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Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS

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GOCCM compare/import process: verification mask messages are missing in the ADBMSGS-file

The ADBMSGS-file should be the consolidated source for all messages of the GOCCM import/compare process. This is not the case for messages that are issued due to verification mask entries. These messages are only available in the VALOUT file but t...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

PAGENUM option for Admin Tool Mask

I will like an option to change or enforce PAGENUM attribute using the MASK(ing) feature available in Admin Tool. This will be useful to control PAGENUM attribute for PBR tablespaces for our site.
over 1 year ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Recover statements partitioned tablespace

If there are image copies for a tablespace partition you cannot use DSNUM ALL in the recover statement. You have to name every single partition in the revocer statement. Admin Tool Always generates RECOVER DSNUM ALL. We have to edit that ourselves...
10 months ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Templates for AUTO REORG functionality in ADBTEP2 program

We are executing a worklist and with following options in the input stream, we can change 2 templates (ADBREORG and ADBCOPY) but not others (ADBPUNCH and ADBDISC) : ADMIN REORG TEMPLATE ADBREORG ... ADMIN COPY TEMPLATE ADBCOPY ... But we would li...
about 5 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Sequence Object "end of range" Alert

We recently had a Production application fail because a Db2 sequence object reached the end of its range unexpectedly. This caused our web users to be unable to logon for a short period of time. DBAs are implementing external tooling to monitor se...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

All CM Batch to process DDL-DDL comparison

Allow CM Batch to process DDL-DDL comparison
almost 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

GOC should have the intelligence to know when to generate a rebind not using option (A, M, N) on the panel which causes unnecessary rebinds generated

Rebinds should be generated when needed not by using option (A, M, N) . The help panels and user guide have been updated to clarify option "A" means "All relevant. Run the rebind on all packages that reference any of the modified objects." Option ...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Remove messages such as Grant(source): Grantor=CONTROLM Grantee:DB2DEVGP (Not propagated) from the Compare Report. Compare Report should only list what is going be changed.

The Grant message clutters the report and should only reflect what is changing and not the obvious: Compare table source(CHIC.CAN_MRN_CMP_INF_CMC) and target(LOAD.CAN_MRN_CMP_INF_CMC) No changes to Table Grant(source): Grantor=CONTROLM Grantee:DB2...
about 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Create user interface for --#SET ACCEPT_RC override

Allow user to specify one or more acceptable SQL return codes in the MIG process prior to the DDL being generated.
about 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Mask implicit parameters

We would like the mask to honour any specifications included in it regardless as to whether the parameter is included in the DDL. So, for instance, objects may default to DEFINE YES. The MASK may be setup to change all objects to DEFINE NO. We wou...
about 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

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