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Run SQL queries having joins on the tables

We use the Relational Archive Facility in IBM's InfoSphere Optim z/OS Solution to archive and then purge the data. We have created Access Definitions (AD) and each AD has a set of tables with SQL WHERE clause for some of them for extracting the da...
over 3 years ago in Optim / Optim Archive 6 Future consideration

Abililty for Optim to archive Oracle 12.1 data types UROWID & SQL_PLAN_TABLE_TYPE

We recently had a database that had these 2 Oracle 12 datatypes. We had to mark these tables out of scope: UROWID & SQL_PLAN_TABLE_TYPE
almost 4 years ago in Optim / Optim Archive 0 Future consideration

Missing pdf docs for Optim TestData Management 11.7

No pdf-documentation is actually available
almost 4 years ago in Optim / Optim Test Data Management 2 Future consideration

Optim audit tables retaining too much data

In the table Optim_Audit_Records, I see 1-2 records per archive/extract/insert. This appears to have started in Nov 2017 about when installed optim 11.3. Yet we have Optim Auditing turned off. So it appears that maybe Optim 11.3 started putting re...
almost 4 years ago in Optim / Optim Archive 0 Future consideration

Optim TDM support for Linux on power

Optim TDM is not supported on Linux on Power (LE). Today when we are positioning power linux, Optim TDM seems to be not supporting and we are forced to bring in Intel for the same. AIX is not considered either due to cost constraints or customer's...
about 4 years ago in Optim / Optim Test Data Management 0 Future consideration

We need to create nicknames for ODM data source from db2 federation server using JDBC driver. It is failing if the ODM data source table has indexes. ODBC driver can handle this situation, but not with JDBC driver. Please make this function available.

We need to create nicknames for ODM data source from db2 federation server using JDBC driver. It is failing if the ODM data source table has indexes. ODBC driver can handle this situation, but not with JDBC driver. Please make this function availa...
about 4 years ago in Optim / Optim Archive 0 Future consideration

We need to create nicknames for ODM data source from db2 federation server using JDBC driver. It is failing if the ODM data source table has indexes. ODBC driver can handle this situation, but not with JDBC driver. Please make this function available.

We need to create nicknames for ODM data source from db2 federation server using JDBC driver. It is failing if the ODM data source table has indexes. ODBC driver can handle this situation, but not with JDBC driver. Please make this function availa...
about 4 years ago in Optim / Optim Archive 0 Future consideration

Allow Multi-Key Deletes from Parent Tables

Optim Data Growth currently has a restriction in place to disallow using a multi-key delete strategy on a Parent table. If you attempt to delete more than one key at a time, Optim will issue a severe warning code and then default the key limit to ...
about 4 years ago in Optim / Optim Archive 0 Future consideration

Enable multi threading for the ODM ODBC Driver for Linux

Enable multi threading for the ODM ODBC Driver for Linux so Linux clients can run multiple queries in parallel
about 4 years ago in Optim / Optim Archive 0 Future consideration

Browse archived DDL

Extend browse archive file utility to browse archived DDL (tables, indexes, views, stored procedures).
about 4 years ago in Optim / Optim Archive 0 Future consideration