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Db2 for z/OS

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Allow DB2 to Insert more than 32KB data into a CLOB column

SQL Server Management Studio, Toad for Oracle allow inserts with more than 32 KB column size but DB2 doesn't allow the same and this is a show stopper for few projects to come into DB2 ZoS as data fixes by application team is not possible in produ...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Get More Control over Implicitly Created Tables

MR0125102748 GGDB209017Enhance the CREATE DATABASE statement with ne option comparable the the Bufferpool-clauses
over 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Increase CPU-priority of Online Reorg-job

MR0123086823 GGDB208006 Give us new options on REORG SHRLEVEL CHANGE with which we can decide to a) setup an increase of the CPU-priority step by step with every LOGAPPLY-cycle b) set the CPU-priority to a very high value (like priority of DBM1- o...
over 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Delay the insert into PLAN_TABLE, if EXPLAIN MODE is YES

We want to use SET CURRENT EXPLAIN MODE = YES in long running jobs like DSNTIAUL or DSNTEP2 to get more information, what was going on. If these jobs only ran select-statements a long running UOR is generated, because the insert of the access path...
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Provide incremental progress messages through a DB2 group restart

During a recent DR activity our Db2 had issues during group recovery and it was challenging to determine at what point Db2 had gone as far as it could before requiring the other member to be restarted to resolve any locks RC00C200EB . The MSTR log...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Enhance Auditpolicy OBJMAINT to audit activities for objects created after trace has been started

Please enhance auditpolicy OBJMAINT to audit objects too, which were created after trace start.
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Enhance Auditpolicy OBJMAINT to audit 'create / alter / drop' for views

Please add view-support for Auditpolicy OBJMAINT, which is missing as of today.
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Sending a reply from MQ-Listener even when the MSGTYPE is not REQUEST

Currently it is possible to change the REPLY-Queue and REPLY-QueueManager via StoredProcedures which are started by the MQ-Listener if the Message was sended with MessageType = REQUEST. But it is not possible to send a REPLY if the MessageType is ...
11 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Provide sample JCLs of DSN1COPY and CHECK DATA for DB2 release migration step

Provide sample JCLs of DSN1COPY and CHECK DATA in SDSNSAMP library for migration step 2: Verify the integrity of DB2 table spaces, of the DB2 11 Installation and Migration Guide. I opened a PMR 93407,122,000 for this problem. The number was flagge...
almost 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

Ability to stop AOT and other db2 tables on IDAA

When we STOP or start for UT ,spaces of tables that are loaded to IDAA or spaces that relate to AOT's, these spaces are still available for the IDAA. We can SELECT data from the IDAA for these tables and for AOT's' we can also update them. We need...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration