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Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS

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Add link to alter from panel showing constraints

Refer to case TS004736427 "Primary key maintenance enhancements" The panel ADB21TN is the "Constraints" panel off of normal catalog navigation. It should have a command added to alter the constraint (simply send user to ADBP7CTP "Alter Primary ...
about 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Show Packages Subject to REBIND In IBM Change Management When Comparing Objects Using Db2 Object Comparison Tool

When comparing databases between subsystems using the DB2 OBJECT COMPARISON TOOL, the compare is registered in IBM CHANGE MANAGEMENT. In IBM CM on the ADB2C11 panel, you're able to view the registered changes and then utilize the ST (Statements) l...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Import and Export the masks, ignores, excludes used in a change

We should be able to create the change in one environment and then export those options from the source and import them into the target to do the same change there.
over 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

DB2 Administration Tool enhancement for SQL, DDL, DML syntax checking

Add enhancement to syntax check SQL, DDL, DML before execution. Recently attended presentation of Db2 DevOps Experience for z/OS and it has a 'Smart Editor' which performed these checks. I asked about it and was told it is using macros from the DB...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

Create online hierarchical DDL command

Currently, we have either the DDL or GEN commands to view the object definition. We would like GEN to be online (currently batch only) or have a new command. The action should produce the data in an online format (temporary dataset) for viewing or...
over 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 3 Functionality already exists

LKEY and TT for other table types

Please update the LKEY and TT commands to work with all table types (not aliases and views but should include regular tables like archive, history, and MQT, etc.) Also, TT should be displayed on first search screen. Refer to case TS003373784
about 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Planned for future release

Option to Ignore Column Order in Object Comparison

Object Comparison should allow you to ignore the column order when comparing tables. Columns can be added to tables in different order between Test and Production databases. As long as the column definitions match, you should be able to ignore dif...
over 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Allow multiple deletes of change statements

In comparing databases from one environment to another there is likely a list of changes we do not want to apply yet for a variety of reasons. The resulting compare creates a change ID. The tool allows us to delete these statements. However, the p...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

ADB25 - LISTDEF and TEMPLATE tables should be part of the system and not be allow to have DBA decide on the names

Currently DBA can create tables for LISTDEF and TEMPLATES. This can cause each DBA to have a copy of their own table, backup issues since they are created in the temp DB. These tables should be created within DBADMIN. The feature to create them ad...
almost 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Tool needs to have memory of the object searched

If I go into view the catalog object. Let's say environment UNIT for table XYZ then back out to switch environments the tool should remember what I searched on last. Or even better be able to switch Db2 groups on the search panel and not have to g...
over 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Planned for future release

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