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Db2

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Tolerance for system clock backward in DPF

The system clock may be changed forward, then be changed back. Some IUD operations fail in a DPF database if the time difference between the forward point and backward point is greater than the value specified by dbm parameter MAX_TIME_DIFF. Hope ...
almost 7 years ago in Db2 / High Availability and/or Disaster Recovery 0 Not under consideration

Undo logs are unacceptably large for DELETE statements that require deletion via a cursor.

Submitted on behalf of Gregor Hack (ghack@zeb.de). Undo logs are unacceptably large for DELETE statements that require deletion via a cursor or a truncate of previously partitioned tables.
almost 7 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

Import and AUTH_LIST* support for implicit trusted context connection

Trusted context is a very good security mecanism to promote a user from an application server to a specific role. We face 2 problems:- SADMIN needs to do IMPORT REPLACE actions that fail.l- we have no visilibilty from AUTH_LIST_AUTHORITIES_FOR_AUT...
almost 7 years ago in Db2 / Security 0 Not under consideration

db2stop needs to be collecting the information IBM support require for diagnosing their own code and problem

DB2 should generate stacks to troubleshoot its own code, db2stop needs to be collecting the information IBM support require for diagnosing their own code and problem
almost 7 years ago in Db2 / Serviceability 0 Not under consideration

Convert DB2 GBK database to GB18030 without database re-creation

SEAC ( State Ethnic Affairs Commission ) issued a new regulation recently. Database codepage GB18030 is required for information systems in sectors of government and public service. DB2 has the limitation of having to re-create database if databas...
about 7 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Not under consideration

evaluates sysdate for every row

The query db2 "select count(*) from TIR001.TITYPE where D_E_DEM_DEM=truncate(date(sysdate ) - (DAYOFWEEK(date(sysdate))) DAYS )" evaluates sysdate for every row
about 7 years ago in Db2 / Tables/Index (Range MQ MDC etc.) 0 Not under consideration

Shipment of FETCH FIRST 10 ROWS ONLY (MS-SQL)

When setting the option FETCH_N_ROWS for a remote database of type MS-SQL Server the fetch first rows only statement should be shipped down. Currently this feature is only supported for DRDA and oracle data sources
about 7 years ago in Db2 / Federation 0 Not under consideration

FS generates wrong remote SQL not working against oracle

what reported in PMR 65677.227.000 treated as expected even w/ wrong remote SQL generated agaisnt ORACLE and a RFE suggested to help address the need
about 7 years ago in Db2 / Federation 0 Not under consideration

Supress ALLOW WRITE ACCESS REBUILD for ATM if offline window available

As described in PMR (I will upload all material in PMR), the REORG INDEXES ALL FOR TABLE ... ALLOW WRITE ACCESS REBUILD can cause a deadlock with the application. This behavior is not acceptable and we request a change in this design to avoid such...
about 7 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

MERGE INTO statement failed with SQL0104N (inconsistent with DB2 Z/OS)

he following query, which works well on DB2 Z/OS, failed with the syntax error(sql0104n) ................................................ MERGE INTO SME.MEC_GNRL_PRDT_BRNH_BLNC A USING ( VALUES ( :H_iinou_date, :w_irltvr_enty_id, :w_iprdt_id, :H_i...
about 7 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Not under consideration