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Db2 for z/OS

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Runstats: additional opti...

Runstats will fail during execution if an object is unavailable or still does not exist (although 'define yes'). Please provide an option to skip those objects and continue with next object.During LISTDEF there is the option e.g. ITEMERROR SKIP to...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Add new STATUS codes to SYSIBM.SYSTABLESPACE to reflect different states of the tablespace

For the person who wants to identify the tablespaces that are in advisory reorg-pending status to collectively identify those tables and include them collectively in a reorganization job.
about 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 6 Not under consideration

Enhance ALTER INDEX that columns can be reordered without drop and recreate

Recently we had a major incidence in production because an automatic bind happened after the drop of an index of a very big table and before the recreate of that index, although the Create used the Option DEFER YES. We wanted to reorder some colum...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Expand loading size of static SQL statement to SPA from 4000 byte to 2MB.

[Request] Expand loading size of static SQL statement to SPA from 4000 byte to 2MB.Guardium S-TAP for Db2 on z/OS uses SPA(Space Block) to capture executed static SQL statement. Currently static SQL statement is loaded only first 4000 bytes of th...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Enhancement of compression algorithm used by DB2

We have noticed that the compression ratio (PAGESAVE) for first partition of a Partitioned TS is 0% after running an IBM Reorg Utility. The reason why PAGESAVE/compression ratio for that first Partition is 0% is caused because many initial rows in...
over 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

-MODIFY GBPOOL command - Allow Db2 sysadmins to manage GBP CF structures without permitting access to MVS SETXCF

The Challenge Currently, the Data-Sharing Planning and Administration Guide states that SETXCF commands are necessary for the administration of Db2 Group Bufferpools, particularly functions such as: Re-sizing group bufferpools Rebuilding ...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Option to disable implicit database creation

A new Zparm which disables the possibility to create the implicit created databases which was implemented in DB2 9.Database name e.g. DSN00001
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

DDLTOX multiplier for IRLMRWT (allow values between 0 and 1)

DB2 subsystem parameter DDLTOX allows us to specify how long a DDL request will wait for a resource before timing out.We have it set to the default value of 1, so the value of IRLMRWT applies, which we have set to 60 seconds. (Note that this is to...
about 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

DSNADSM for DB2 V11 does not gather information about SYSIBM.SYSSTATFEEDBACK

DSNADSM for DB2 V11 does not gather information about SYSIBM.SYSSTATFEEDBACK – This might lead to incomplete Runstats recommandations when reporting an access path problems via an SQL, as the DSN_STAT_FEEDBACK from the explain tables might not c...
over 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Allow the setting of a global option make LOAD jobs fail if a PRESORT cannot be performed

UET will be withdrawn from support next year and its use needs to be removed. To do this the newly provided support for the PRESORT keyword in the LOAD utility needs to be the same and consistent as the functionality that UET provided for PRESORT....
about 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration