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Db2 for z/OS

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Enhance the DISPLAY LOG COMMAND to show if a specific active log dataset belonging to one member of a data sharing group is allocated to 1 or more other members in the data sharing group.

This command would be useful to allow DB2 SYSPROGS/DBAs to see if a specific active log dataset belonging to one member of a data sharing group is allocated to 1 or more other members in the data sharing group. This would allow the REMOVAL PENDING...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DB2 V13 REMOVE LOG command - SET LOG REMOVE LOG

Hi, Please could the DB2 V13 command SET LOG REMOVELOG be updated as follows: 1. An option is provided so the the command either works or fails? We want the option to not have REMOVAL PENDING logs in our BSDS after a SET LOG REMOVELOG command is i...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Future consideration

Allow the SQL ALTER statement to convert SYNONYMS into ALIASES.

We have over 800,000 synonyms across 100+ DB2 subsystems/data sharing groups to convert to aliases. In our production environments, the conversion of synonyms to aliases (DROP SYNONYM/CREATE ALIAS) is going to cause carnage because all of our prod...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Dictionary last build date

MR0622114827 GGDB211003
almost 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Allow SQL to reference a Temporal table and Transparent archiving table in the same statement

We have adopted widespread use of System Time functionality on our application tables. We have need to use transparent archiving as well, since we have table where data churn is significant and we don't have need to track row changes - just the fi...
over 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Reorging a TS with NPSIs, SORT NPSI = AUTO, getting IGD17272I VOLUME SELECTION HAS FAILED FOR INSUFFICIENT SPACE FOR which resulted in DSNU3341I 171 01:39:59.85 DSNURPCT - CANNOT ALLOCATE SORT DATASETS WITHIN 255 LIMIT , REORG should change to SORTNPSI = NO to prevent abend

Reorg TS with NPSIs and SORTNPSI or zparm REORG_PART_SORT_NPSI = AUTO. Reorg decides to run with SORTNPSI YES which sorts all keys for NPSIs. Job is having issues getting DASD resulting in numerous: 01.39.58 J0916868 IGD17272I VOLUME SELECTION HAS...
about 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Support of MVS SMF logstream for DB2 utility : DSN1SMFP

At this time IBM recommend to migrate SMF dataset to logstream to have better performances and usuability. We have done that but when we try to use DSN1SMFP DB2 utility to read DB2 SMF records we have and abend : IEC141I 013-A8 We think this tools...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Reduce message flooding on system console using Db2 System Profile Monitoring for security profiles when detecting non-secure connections and WARNING_DIAGLEVEL3

This Aha idea is being opened on behalf of Commerzbank (Ute Kleyensteuber). Security profiles are used with System Profile Monitoring filter LOCATION=*, ATTR1=WARNING_ DIAGLEVEL3, ATTR3=1 (TLS required) to discover all incoming non-secure connecti...
11 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Customer would like to know if there is a plan to include ZIIP processing for DB2 using Batch and CICS in future releases of DB2.

Customer would like to know if there is a plan to include ZIIP processing for DB2 using Batch and CICS. This would be beneficial to us and our CPU consumption and costs. Has a request been made already to allow ZIIP processing for DB2 via Batch? H...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Enhance DSNACCOX

Based on the recommendations from the recent Best Practices webcast, I believe that DSNACCOX should be enhanced to reflect these recommendations. Rules to trigger reorgs For indexes: Pseudo-deletedentries: REORGPSEUDODELETES/TOTALENTRIES > 5% I...
about 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Functionality already exists