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Integrate with Hashicorp External Vault with alternate method (not token based) such as VaultStaticSecret

We have been able to successfully configure Cloud Pak for Data to integrate with HashiCorp External Vault to retrieve content of secrets. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/5.0.x?topic=vaults-connecting-external#taskadd-vaults__steps__...
about 2 months ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Bedrock 0 Submitted

Insync: monitor table status after W8004 failure events

The customer migrated from CDC to Insync; there are some alarms related to CHC0742I/CHC0743I messages (IDLE and ACTIVE status) The message about ACTIVE status (like CHC0743I message) is not available in Insync so manual check are required after W8...
about 1 month ago in Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS 0 Under review

Data input autosaving/submit in PAW websheet without pushing a button

Global configuration ( either at the PASS level or at the websheet level) for activation and deactivation of a direct commit after an end user has inputted data into a websheet like comments or value-data on a leaf level. Currently the user has to...
about 1 month ago in Planning Analytics 0 Future consideration

Simplify Database Migration for Clients Migrating from DB2z to LUW

Background: Clients who are migrating their databases from DB2 on mainframes to LUW, commonly use the ISO8859-1 code set. These clients need to maintain the exact sorting order they had on the mainframe, which utilizes the EBCDIC collating sequenc...
3 months ago in Db2 / Configuration Parameters 0 Submitted

In a UTS world shouldn't DSNUCH01 include DSNUM as 3rd column for this SYSCOPY's index?

In a UTS world shouldn't DSNUCH01 include DSNUM as 3rd column for the SYSCOPY's index?, since DB2 v12 all tablespaces should be defined as Universal Table Space, PBR or PBG. Segmented and Simple tablespaces are deprecated.
10 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Suppress Static Subset Copy Message in Planning Analytics

Whenever Dynamic Subsets are used in SUBNM Formulas in Websheets in PAW books, a message pops up "Static Copy required". When using the SUBNM with a MDX Subset, the User drills up or down in the Hierarchy while selecting. When he selects any me...
8 days ago in Planning Analytics 0 Submitted

Inhance Readme in project as guide for new collaborators

The Readme in the project overview allows to guide collaborators new to a project as widely used in Github. However users miss it easily due to its inferior location and small size in the Overview page. Then they can not directly read it in the Ov...
9 days ago in Knowledge Catalog 0 Submitted

To support the creation of a Db2 range-partitioned target table if the source table is a Db2 range-partitioned table and the target table does not exist when creating a Q Subscription.

According to the current design, when the target table does not exist, Q Replication can automatically create the target table based on the source table schema when creating a Q Subscription. However, Q Replication always creates a normal table, r...

Global Correlation ID for VSAM/IAM and DB2 updates made by CICS transaction

It would be good if CDC provides global correlation ID to correlate DB2 and VSAM/IAM updates made by CICS transaction in a unit of work. For example: If CICS txn (TXN1) is updating the FILE1 (VSAM/IAM) and TABLE1 in a same unit of work, we are loo...
17 days ago in Replication: Change Data Capture 1 Submitted

write the initial prompt as a comment in the playbook when using the playbook generation feature

When someone uses the WCA4A's playbook generation feature (generating a full playbook thanks to a single prompt), it would be useful (some customers hasve asked for this) if the initial prompt used to build the playbook could be written as a comme...