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Clear presentation in section_actuals, which part of the plan is currently running

It should be clear in section_actuals which part of the plan has actually "run" Please mark non-accessed lolepops as "-1" , "NA" in the section_actuals column of the activity table (event monitor for activities). Then this can be distinguished fro...
about 2 months ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 1 Submitted

Improve throughput of InSync - IBM Integrated Synchronization

Evaluation of the feasibility of data replication from a Datasharing to an IDAA be supported by multiple Log Reader Tasks (LRTs) / Log Data Processors. In order to achieve this, we understand that a specific LRT would be responsible for capturing ...
over 1 year ago in Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS 1 Future consideration

DSN Systemprofile history of command -STA PROFILE

DSN Systemprofiles are controlled via Catalogtables DSN_PROFILE_TABLE and DSN_PROFILE_ATTRIBUTES which have corrosponding history- table. In those history tables, past states of profiles are stored. However, since a profile entry is not activated ...
23 days ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Planning Analytics - Identify which PAW books are being used

Across large environments and a large user base, many PAW books will be developed and being produced over time. In current stage information is available when the PAW book has been modified the last time. Understanding when the PAW book was access...
about 2 months ago in Planning Analytics 1 Submitted

Select a delivery method while running a report with full interactivity

When running an ad hoc report from the Cognos portal, there is a noticeable difference between full interactivity mode and classic mode. The option to select a delivery method is only available in classic mode, meaning users cannot send the report...
16 days ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 0 Submitted

Implement Task Response limit in Spectrum Symphony

I would like to request a feature enhancement for Spectrum Symphony which would allow to implement a Task Response limit. If the Task Response is above the defined limit then either Symphony should fail the task OR not return the Task response rat...
16 days ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 2 Submitted

Allow multiple hierarchies in the Measure dimension of a Planning Analytics (PA) cube to be used in Cognos Analytics

We have a Planning Analytics cube where the Income Statement Measure Dimension has more than one hierarchy. This works fine in a Planning Analytics Exploration and also in Planning Analytics for Excel, but it does not work in Cognos Analytics. In ...
3 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 1 Under review

Add a way to wait for bufferpool creation when creating tablespaces

What we do when creating tablespaces as part of migration files (think flyway, but any similar utility will be relevant) is to create a bufferpool and then create the tablespace. Example: create bufferpool dummy size 5000 pagesize 8k; create table...
24 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 1 Under review

CP4D (IKC + Manta OEM ) EDB postgreSQL connector support (MDI, MDE, Lineage, IKC DB reporting)

Context: CP4D SW v>=5.2.1 with Manta OEM Customer (Intesa SanPaolo Italy) need to use a CP4D supported EDB postgreSQL connector to implement: - Meta Data Import - Meta Data Enrichment - Lineage (using MDI get lineage from "IKC") - DB reporting ...
2 months ago in Connectivity 0 Submitted

ARCRETN - Managing by DFSMS - SMS Management Class

In a situation related to replication delay, it was necessary to keep the Db2 archive log longer than its current retention period. The subsystem parameter ARCRETN was set as 17 days as in Management Class. The planning was to alter the retention ...
7 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration