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db2adutl to report the size of objects stored on TSM

db2adutl to report the size of objects stored on TSM Determining the size of a DB2 backup object https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/determining-size-db2-backup-object describes a workaround for the missing functionality in db2adutl. It should be ab...
over 3 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

PAW - Ability to upload flat file / excel file into workspace for reporting

Ability to create dashboards in PAW using non-TM1 data in the form of flat files/.csv files, without the need of storing the dataset in a TM1 cube.
over 5 years ago in Planning Analytics 2 Not under consideration

update integrated packages spark3.4.x, miniconda24.4.x, jupyter7.x

integrated packages are outdated in IBM Spectrum Conductor, need newer pkgs to catch up with compliance and security. current miniconda : 4.8.3latest miniconda : 24.4.0 current spark : 3.3.1latest spark : 3.5.x current jupyter : 6.xlatest jupyter ...
5 months ago in Spectrum Conductor / Version 2.5.1 0 Submitted

Materialize changes through partition rotation

We have some large tables that need to be updated from time to time. Each time a partition is rotated it is reset, so I think that could allow the table/tablespace change to be materialize. This would allow use to save the time and processing cost...
about 1 year ago in Db2 Utilities Suite for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

IFCID 366/376: include SQL text in the trace records

The analysis of IFCID 366/376 is done via SMF records. When these records are available (one day delay), it is nearly impossible to match the statement ID to a statement in dynamic statement cache, because the statement might be already discarded....
about 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Remove requirement for SELECT_CATALOG_ROLE  for Oracle ID used for CDC replication

Remove the requirement for select catalog role and replace it with the lower level specific authorities required
over 6 years ago in Replication: Change Data Capture 0 Not under consideration

REORG TABLESPACE REBALANCE option to leave some partitions empty

The current REORG TABLESPACE utility with REBALANCE option will distribute rows evenly accross partitions. Many of my tables have ascending keys, so after a REBALANCE of several partitions (example PART(10:16) ), most new rows will be inserted int...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Table level restore

To enhance functionality of ontape/onbar utility to enable table level restore.
over 8 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Not under consideration

Add built-in function for generating new UUID values

Generating new UUIDs for large tables has become a serious performance issue for us. We have a workflow in our application that updates a UUID column for tables in excess of 5 million rows. This takes us upwards of 2 hours in our odbc (cli) applic...
about 2 years ago in Db2 / Db2 on Cloud 0 Future consideration

Rename columns/fields in a dataset (11.0.4+)

When creating a dataset, you cannot rename the columns. This is what appears in the interface of dashboards for users.Need to be able to rename the fields to specific user requirements
about 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration