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Db2 for z/OS

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Allow BIND(REPLACE) on a DB2 REST service

The current BIND SERVICE command allows BIND ACTION(ADD). It should be enhanced to include BIND ACTION(REPLACE). There are already enhancement Ideas present to allow for the replacing of the default version. During iterative development, or correc...
over 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Db2 trace data should provide metrics related to usage of SysplexWLB (Workload Balancing) option

On our approach to change all remote connections to Db2 for z/OS into using SysplexWLB (workload balancing) option, we are missing a way to measure our progress here. (i. e. Java applications with property setting enableSysplexWLB=true) We would a...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Managing status of DB2 REST services

One of the really good things about the REST implementation is that it is based on static SQL. This makes it possible for us to get to know what services will be affected before we do some maintenance to one or more referenced tables. But, without...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

Support ARCHIVE tables by V7 accelerator

Today, temporal tables are supported by v7 accelerator. Archive tables that was released later in DB2 v11 are not supported. We are asking for support ARCHIVE tables also in the accelerator.
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 5 Delivered

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...
almost 6 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.
almost 6 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 ...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Make the TCPIP address available for security purposes

Currently the only data available on IP address is the literal 'TCPIP' Please make the IP address available in a standardized fashion/form that the ESMs can exploit for source ID checking/verification...
about 4 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...
about 8 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 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered