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Use Library tab in Admin to store JavaScript Controls

I'd like to see JavaScript controls in the library tab in the admin console. With the controls in the library, we would have a few benefits:1. Provide a description or usage manual2. In the properties of the control, you could have a "See document...
over 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 2 Not under consideration

trim_char_to_varchar feature for FlexRep

Hi we have requirement to replicate data from db2 to cockroach db. db2 we have char data type columns and respective columns in cockrachdb are varchar. So we would need to have trim_char_to_varchar system parameter at the datastore level in FlexRe...
about 2 months ago in Replication: Change Data Capture 4 Under review

PAW Applications - Manage security through PAW groups

Hi Team, It would be nice to manage security to Applications using the PAW Groups like we do with Folders/Books. At the moment it is possible to configure access to the applications for specific users only.
6 months ago in Planning Analytics 1 Not under consideration

removing project asset via ibm-watson-studio-lib for Python

https://dataplatform.cloud.ibm.com/docs/content/wsj/analyze-data/ws-lib-python.html?context=cpdaas The ibm-watson-studio-lib library for Python provides access to assets. Asset file can be created via wslib. However, there is no project API or wsl...
6 months ago in watsonx.ai 0 Submitted

Synchronized Fields option when using shared field group in different objects

When you use a field group in multiple objects it would be great to have the option at the field level to check synchronized field. This would allow the data in the field of one object to be synchronized the the same field in a different object wh...
4 months ago in OpenPages Ideas / Platform Features 1 Under review

Data captured in long transactions with guaranteed delivery to destination

It is usefull because sometimes a very long transaction pass through the Capture process but can´t be delivered causing memory lack at destination. The benefit would be not losing the data transferred to the destination. One suggestion would be to...
11 months ago in Replication: Q-Replication & Availability / Q Replication for Z 2 Needs more information

SYSPROC.DB2LK_GENERATE_DDL to become a supported and documented feature and to match db2look

We are using db2 LUW V11.5M8FP0_SB35599 on Linux It is a DPF database. We are using the following 2 db2 tools to generate the DDL of the same database: 1) db2look 2) SYSPROC.DB2LK_GENERATE_DDL - the command used for db2look is the following: db2lo...
11 months ago in Db2 / Db2 on Cloud 1 Submitted

PAW: Checkbox data format

Checkboxes are very useful for mappings and for custom approvals. Now the users need to select values in picklist in custom approvals (like "approved" or "declined"), or to enter "0" and "1" in mappings. It would be much more comfortable for them ...
over 3 years ago in Planning Analytics 5 Not under consideration

Allow persistent subscriptions to reconnect when there has been a recoverable database connection error

We have been receiving SQL connection error messages on our DB2 LUW source instances that include the text: "SQLSTATE 08506: A connection failed but has been re-established.". Support has indicated that this is functioning as designed and persiste...
2 months ago in Replication: Change Data Capture 0 Under review

Allow alter column to drop NOT NULL constraint

Currently the only way to remove the NOT NULL constraint from a column is to unload the table, drop-recreate table (or drop-add column) and reload table. Such a small change needs so much effort, and causes unnecessary outage and service disruptio...
9 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration