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Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS

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DB2 Admin Tool - Table Space Estimator by Average Partitioned Tablespace

The current Tool retrieves the row counts based on all partitions for a PBR tablespace. Ideal Detail: It would be convenient to estimate space based on average (or the maximum) of the partitioned tablespace rather than by the total row count of al...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Generate alters for tables with Lobs without providing ddl of auxiliary table

This idea results from Case TS005582671. the problem there is, that admintool-compare cannot generate reasonable WSL for altering a table that contains a lob-column. Actually the create-auxiliary-table-statement must also be provided, so that the ...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

add “RB” line command to all possible package types (Triggers, STPs, Rest Services...) when remote connected

If we are remote connected to another Db2 (ADB2DDF - CO(nnect) ) we are missing the ability to rebind some types of packages. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DB2 Admin DRDA Triggers Row 1 to 3 of 3 C...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

IO Broker / REST Services / Automation and monitoring / combine Application programm with System information

Would like to raise an idea. While programming my house automation, reading information out from FritBox, Shelly hardware, local sensors for air pollution, Sonsors und microcontrolers i asked myself why doesn't we use this technology for creating ...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Need to modify jobcards related to the Db2 system

Our special challenge: We are using the SCHENV parameter in the JCL to route the job to the right LPAR. Currently we include a note in the jobcards and every user has to change the variable: ==MSG> DB2 Admin: EDIT generated JCL ==MSG> 000001...
almost 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Distribution key support for accelerator-only (AOTs) tables missing

Db2 PTF UI72862 introduced a new DDL feature to support distribution keys for AOTs. This doesn't work in the current Administration Tools Version. The DDL comments containing the distribution key definition for the AOT should to be passed to the a...
almost 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

ADM - ADB21XAR - Redefine Index - scrolling area is so small, it is very difficult to work with

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almost 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

ADM - ADB27CPV - Alter Partition Table - make changes to partition, changes are inserted. Revisit panel, changes are gone.

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almost 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Usability issues when taking the Saved Results from a compare and generating an exclude with multiple commands (panels ADBPCRS and ADBPCEX case TS004429158)

Please review case TS004429158. This is #2 on the list of items in the case. "2) Saving the items found in the "saved compare results" is not working on first try. It's taking multiple times (about 5) to get all items added to the excludes....
about 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Allow DSN line command on panel ADB21T

In order to find out data set name(s) for a given table space , you have to be in panel ADB21S and type the DSN line command next to the relevant tablespace. If you have requested details of a table and you are in panel ADB21T, you cannot find out...
about 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Planned for future release