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Db2 for z/OS

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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

Need JSON UDFs (JSON_TABLE, etc.) to perform similar to XMLTABLE

Need to performance (elapsed time, cpu time) for JSON UDFs to match or exceed XMLTABLE function.We will be using HTTPGETCLOB to invoke RESTful APIs for Web Services on non-mainframe platforms.Our DB2/Legacy applications will need to invoke these, ...
about 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Joining a temporal table with an archive-enabled table

In DB2 z/OS V11.1, we getting a -20555 SQLCODE when trying to join a temporal table with an archive-enabled table. We were surprised to see it didn't work. The manual talks about those tables being “mutually exclusive”, which to me would mean ...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 4 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

Add the SECTNO value to any IFCIDS currently containing STMTNO information, ideally the IFCIDS 53/58/59/60/61/64/65/66

Add the SECTNO (SYSPACKSTMT) value to any IFCIDS currently containing STMTNO information, ideally the IFCIDS 53/58/59/60/61/64/65/66, minimally the 53/58. Without this information it is difficult for Strobe to match up the SQL statement that is be...
about 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Limit access to stop audit traces

We suggest that audit traces including class 11 can only be stopped be authids authorized to access the Db2 audit policy profile by a z/OS® security product. For compliance reasons (e.g. PCI DSS), we need to be able to document activities perf...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Modify redirected recovery to recover FROM tablespace where you can SELECT/UNLOAD and not require RECOVERAUTH.

The relatively new Db2 utility enhancement of redirected recovery is very useful When recovering a target tablespace from another tablespace one must essentially have database RECOVERAUTH on the source tablespace and the target tablespace. (please...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Functionality already exists

Limit batch connections via DB2 profile tables

We had a few instances where an errant user submitted multiple batch jobs against a DB2 subsystem and caused DB2 to reach IDBACK limit. This affected other users trying to submit batch jobs for an extended period of time. Making use of DB2 profile...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

possibility to add a column at the partition clause without dropping the table

We would like to have the possibility to modify the PARTITIONING clause without DROPPING the table, with an ALTER COMMAND
almost 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Planned for future release