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    Add support for SQL_CONVERT functions as part of the CSDK

    All major database vendors support it and it allows for applications to easily convert a value from one data type to another and process date/time values.
    almost 2 years ago in Informix / Informix Client Products 0 Submitted

    informix HQ

    Current version of Informix HQ is not able to trap and sent alert for engine in block state.
    over 3 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Planned for future release

    Limit open partitions to avoid very large rsam pool

    In systems with a lot of tables informix can have a very large rsam pool. This can cause informix to allocate so much memory it starts swapping or in memory limiting versions (like workgroup, express etc.) to even let the engine crash. Sometimes t...
    over 3 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Future consideration

    Add IF NOT EXISTS logic to ALTER TABLE ADD CONSTRAINT

    alter table mytab add constraint if not exists foreign key .... alter table mytab add constraint if not exists primary key .... alter table mytab add constraint if exists drop constraint ....
    over 10 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Not under consideration

    Extendable smartblob/blob chunks

    Since 11.70 chunks can be made extendable.12.10 introduced the physical log dbspace – which is also extendable.But smartblob/blob chunks cannot be expanded with the sysadmin task:EXECUTE FUNCTION task("modify chunk extend", …)Since Fragment Le...
    about 7 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

    Allow SPL variables to be used to define index directives.

    Inside a stored procedure allow the index name for a directive to come from a variable:...define v_bs_index varchar(100);define p_id like tBS.id,...let v_bs_index = ( select cfg from Cfg where group = 'INDEXES' and name = 'TBS_INDEX' )...
    over 3 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Future consideration

    Shadow Column Creation "online"

    Currently the shadow columns are very relevant with ER however it causes an outage and I dont see why we cant create them just as we create online indexes. Its the same concept and this would allow HDR database servers capable of migrating to ER w...
    over 10 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

    Do not lock table when entering alter table menu in isql/dbaccess tools

    After entering alter table menu and selecting the table , the table will lock in exclusive mode until the opertion finish. If this table is an online trade table , this behaviour is very dangerous.So it should not lock table until user commit the ...
    almost 9 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

    Multiple retention periods for OnBar

    Multiple retention periods for OnBar. Allow two or more retention periods to be defined for OnBar backup. For example, 0 – 60 Days: Keep all backup objects, Level 0, 1, 2 and Logical Logs61 – 120 Days: Keep selected backup objects, Level 0 and...
    about 7 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

    Add option to dbschema command to see views

    Currently, you have to do a system table query to see existing views. Please add an option (possibly -v) to dbschema to display views.
    about 9 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Not under consideration

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