply date

DSM V 2.1.5.3 - hosted on Linux Repository DB on DB2 Z/OS In Administer / Configurations / Track Changes, Object type 'PTF' under the 'Discovery Objects' section lists the PTFS that were Baseline or new or deleted with the 'APPLY DATE' column in ...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

systemd unit file for starting symphony during boot

Currently, the symphony start up script is set under /etc/init.d. We expects to have systemd unit file for symphony start up. Esepcally we are upgrading to RHEL8
over 3 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 1 Functionality already exists