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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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Leverage Reference Data Sets in DQ Rules

When reference data sets have been uploaded into / created in WKC allow them to be used in the DQ rules logic.
over 4 years ago in Knowledge Catalog 0 Future consideration

Assembler Code Explanation - Client wants Code Explanation to identify the system call and application calls for Assembler modules

Most of the times, assembler modules are used for system programming. However, some of them might also be used as application modules. It would be beneficial to differentiate the system calls and application calls through the explanation generated.
about 1 year ago in watsonx Code Assistant Ideas / watsonx Code Assistant for Z 0 Under review

Notify when Overview/Profile is inconsistent/differs from Asset requiring re-profiling

The system should automatically detect when there are discrepancies between the data displayed in the Overview/Profile section and the actual Asset data (e.g., due to data updates/refresh delays or schema changes). In such cases, users should be n...
about 1 year ago in Knowledge Catalog 0 Under review

User activity audit reports

The platform should provide comprehensive user activity logs, including login history, data access, asset modifications, catalog interactions, and administrative actions. These logs should be stored in a structured format accessible through the un...
about 1 year ago in Knowledge Catalog 3 Under review

Request to Add Catalog’s Properties

Currently, when creating a catalog, only ‘Name’ and ‘Description’ are available as properties to fill in. However, this information is insufficient in our case. We require additional properties such as ‘Applicable Legislation’, ‘Database Supplying...
about 1 year ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Future consideration

Store PARM details when processing JCL

We are trying to identify when certain REXX scripts get called and this is stored as the PARM in the JCL. With the example below, I can see details for the inputs and outputs, but can't find 'OS#QTIM1' stored anywhere: //STEP020 EXEC PGM=IRXJCL,PA...
about 1 year ago in watsonx Code Assistant Ideas / watsonx Code Assistant for Z 0 Under review

When we use some words at one time in the search bar on the catalog, the search bar should use these in AND condition, not as a one term.

***This is an idea about the search bar on the catalog.******This is not an idea about the black search bar on top of the CP4D WEB console window.***When we use some words at one time in the search bar on the catalog, the search bar use these as a...
over 5 years ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Future consideration

Set Up Saved Searches for All Users

I'd like to be able to save a search as an administrator and have it available to all users in global search or the catalog. Saved searches could also appear in the search bar under "Try searching for." This would make things easier for users.
about 1 year ago in Knowledge Catalog 2 Functionality already exists

Monitoring the use of the CP4D IKC platform

Just like Informatica EDC, platform usage can also be monitored in IBM IKC. In IBM Software Hub, under the Monitoring option, you can find information such as: Number of LoginsUser SearchesTop Assets ViewedAssociated Business TermsAssets with Line...
about 1 year ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Planned for future release

Automation request for migration from Db2 to PostgreSQL

Now migration from db2 to postgreSQL is documented with manual steps. Customers rely on automation pipelines would like to have this migration automated.
about 1 year ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Needs more information