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Db2 for z/OS

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Add retry logic to DSNTPSMP

Allow retry logic in DSNTPSMP. User's may receive Abend S213 RC 30 on the DBRM, loadlib, or sourcelib when the function is rebuilding a non-native SQL Procedure. See the PMR for references to additional informational APARs. Within DSNTPSMP, there ...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Exclude TEMPLATE utility from IFCID 3

As for each call of the TEMPLATE utility an accounting record is written and as we use lots of TEMPLATE utilities, the overall utility accounting records are diluted. So we need the possibility to exclude the SMF data for TEMPLATE utility calls fr...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

RTS Temporal samples for housekeeping and cleanup

There are no samples for (a) how to cleanup the RTS history tables(b) how to calculate e.g. REORGSPACE
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Runstats: additional opti...

Runstats will fail during execution if an object is unavailable or still does not exist (although 'define yes'). Please provide an option to skip those objects and continue with next object.During LISTDEF there is the option e.g. ITEMERROR SKIP to...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Additional Option to 'Act...

The command 'activate function level ... ' with and without option TEST checks if a Function Level is eligible for the group. However members that are quiesced or failed etc.. are not included in the check. Please provide an additional option to a...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Possibility to confirm command '-Activate Function Level(xxxx)'

There is only one command needed to activate an higher or less (fallback) Function Level. Please provide a possibility like e.g. a WTO that has to be replied to confirm the command.
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

DB2 and WLM MAXSPAS

We run in production DB2 system some SQL UPDATE statements.Each statement has a lot of references to the same UDF in the SQL WHERE clause: UPDATE xx.tablename SET col1 = 'xx' WHERE col2 = xx.UDF_name(CHAR('2011-11-11-08.15.45.500000')) OR col2 = x...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Externalizing RTS while ts states in UTRW

While Shrlevel Change Load does not externalize rts information, we are using ACCESS DB... MODE(STATS) before loading that table to the IDAA box. As we know ACCEL_LOAD_TABLE procedure is doing the same thing, but that command is not working when t...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Enhancement to Display Procedure Command - V12-CERT-2017

Would like the ability to further filter procedures by their status when using the display procedure command.
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Enhancement to Display Utility Command - V12-CERT-2017

Would like the ability to further filter utilities by their status when using the display utility command.
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration