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DB2 V10 Change To EXPLAIN(ONLY) Binds/Rebinds

Change EXPLAIN(ONLY) Binds/Rebinds so that an exclusive lock is not taken on the package during the bind/rebind.
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Delivered

Enable to check maximum LATCH retention time in DB2PE reports etc

[Current Product & Version]-Db2 12 for z/OS-IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for DB2Performance Expert on z/OS v5.5-z/OS v2.3-WebSphere Application Server v9 for z/OS [Environment]Data sharing in three-way sysplex environment [Problem]Our customer is us...
about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Delivered

enable catalog database with SECURITY SSL in LDAP (MS active directory)

After enabling ssl for connections to db2 we want to register (catalog) database in Microsoft active directory (LDAP) to provide it to all user. But "db2 register db2 server in ldap as DATABASE protocol tcpip hostname hosta svcename 50005 SECURITY...
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Application Development / Security 1 Delivered

DataStage to support numeric Column Family (CF) in HBase

Currently, DataStage only supports alphabetic (letters) Column Family (CF) in HBase tables and it is a common practice to create numeric CF in HBase tables (e.g. the default CF is zero). Therefore, if CF has a numeric value DataStage cannot write ...
over 4 years ago in Connectivity 4 Delivered

Non-disruptive add column not null with no default

Currently, the conversion of a new NOT NULL column without default at the end of a table is done via an UNLOAD / DROP / CREATE / LOAD A content (default) is generated for the column during the unload in order to be able to load this column afterwa...
over 1 year ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 3 Delivered

Make reducible the tablespace size in pureScale environments

DB2 LUW does not support reducing container file size in the alter tablespace statement as below. •The following clauses are not supported in DB2 pureScale® environments:◦LOWER HIGH WATER MARK◦LOWER HIGH WATER MARK STOP◦REDUCE, unless it ...
almost 8 years ago in Db2 / Serviceability 0 Delivered

Postgres Support for Cognos Analytics Content Store

Postgres is supported by Cognos Analytics as a data source but is not supported as a content store database. From a deployment and cost perspective it would make sense to support Postgres for both so that it simplifies the process. Currently, we...
over 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Delivered

PAW Welcome page folders layout sort

Entering the PAW Welcome page after login, all the Folders and/or Workbooks are defaulted to sort by Last Modified. This means each time a user logs in, folders/books are all moved around.Please allow us to set a default to sort by A-Z. This allow...
over 7 years ago in Planning Analytics 1 Delivered

Request to add parameters - Control Unload Utility:Specify new "Register" Option by Db2 Subsystem(zparm)

In Db2 12, the UNLOAD utility have a new "REGISTER" option, with SHRLEVEL CHANGE/ISOLATION UR. The default is NO. The default behavior of UNLOAD utility with REGISTER option is to reads pages directly from disk only, UNLOAD might miss recent data ...
over 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Change DCLGEN to generate S9(4) COMP-5 instead of S9(4) COMP for SMALLINT columns

DCLGEN generates SMALLINT fields as S9(4) COMP with acceptable values +32767 through -32768. A Cobol 'MOVE' makes truncation possible and renders any value over 9999 risky. IBM Case Number: TS003249935
almost 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Delivered