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Db2 for z/OS

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Request for a parameter in DB2 z/OS equivalent to the parameter IGNOREWARNINGS available in DB2 LUW into db2cli.ini file.

An SQL stmt accessing DB2 z/OS 10.1, via ODBC, receives a code +354; such a code produces an error inside the application.The following is the SQL stmt that reproduces the problem, run via a bach job accessing DB2 via ODBC:printf("DSN8OIVP SQLExec...
about 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Allow enhanced management of Native Stored Procedures

Allow enhanced management of Native Stored Procedures to allow 1) versioning when IN/OUT/INOUT parameters change and/or Options change and 2) when Native Stored Procedures are nested, that is, one Native Stored Procedure calls another Native Store...
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

clone table : add the same new column automaticly to the inactive table

When you add a new column to the active table, add the same column automaticly to the inactive table. (Similar to what happens when you add a new column in temporal tables)
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Enhance IBM delivered functions SOAPHTTPNC and SOAPHTTPNV so third parameter goes beyond 1M.

Currently, the third parameter for IBM delivered functions SOAPHTTPNC and SOAPHTTPNV is limited to 1M. This is rather restrictive. We would like to use this function with an input of at least 2M (at least for now). I opened a PMR and they describe...
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Improve storage limitation for -DIS PROCEDURE(*.*) SCOPE(GROUP) command

When we execute DISPLAY PROCEDURE (*.*) SCOPE GROUP in a datasharing system with large number and intensive use of stored procedures we get either of the following messages: DSNX978I -DBAI DISPLAY TERMINATED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT MESSAGE SPACE DSNX9...
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

IFCID 401 records should not be lost at DB2 STOP

DB2 10 gives the abilty to track statement level monitoring in the new IFCID 401 etc. These can be read by users using IFI but users not keep on this can let DB2 send the IFCID to SMF or GTF when package is ejected from the EDM-pool. However when ...
about 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide DISPLAY command option to generate XML

The various DISPLAY commands in DB2 return a lot of useful data. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to store the output in a DB2 table. If every DISPLAY command came with an option that returned the output in loadable XML format, we could store t...
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

FORMAT INTERNAL with REORG DISCARD

REORG with DISCARD does not support FORMAT INTERNAL like UNLOAD and LOAD. REORG with DISCARD is used in many use cases for Archiving OLD data. Having FORMAT INTERNAL in REORG with DISCARD would be good if DISCARD dataset is in INTERNAL format for ...
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DB2 "DISPLAY PROCEDURE" Command To Include Native Store Procs.

Change "DISPLAY PROCEDURE" Command To Include Native Store Procedures
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Mapping Z/OS Enclaves to DB2 Threads

We have an application running on Z/linux the application access DB2 on Z/OS through DDF. The application has few threads active in DB2 and we have ENCLAVE active in Z/OS we are trying to map which enclave belongs to which DB2 thread. If we can ge...
almost 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration