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Temporal Logical Transactions - code transparency

Temporal support for system time is being enhanced in DB2 12 to support logical transactions. However the implementation chosen requires that applications that will explore this feature is being recoded.
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Accept field arguments for oneof function

The function oneof() accepts lists of string values. However these values have to be fixed; it cannot be a list of fields that have string storage type. This is a serious limitation to the product & the use of oneof.
over 7 years ago in SPSS Modeler / SPSS Modeler 0 Not under consideration

Text output line functionality in SPSS version 23 and later when using Macros

After being in contact with your technical support it turns out that in previous versions -- eg, Statistics 21.0 -- the text output line was produced with each and every procedure when using a Macro function. In Statistics version 23 and 24, this ...
over 7 years ago in SPSS Statistics 0 Not under consideration

Parrallel offload (Archive logs)

DB2 offload logs in sequential mode. We offload logs directly to virtual tapes and sometimes when have problem with tapes DB2 holds many full active logs. It'll be great if DB2 can offload for example ten full active logs in parallel.
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Cognos integration with Spark

Support Spark as a data source for Cognos Analytics
over 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 2 Not under consideration

User defined report to be able to extract data of cost of investments by owned companies (i.e. as counter co)

Although the investment account is tagged with Intercompany code "A", there's currently no way to create a report similar to intercompany report that enable the breakdown of cost of investment (entered via shareholding and investment register) by ...
over 7 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

resolution list of error and warning messages.

Error message and warning message may appear by practice of Modeler.At that time, I may not know how you do resolve.If there is resolution about error message and warning message which Modeler outputs, it is useful.I'd like to make such list by th...
over 7 years ago in SPSS Modeler / SPSS Modeler 0 Not under consideration

RTM: add a region field to grid cluster description to ease license services association

to ease grid cluster vs license services vs License Scheduler alert or graphs generation, add a 'region' field for Grid Cluster. Region field is already available for License services and License Scheduler servers.
over 7 years ago in Spectrum LSF 2 Not under consideration

RTM: hosts unreachable for scheduling constraints

when an exec server is not eligible for a scheduling constrainte ("just starting a job recently" for ex), there nothing to monitor that situation. the only way is to detect that situation is to do a bjobs -lp on a pending job pending for that reas...
over 7 years ago in Spectrum LSF 2 Not under consideration

Provide SQL access to product statistics API's

Provide a way to bring statistics from various products API's into an SQL context. Sample has been shown to selected zBLC customers during the Dublin face-2-face. Requirement has been discussed with Jeff Josten / Chris Crone. Offer has been made t...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration