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Db2 for z/OS

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REOPT(ALWAYS) on statement level additional to package level

MR0123086821 GGDB208004 Make it possible to state REOPT(ALWAYS) additionally to the bind option as a clause at the statement level.
about 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

RTS Temporal samples for housekeeping and cleanup

There are no samples for (a) how to cleanup the RTS history tables(b) how to calculate e.g. REORGSPACE
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Simplify Alter

In Db2 z/OS version 10 Pending Alters/Deferred Alters were introduced. Deferred Alters are not compatible with most Immediate Alters. Deferred Alters need materializing REORG before immediate Alter, or the Immediate Alter has to be run before D...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Distributed Thread cancelled due to Idle Thread Timeout or MONITOR IDLE THREADS not writing record to SYS1.LOGREC

We noticed that every DB2 distributed thread that is cancelled because: 1) Idle thread timeout value that is specified by Db2 subsystem parameter IDTHTOIN in macro DSN6FAC is exceeded; or 2) ATTRIBUTE2 value in a row with KEYWORD value MO...
over 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Remove some of the restrictions related to SQLCODE -20555

There is currently a restriction on the use of archive-enabled tables and temporal tables in one statement: The execution of this statement leads to SQLCODE -20555: SELECT * FROM DB2.LZTB0586 WHERE VNR IN ( SELECT VNR FROM DB2.LZTB0520) SQLERROR O...
5 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

SQLCODE -180 (invalid date/time) - add identifier for hostvariable.

When it comes to SQLCODE -180 (invalid value for date/time/timestamp) due to wrong data in an input-hostvarible currently DB2 issues following SQLCODE: SELECT * FROM SYSIBM.SYSTABLES WHERE CREATEDTS = ? Hostvariable holds 'SCHUBIDU' DSNT408I SQLCO...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

No RECP state after abnormal termination with LOAD RESUME YES and no rows loaded

MR0729057126 DBDB2D/N04004
about 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Allow 3 different options for statement concentration.

We would like 3 options for statement concentration. It is importantthat all three options are available. 1. No concentration. (already exists) 2. Concentrate queries that have no parameter markers (Current DB2 concentration) 3. Concentrate querie...
about 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Allow column masking on system temporal tables

We have a few System Temporal tables that have sensitive data. We need to be able to create column masks on those columns. Currently we get a SQL20474N with Reason Code 17 when we try to run a CREATE MASK on system temporal tables.
about 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Show DB2 Recovery progress status in the db2 master log

Improve the messaging in the db2 log in order to be able to have a better idea of the progress of a recovery and how long it might take. For instance, currently message DSNR048I is issued every 2 minutes during abort recovery. It would be very hel...
over 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration