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Db2 for z/OS

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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

Improve implicit casting

Since V10 there is implicit casting, which is one hand a good feature, but on the other hand can lead to big performance problems. Improve the implicit casting so that the resulting datatype is indexable, e.g. make SELECT ... FROM T1 WHERE Integer...
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Support OR REPLACE option in Native SQL Procs

We would like the 'OR REPLACE' syntax that is available on the LUW Create Procedure statement for native SQL Procedures to be supported on DB2 for z/OS.
almost 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Enhance Auditpolicy OBJMAINT to audit 'create / alter / drop' for views

Please add view-support for Auditpolicy OBJMAINT, which is missing as of today.
almost 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

Enhance Auditpolicy OBJMA...

Please enhance auditpolicy OBJMAINT to support auditing for object creates.
almost 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

Enhance Auditpolicy OBJMAINT to audit activities for objects created after trace has been started

Please enhance auditpolicy OBJMAINT to audit objects too, which were created after trace start.
almost 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

Collect MVS parameters affecting DB2

Enabling 1MB page sizes in z/OS has a significant performance impact on DB2, but there no way from within DB2 of knowing whether this attribute is on, and to what extent one is benefiting from using this feature.
about 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Additional DB2 MQListener Enhancements

We are about to see a ramp-up in the use of the DB2 MQListener in our production environments serving key application/business channels. We are requesting several enhancements that will improve usability and availability to the business process se...
about 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

SQL-based hint capability

As we all know are not all access paths optimal, sometimes the optimizer makes a wrong assumptions are maybe all necessary stats are not always available. Therefore it would be beneficial to have an SQL-based syntax, e.g. as a common table express...
about 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered