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    Enable zEDC for Tempdatasets

    Actually no temporary Datasets are zEDC eligible, i suppose because there is no long term benefit in space reduction. Especially DB2 with LISTDEF (for example Reorg Tablespace LIST with SORTDEVT specification of very large Tablespaces) would benef...
    over 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Add more granularity to commands -START PROFILE and -STOP PROFILE

    Summary: Enable a new keyword PROFILEID(list-of-profile-IDs) for the -START PROFILE and -STOP PROFILE commands.----Currently, the activation of profiles can be performed by a -START PROFILE command, which in turn activates all profiles that have S...
    almost 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Use direct-row access for queries using the RID-function and multi-row fetch

    Suppose that you have a query like this: SELECT * FROM table A WHERE RID(A) = 21206417921 This query should use direct-row-access and should quickly determine a result. This is true if you do not use a cursor with multi-row-fetch. If you use a cur...
    12 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

    Add auditing to Db2 profile tables

    We need a way to determine who/what/when changed something on the profile tables. DSN_PROFILE_TABLE DSN_PROFILE_ATTRIBUTES Current tables have timestamp but it's static. Would be nice to have row change timestamp added so we have both insert and u...
    almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Future consideration

    Externalize non-DSC SQL in IFCID 316

    An old request that got rejected but is for me, and at least 52 other voters, important was the IFI 316 for non-DSC eligible Dynamic SQLs. The business case here has two major reasons: First and most important these days – Audit. Any Dynamic SQL m...
    almost 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    DISPLAY EARLY CODE command

    Good to know what the level of of the DB2 early code. IBM currently make viewing the early code level far more difficult than it needs to be.
    over 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    DISPLAY DB Command CLAIMERS does not list LOAD utility

    Our DBAs have realized that when a load job is running against a tablespace and the load utility is active, the display claimer did not show the jobname that are executing the job. However , the display use does show the job name. For example: -DI...
    about 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Is a defect

    Altering the default value of a global variable

    Global Variables: A global variable can be created with a default value. Each session that uses it will then instantiate a version of that global variable, with the default value and any change in the value is limited in scope to its unit-of-work....
    about 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Add DSNL523I or DSNL519I for all available PORTs

    Currently at DB2 startup, or when DDF is started, a DSNL523I or DSNL519I message is issued for the main DB2 PORT, the main SECPORT, and RESORT. I would like the same to be done for all available LOCATION ALIAS PORTs so our automation can validate ...
    over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    ALTER STOGROUP can run in parallel to applications => Deferred ALTER

    We need to move a lot of page sets and hence a lot of data from one z/OS catalog to another and also to other stogroups and volumes. For this task we nned to ALTER the hlq of the page sets and move them via DFDSS FASTREPLICATION. Unfortunately the...
    over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

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