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Db2 for z/OS

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Eliminate the need to bind a subprogram locally called by a stored procedure running remotely

Today there are different code pathes if a package is called remotely from a local program OR a local stored procedure. If the package is called by a stored procedure we get SQLCODE805 if no local package exists. Therefore we have the need to bind...
about 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Add Bufferpool ID # to SMF 100/2 DNSDQDBP

Hello z/OS DB2, I am processing the SMF 100 subtype 1 and subtype 2 records and match upthe buffer pool data. In the SMF 100/1 DSNDQBST section, the buffer pools are identified by a buffer pool ID number. On the SMF 100/2 records, DNSDQDBP section...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Planned for future release

IFCID 172/196 (Deadlock/Timeout) – Add STCK for Held Locks

At IFCID 172/196 (Deadlock/Timestamp) please add a STCK for the held lock (blocker) when the lock was granted. In case of a lockout with this STCK the sequence of the locks, and so the sequence of the blocker-SQLs, can be reconstructed ‘post mor...
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

User interface to provide correlation between Db2 packages and load module

Pain Point: Housekeeping of Db2 packages (deletion of old, no longer needed application packages) is done subsequently to the houskeeping of the corresponding load modules on the loadmod. Today we use the contoken to correlate the load module with...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Improved granularity for WITH clause

GGDB210017 Implement WITH clause syntax as a sub-clause for JOIN specification
almost 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Use Limitkeys as histogram-stats, if appropriate

Recently we had a Performance Problem where I was requested to collect histogram-stats for a column, which matches the partitioning column. Because this was a big table, running this runstats took about 9 hours to complete. If limitkeys could serv...
over 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Create a new partition if a LOB-tablespace gets a new partition in a UTS PBG

Hi Sometime the base-table is very small whereas the corresponding lob-tablespace can get bigger and bigger. So the base tablespace remains at one partition whereas the log tablespace can run against the limit of 255 datasets
over 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Partial PBG REORG for added Partitions due to previous PART LEVEL REORGs

When I run a PART LEVEL REORG of a PBG tablespace and the current data doesn't fit into its original partition DB2 adds a new partition at the end and uses it for the "overflow" data. Which is fine, btw.... If i do this for multiple partitions, se...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

DB2 - ALTER TABLE ROTATE

Auslöser :PMR 28789The deadlock occurs between the ALTER TABLE ROTATE FIRST TO LAST, which invalidates pkg dependent on the table and triggers an auto rebind ( Thealter table process obtained a row lock on SYSTSTAB and waiting for row lock on SYS...
over 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

AREO Status via select

Some ddl Changes are in table SYSPENDINGDDL Some ddl Changes are not there: for example alter table add column can only be see via -dis db() sp() adv It would be better to have the same bahavior for all ddl changes with AREO* Status.Maybe it could...
about 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration