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IBM Data Platform Ideas Portal for Customers


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against products and services offered by the IBM Data Platform organization. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:


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Start by searching and reviewing ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted, and add a comment, vote, or subscribe to updates on them if they matter to you. If you can't find what you are looking for,


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Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.

ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.

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IMAM XSD Import from Engine Tier

InfoSphere Metadata Asset Manager (IMAM) allows you to import .xsd files to get metadata about respective .xml data files. However the way IMAM currently works is that the .xsd file you want to import can only be on the client from which the IMAM ...
almost 9 years ago in Information Server 0 Not under consideration

Auto-update "Contained Relationships" of Physical Data model / Schema Relationships

In Metadata Asset Manager (IMAM), relationships can be defined between Physical Data Models (PDMs) and Implemented Data Resource (IDR) schemas. These relationships can have "Contained Relationships" which associate design tables with IDR tables wi...
almost 6 years ago in Information Server  / Governance 1 Not under consideration

More efficient ISALite Check for IMAM import area connections.

Part of the ISALite general health check includes a check for InfoSphere Metadata Asset Manager (IMAM) Import Area connections. Specifically, it test the connection for every single Import Area to ensure they're still valid/functioning. This quick...
over 8 years ago in Information Server 0 Not under consideration

IBM DataStage support PostgreSQL

The "official document or information for IBM DataStage 11.7 support PostgreSQL 13.x under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x" could not get now. Same situaation as PostgreSQL 14.x.
over 4 years ago in Information Server 1 Not under consideration

Dependency on dsadm, isadmin, and wasadmin Users in Administration Tasks: Security Challenges. information server 11.7

The dependency that administration tasks have on the users dsadm, isadmin, and wasadmin. It has not been possible to fully segregate them from our everyday administration users, and this dependency has led us to fail to meet information security s...
over 2 years ago in Information Server 0 Submitted

istool import asset values -cao option to be available in IGC UI

1. Product: IGC2. Associated PMR: TS0014637973. Describe the requirement: Would like istool import asset values -cao option to be available in IGC UI4. Use Case: APAR JR60264 addresses performance issue with custom attribute only updates in asset ...
almost 6 years ago in Information Server  / Governance 1 Planned for future release

IGC Workflow - more filtering options

We are having some challenges with working with a high volume of assets for review in IGC workflow, and unable to narrow the information down into a manageable list.
almost 6 years ago in Information Server  / Governance 1 Not under consideration

Ability to run lineage at Term Level

We have a business requirement to view the Lineage Graph of a Term in IGC Glossary.However, we know that currently its not possible to run lineage on terms or categoriesWhat would be the best way to therefore show lineage for a term in IGC
almost 6 years ago in Information Server  / Governance 2 Not under consideration

IGC support FROM <DATABASE>.<SCHEMA>.<TABLE>

The Labs (development team) confirmed that only FROM .orFROM could be parsed for the SQL embedded in an ODBC Connector.The request for FROM .. is an Enhancement Request.
almost 6 years ago in Information Server  / Governance 1 Not under consideration

Remove Flash as needed component for InfoSphere Information Server Enterprise Edition 11.5.0.1

Our company wants to discontinue the usage of Flash, and we'd like to make an enhancement request for removal of Flash on the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Enterprise Edition Suite 11.5.0.1 and Information Data Architect 9.1.3 (if it needs it)...
over 9 years ago in Information Server 1 Not under consideration