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    Provide Db2 utility messages regarding the usage (or not) of the Large Block Interface

    The Large Block Interface (LBI) provided by z/OS can be used by Db2 utilities (such as COPY) to greatly reduce the utility runtime of when creating data sets on tape devices. The LBI must first be enabled through the DEVSUPxx member of SYS1.PARMLI...
    about 4 years ago in Db2 Utilities Suite for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    In SQL replication, do not re-execute signals that have already been executed.

    In SQL replication, as in Q Capture, add a reprocess_signals to the parameters of the capture and set the default to N. Do not re-execute a signal that has already been executed if the minimum LSN is less than the last signal LSN at the start of t...
    over 1 year ago in Data Replication: Q-Replication & Availability / Q Replication for Z 0 Submitted

    Modify the message when Load utility encounter table not found.

    Sometimes we unload many tables from source DB2 to another one. If some tables do not exist in the target DB2, the load utility will fail with RC=8. this error message is mixed with ordinary information and ends with "I" in a big jobout file. For ...
    over 4 years ago in Db2 Utilities Suite for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    IIDR STOPQ/STARTQ request should be executed in parallel beyond the queue

    IIDR STOPQ/STARTQ command is isssued from customer created automated process. They are isssued for 5 queues in parallel.Customer's STARTQ will be isssued without minitoring if the previous STOPQ queue is complete through MSGASN7176I. If STOPQ proc...
    almost 8 years ago in Data Replication: Q-Replication & Availability / Q Replication for Z 0 Not under consideration

    LOAD RESUME SHRLEVEL REFERENCE

    We use LOAD REPLACE SHRLEVEL REFERENCE since the first day it was delivered. It solves so many problems. One of the things it solves is that if the load terminates/abends or we ourselves for any reason has to cancel the job the tablespace is back ...
    over 1 year ago in Db2 Utilities Suite for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Db2 LUW - SQL replication should optionally use TRUNCATE when performing a Full Refresh of large tables

    Db2 LUW SQL Replication (10.2.1) When you run a Full Refresh of a subscription set, the asnapply utility issues a DELETE FROM <target table> prior to the refresh of the data. For large tables this has a significant and unnecessary overhead -...
    over 6 years ago in Data Replication: Q-Replication & Availability / Q Replication for Z 0 Planned for future release

    Intelligent Online Reorg Switch time calculation

    In a 24 hour online Db2 environment it can be difficult to complete an online REORG because the VSAM switch phase may fail, due to the activity on the tablespace being too high. The idea is to use the system monitors or a log analyzer tool to look...
    over 3 years ago in Db2 Utilities Suite for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

    Force generation of IGNOREFIELDS YES

    Need the ability to be able to generate IGNOREFIELDS YES. In some cases we load into UAT environments where the new column is not there yet
    over 5 years ago in Db2 Utilities Suite for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

    The customer would like to know all the related tables associated with an uncommitted Unit of Recovery (UR).

    If there is an uncommitted UR (a.k.a transaction) on the Capture side, is there a method for QREP to quickly locate the tables related to the uncommitted UR?
    almost 2 years ago in Data Replication: Q-Replication & Availability / Q Replication for Z 1 Future consideration

    USING LOADINCURSOR for XML COLUMN even nullable

    We have a table with a XML column defined NOT NULL. We periodically transfer data from production to preproduction using unload/load.Because XML column has value nobody have to read after having transfered data applications execute a sql update fo...
    almost 2 years ago in Db2 Utilities Suite for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

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