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Db2 for z/OS

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Instrumentation to identify uncommitted catalog/directory resource holders

DB2 for z/OS indicates the ability to support online migration. We have some applications that are less well behaved than others regarding taking frequent commits. It is too difficult to identify the applications that would cause an online migrati...
almost 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Provide better instrumentation for contention between DDL and statement cache

When attempting to execute DDL, it is very difficult to determine what the in-use is, and what in the cache is holding the resource. There needs to be better instrumentation to determine what is blocking successful DDL.
almost 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Performance Optimization for Java IMS

In a Java Cobol Mix Environment: Reusing connections to databases and using Connection pools has become a quasi standard in all "application server" environments, especially when application servers use connections to databases to ensure transacti...
almost 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

REXX WLM SPAS ddname ZPMDFLTS should not point to sdsnsamp

REXX WLM SPAS has a ddname ZPMDFLTS that points directly atthe customized SDSNSAMP(DSNADMZW) member. This member may not exist if the clist is rerun and the sdsnsamp is reused. DSNADMZW should not be places in SDSNSAMP, and the ZPMDFLTS DD stateme...
about 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Accurately Report DB2 Real Storage Usage in IFCID 225 When KEEPREAL=YES Is Used

We need additional information to be included in DB2 IFCID 225 (or corrections made to the existing fields) so that we can see the actual current real memory required for a DB2 member instance. This would be true even if the DB2 is running with PM...
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Implementation of DATATYPE DECFLOAT in the creation of an index in DB2 for z/OS

The customer uses DATATYPE DECFLOAT to represent floating point numbers to a base of 10 instead of the base 2 to avoid rounding errors. On DB2 distributed the DATATYPE DECFLOAT is indexable and everything works as required. Requirement is that DAT...
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

Remove active trace limit of 32

Today there is a limit of 32 active traces within a db2 member. But we have the need to start more..
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Improve versioning in DB2

DSN1COPY or copying tablespaces with other tools (e.g. Cloning Tool) should be successful no matter if the original tablespace was created at once or if it was altered afterwards with ADD COLUMN.
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

DB2 Dynamic Remove Active Log Command

I would like to be able to dynamically remove active log datasets from a DB2 subsystem/DB2 data sharing member that have a status of: STATUS=REUSABLESTATUS=TRUNCATED, REUSABLE This would allow DB2 active log datasets to be resized, without closing...
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

LOAD a TABLE with WHEN / DISCARD

When loading a table with WHEN and DISCARD, rows that do not qualify because of the WHEN condition get "discarded" and:- discard file is populated with them- it is impossible to distinguish records discarded because of the WHEN clause and e.g. the...
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered