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Add MERGE-functionality on LOAD-utility

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almost 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Add and drop include columns to/from unique index as a pending change

To accomplish high availability for schema changes in a 24/7 environment, an addition of an Include Column to a unique index should be implemented as a pending change that is materialized by an online REORG. Dropping an include column from a uniqu...
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

'Save as' default location is root instead of current location.

'Save as' default location is root instead of current location. When using the 'Save As' option in Cognos Analytics, the default location is set to the Team Content root instead of the current location where the user is currently working.
about 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Future consideration

Allow fixed MAXLOCKS value even if LOCKLIST is AUTOMATIC

When LOCKLIST is set to AUTOMATIC, the MAXLOCKS setting cannot be set. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/locklist-and-maxlocks-database-configuration-parameters-and-lock-escalations In general this follows the concept of LOCKLIST AUTOMATIC, but th...
almost 4 years ago in Db2 / Configuration Parameters 0 Future consideration

Improve drill through security

A customer was using SQL/ODBC drill through that showed sensitive data in some cells and "general" data on some other cells. Drill through could not be secured by dimension elements so we had to develop complex setup to check if user has access to...
over 3 years ago in Planning Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Deliver DSNHBNFE from SDSNSAMP in EBNF format

The DSNHBNFE member delivers a formal definition of the Db2 syntax in BNF format. However, tools like ANTLR can generate lexers/parsers automatically if the language is delivered in a EBNF format. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Backus%E2%8...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 13 Not under consideration

Data Module: Report query execution method

Displaying prompt pages using data modules takes a lot of time, as prompt queries are only run sequential. Similarly this also applies to reports using multiple queries.
almost 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Planned for future release

Enhance DSNACCOX

Based on the recommendations from the recent Best Practices webcast, I believe that DSNACCOX should be enhanced to reflect these recommendations. Rules to trigger reorgs For indexes: Pseudo-deletedentries: REORGPSEUDODELETES/TOTALENTRIES > 5% I...
over 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Functionality already exists

Add unique user column to Cognos Audit database

The Cognos audit database only tracks a user the COGIPF_USERNAME. Having a field that is always unique and les likely to change such as an institution ID or email address would enhance audit reporting. It would also help avoid issues where users h...
about 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Own color palette for each KPI in diagrams

The customer wants a diagram in his report, where KPIS for different departments are shown. For each KPI the actual value is used with the target value in the same diagram. The actual value should use the normal color palette with all company colo...
about 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration