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SAS: Do not scan/show files containing macros and other functions

Background: SAS code is organized in several files. For example driver.sas and driver2.sas files both call child.sas, which then calls grandchild.sas. When Manta is asked to scan the codebase, it will show the code in grandchild.sas 4 times, once ...
5 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Future consideration

SAS: Support PROC RANK

Background: When Manta (42.13) comes across SAS code that uses PROC RANK, it ignores that block of code and does not draw lineage for that block. For example, when this code is used: proc rank data=T_NOT_98_&mth. TIES=DENSEout=T_NOT_98_1_&...
5 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Planned for future release

Create a function to set MTQ parameter NumberofThreadsTo Use manually in the prolog of a TI process then set it back to its normal value in the epilog

This would stop issues where high touch processes conflict with other processes causing issues such as nulptr errors. It would also alleviate the risk of hanging up the instance where 2 processes attempt to lock the same objects and ultimately a s...
5 months ago in Planning Analytics 0 Submitted

Data Refinery Fails to Process Aliased SQL Columns

A user running a Data Refinery flow against a SQL Query asset is encountering a SQL error. The user has aliased a column in the SQL query (e.g., from default_category_value to source_category_value). However, when the Data Refinery flow generates ...
5 months ago in watsonx.ai 0 Under review

Invalidate Cache for pipelines & jobs on CP4D (Reset Option on 11.7)

Currently on CP4D GUI there is no option to reset the cache, like RESET option on 11.7 director. It will be hard to clear the cache on failed pipelines.
over 1 year ago in DataStage 0 Planned for future release

As cloud developer, I need small, easy to install IBM DB drivers for Node.js, Python, Go and more

When developing or working with containerized apps or even serverless technologies like FaaS (Function-as-a-Service), compact container sizes and quick and easy installation of all required components is essential. Contrast that with the big roadb...
over 2 years ago in Db2 / Db2 Connect and Drivers 0 Submitted

Rebuild BLU columnar dictionaries and recompress data in BLU columnar tables

An engineered capability is required to automatically rebuild an optimal BLU columnar compression dictionary and recompress BLU columnar tables. A technique is needed to easily rebuild and recompress columnar tables like we have for adaptive compr...
over 2 years ago in Db2 0 Future consideration

Provision of remote repositories for consumption of external APIs/dependencies (.jars)

We are using the management-console-api (https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/idr/11.4.0?topic=replication-management-console-api) to automate some processes that are currently running manually. We work with CI/CD mats that resolve dependencies through art...
over 3 years ago in Data Replication: Change Data Capture 3 Future consideration

Documentation Issues - Cloud Pak for Data (#MLOps_AOT)

With this idea we want to point to the documentation issues we have encountered on various Cloud Pak for Data services.Example: 1-Documentation / Explanation of deployment space concept (WML) Deployment spaces are not exactly explained. How to use...
over 2 years ago in watsonx.ai 2 Not under consideration

Auto scale of Report Output on all supported devices (responsive design in C11)

Create reports should be optimally displayed on each supported end device so that the user does not have to scroll on the end device.
over 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration