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Db2 for z/OS

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REPAIR CATALOG TABLESPACE command for xml table space

We are working with OBJECT_CREATE_FORMAT=EXTENDED and with UTILITY_OBJECT_CONVERSION=NOBASIC for a long time without any problem. In the last time we began to work with these parameters in other DB2's that include many tables with XML columns. The...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

DB2 REST service should support ‘Using ARRAY data type as INPUT parm in a Native SQLPL’

We have a SQLPL with ARRAY type as INPUT/OUTPUT parm. REST Service allows to ‘create’ as service calling ‘SQLPL with ARRAY type as INPUT parm’ but throws error while calling the same service. Method :POST Scheme://HOST[“.” PORT][PATH][“?”QUE...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Add more criteria for MONITOR CONNECTIONS in DB2 PROFILE tables

Currently the DB2 PROFILE table only allows LOCATION as the selection criteria with the MONITOR CONNECTIONS keyword. We would like to restrict the number of connections a particular application can open, but the connections can: 1) come via a shar...
over 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

LOAD SHRLEVEL CHANGE Not recorded in SYSCOPY

LOAD SHRLEVEL CHANGE utilties should be recorded in SYSCOPY
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Generic Error Message for Failed Authenticaion

Hi, I would like to know if you could change the error message comes from DB2 for z/OS via IBM Client Driver when a wrong user name or password is given. In this current situation we get two types of error messages one states that USER DISABLED/R...
over 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

REORG with the DISCARD WHEN ... and AUX YES option on a table that contains a LOB column should end with an error

When doing a REORG with the DISCARD WHEN ... and AUX YES option on a table that contains a LOB column , DB2 list the message 'DSNU124I Æ 286 09:07:08.23 DSNURFIT - AUX YES SPECIFICATION IS IGNORED AND AUX NO IS IN EFFECT FOR CURRENT UTILITY EXECU...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Functionality already exists

Multiple PROFILE tables like RLF

In the same datasharing group we have members with similar but not identical DDF workload. From an application server same AUTHID runs with 100 DBAT but in another member with 500 DBAT. If we had a chance to use multiple PROFILE tables as like RLF...
about 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Avoid Db2 failure even if it got BSDS access initialization failure (BSDS timestamp mismatch)

[Background]- Customer's GRSRNL specifies SYSVSAM in systems exclusion list because they need to share CATALOGs. [Description]Our customer got BSDS Access initialization failure and starting Db2 was failed. Please refer to PMR#55237,615,760.They c...
almost 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Functionality already exists

Users of OMEGAMON for Db2 would like to see counters for number of bound & executed REST statements.

New fields would be added to the instrumentation facility for IFCID 148 and IFCID 3.
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Allow AUTHID translation for a trusted connection with a trusted context from DB2 z/OS to a remote DB2 LUW subsystem

A DBA for client that I support is requesting the ability to allow AUTHID translation for a trusted connection with a trusted context from DB2 z/OS to a remote DB2 LUW subsystem when SECURITY_OUT=P and USERNAMES=S IN SYSTEM.IPNAMES table and TYPE=...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists