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an equivalent of admin_move_table using sql replication

An implementation of admin_move_table using sql replication to allow migration of tables using RI.
almost 3 years ago in Db2 / Replication 0 Future consideration

Start Commandline-Script in Stored Procedure

It will be nice to start a Commandline-Script like test.sh from attachement in DB2-Stored Procedures. In db2 commandline call it allready works: db2 " select * from (VALUES '`sh /tmp/test.sh`') AS TEMP(Testoutput) " Commandline Result: TESTOUTPUT ...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Future consideration

In IDA, provide "Space Evenly" buttons along with the "Align" buttons

When creating a diagram, it is common to have groups of symbols that need to be arranged evenly, so that the spacing is consistent between the symbols. Currently there is no way to do that automatically, requiring the user to attempt to do that by...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 0 Future consideration

In IDA, make the "Align" buttons on the toolbar work as expected

I have 5 symbols selected that are randomly on the diagram. I click the "Align Top". The symbols move, but some of them move down. The expectation is that they would align to the top of the top most symbol. If I click "Align Left", again the expec...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 0 Future consideration

In IDA, need to keep the selection of graphic symbols when moving

If I select many symbols in the IDA diagram, then move them, the selection is immediately removed from the set after I release the mouse or keyboard, and only remains on one of the symbols. This makes it difficult to get precise positioning of sym...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 0 Future consideration

IBM Data Studion needs extport/Extract from a select statement

Many people use IBM Data Studio to manage DB2 database. You can currently right click on a table and extract/export a tables contents. You cananot do the same using a select statement to say filter records or join tables for the export. Today peop...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Future consideration

Add support to update "Last Login Time" of Linux OS for Db2 LUW

Db2 LUW on Linux OS only use auth and password module of PAM to validate and change password, but it didn't record the "Last Login Time" for the users on the Linux OS, so we don't know if the users are actually using the Db2 for data query. And th...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 / Monitoring 0 Future consideration

New Database Parameter to Open Db2 for LUW Backup Files in Read-Only Mode for Deleting It

Refer to case TS005462380 for more details. Due to the rise in hackers targeting backup data files, our company has implemented Retention Lock on all backup files, including Db2 database backup files and archive log files, by changing the file per...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Future consideration

DB2 Certificate Authentication with HSM Support

DB2 certificate authenticated TLS/JDBC connections should be configurable at the client via the standard "DriverManager.getConnection()" mechanism, where parameters are added to indicate that TLS client certificate authentication will be used. It ...
about 3 years ago in Db2 / Security 0 Future consideration

CSV or Delimited result set function in SQL

My result set final format needs to be CSV. It would be awesome if I could use SELECT CSV(*) FROM TABLEA to return my result set as a column of CSV format. so for instance I have a requirement to produce a csv file of variable record lengths SELEC...
about 3 years ago in Db2 / Data Types 0 Future consideration