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Db2 for z/OS

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Testing coverage improvement request for DB2 on z/OS

The background of this request is the following PMR/APARs for DB2 on z/OS: PMR-72914, APAR-PI94071 PMR-72966, APAR-PI96017 PMR-73053, APAR-PI96110The customer encountered two-month delay of their integration testing due to the series of problems i...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

DB2 provided z/OSMF templates to support Db2 subsystem in DSG

Currently template z/OSMF workflows to provision Db2 for z/OS subsystem support only stand-alone subsystems. We would like to have a template to provision DB2 subsystems in a DSG.
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

zOS DB2 support for EDITPROC and FIELDPROC for I306 log records.

DB2 for zOS does not support EDITPROC and FIELDPROC automatically like it supports compression and other conversions for I306 records. We have customers who ask for this and we can't support this feature but apparently others can through USERMODs ...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

DB2 Generated Always Timestamp Field - Default Values Change

The 'default value' for a generated always time stamp column is the last PAGE update time stamp or LRSN, but the LRSN can change and thus the default value changes. Which means that until you REORG the object, when you update a single row on a DB2...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Visibility dynamic statement cache users of tables involved in resource unavailable on an EXCHANGE DATA

EXCHANGE DATA failing with -904 rc00E70081 DSNT408I SQLCODE = -904, ERROR: UNSUCCESSFUL EXECUTION CAUSED BY AN UNAVAILABLE RESOURCE. REASON 00E70081, TYPE OF RESOURCE 00000A00, AND RESOURCE NAME PCPS0004. ADVSRY_ACCT_ACT_14566 DSNT500I -PROD DSNXI...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Remove IBM internal use only to LIMITKEY field in catalog table SYSIBM.SYSTABLEPART because the field is useful in ROTATE

LIMITKEY field in catalog table SYSIBM.SYSTABLEPART is used by customer application to calculate the new limitkey for the last partition when implemented the ROTATE, for such reason we ask to consider LIMITKEY field a stable field, normally used b...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

In DB2 avoid creation of segmented tablespace

Need to have a zparm parameter to inhibit creation of segmented tablespace
about 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

syntax validation for DB2 ZOS SQL statement

In the past, Data Studio could validate DB2 z/OS SQL statement, but it now does not support new SQL after FL501. It gives false alarm when SQL does not have syntax error. Please refer to case TS003384292.
about 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Control Connections Via Profiles Using Client Properties

We would like more granular control over connections. Currently, the only way to do this is via a profile using an IP address. Unfortunately, the IP address is the static IP of a client. That client may house multiple webservices. If only 1 of tho...
over 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

FR556: More granular IRLMRWT

By default, SAP customers run with fairly high values for IRLMRWT like 5 or 10 minutes because SAP applications usually prefer waiting longer rather than having timeouts too early. In general, this works well. However, there are cases in which cer...
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered