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Db2 for z/OS

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Add and drop include columns to/from unique index as a pending change

To accomplish high availability for schema changes in a 24/7 environment, an addition of an Include Column to a unique index should be implemented as a pending change that is materialized by an online REORG. Dropping an include column from a uniqu...
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Set Special Registers with profile tables for local applications

It would be nice to set the current explain mode (special register) with the help of profile tables (dsn_profile_table & dsn_profile_attributes) for local applications. In our case it's CICS. At the moment it's only possible for remote applica...
12 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Future consideration

More options for PROFILE tables for canceling long runing threads

There isn't any way by db2 to Automatically cancel thread that runing more than x seconds or used more than x cpu. Please add these option and other cancel options to MONITOR THREADS. It is similar to DB24ZOS-I-635 There are many options that toda...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Use CURRENT SCHEMA for EXPLAIN table SCHEMA

Currently the CURRENT SQLID is the only SCHEMA used by EXPLAIN processing. This is a real pain as changing the CURRENT SQLID is an auditable event. The use of SET CURRENT SCHEMA works for *all* other cases - Only EXPLAIN fails here. So the request...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Provide option to control the bypassing of the authorization checking for mapping objects when dbname is used in REORG job

Implicit mapping objects are seen as transient as they get created and dropped within the duration of the REORG. Therefore REORG logic was enhanced to bypass the authorization checking for it (PI08339). These objects might be transient and interna...
about 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide a facility to track Db2 Command History

A table that would record commands (like START/STOP, ), when they were executed, by whom, etc. Some commands (like DISPLAY) could be excluded. One Use Case would be to analyze why a tablespace might be in UT status when no utilities are running. A...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 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...
over 3 years 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...
over 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Functionality already exists

REPORT RECOVERY - new syntax requested to externalise just the image copy and log datasets

REPORT RECOVERY provides the CURRENT and SUMMARY keywords but even for these options the job output is either very verbose (Unit of Recovery, SYSCOPY entries, Archive log datasets, volume numbers for the LOG datasets etc) or too little (just the v...
12 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 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

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