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100 VOTE

automatically activate a database when DB2 LUW is started

See PMR 14855,227,000. We would like some way to automatically activate a specific database when a DB2 instance is started without the use of external scripts or DB2 APIs.
over 7 years ago in Db2 / Configuration Parameters 6 Planned for future release

Automatically perform actions when synchronisation is broken on DataGate

In Data Gate, every time someone executes a utility not supported by the product (such as a LOAD without LOG or a schema change in the table) the synchronisation is broken.In these cases, we have to redo an initial load. In other products such as ...
7 months ago in Db2 for z/OS Data Gate 0 Submitted

Lock direct form access for the correction of journals in Controller Web Reconciliation tab

For reconciliation errors ‘Between Accounts’ and ‘Opening Balances’, users are able to correct a journal reconciliation error by opening a form and entering an amount to correct the reconciliation error. This amount, as entered by form, appears in...
9 months ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Planned for future release

Make vm_type details in lsb. Acct file

vm_type is field is available only on event file . Can this be made available for Acct file as well? We extract lot of job information from Acct file so it will be good if we get vm_type details in the same file
5 months ago in Spectrum LSF / Other 0 Future consideration
105 VOTE

Informix should be able to change owner on tables and any other objects

If user=informix creates all database and all tables, then programmer creates table but user=informix cannot change it. Only drop it.
about 8 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Future consideration

Upgrade the .NET version to compile Platform.Symphony.Soam.NetCore_64.dll to 6.0.

The dll Platform.Symphony.Soam.NetCore_64.dll is compiled with a .NET Framework version (5.0) that is not LTS and is no longer supported since May 10, 2022. This generates build-time alerts. If you can upgrade to version 6.0, that would be great.
about 2 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 0 Submitted

Conditionally Rendered Images on Dashboard

The ability to have conditionally rendered images would add tremendous value to dashboards with KPIs, to give a scorecard look and feel. E.G. Red light appears based on target not being met, Green light appears based on target being exceeded. I re...
almost 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Column-level data masking via Data Protection Rule.

Currently we are able to define Data protection rule to redact data in columns that " have " a particular business term. There is no option to redact data columns where a particular set of business terms are " not assigned ".
3 months ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Future consideration

Run a process based on a change in an element within a synchronization group.

Today, in order to create a guided experience for users we utilize a cube that stores user's current PAW book selections (which is then used to drive MDX subsets in the remainder of the book). It works very well except that users have to make thei...
6 months ago in Planning Analytics 1 Under review

Ability to select objects by package

Add the ability to add all the objects for a package instead of having to add each one. Current process is very inefficient.
4 months ago in Db2 Recovery Expert for z/OS 0 Future consideration