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Db2 for z/OS

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DB2 system checkpoint size detection

Request a way to display DB2 system checkpoint size and set an alert when it reaches a certain size.
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Bar particular DB2 group members from castout ownership

Currently the first member of a DB2 share group that lodges group update intent becomes the castout owner for that buffer pool. In the real world some LPARs can be significantly capped damaging write/update performance for the whole share group. W...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Dynamically Defined Reorg Mapping Tables That Use An Implicitly Defined Database

Currently, the implicitly created database works great because every instance of a mapping table is in a separate database.This avoids any possibility of database lock contention across multiple concurrent instances of reorg.The downside of the im...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

SQLCODE -327 reporting

SQLCA and GET DIAGNOSTICS do not include the impacted table name when reporting SQLCODE -327. The table experiencing the issue has to be found in the subsystem... manually.
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

DB2 Deletion of Empty PBG Partitions with no UTUT access after switch phase

When removing empty partitions in a PBG tablespace after the switch phase of the reorg, the space is put into UTUT access, which causes -904 00C90082 to be returned to the application.
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

REBIND STABILIZED DYNAMIC QUERY.

DB2 12 introduce Stabilized Dynamic Queries. A new Rebind command for Stabilized Dynamic Query is needed to operate Stabilized Dynamic Queries.The only way to Stabilize a query again after invalidation is to wait for a new execution of the stateme...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Temporal Logical Transactions - code transparency

Temporal support for system time is being enhanced in DB2 12 to support logical transactions. However the implementation chosen requires that applications that will explore this feature is being recoded.
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Parrallel offload (Archive logs)

DB2 offload logs in sequential mode. We offload logs directly to virtual tapes and sometimes when have problem with tapes DB2 holds many full active logs. It'll be great if DB2 can offload for example ten full active logs in parallel.
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide SQL access to product statistics API's

Provide a way to bring statistics from various products API's into an SQL context. Sample has been shown to selected zBLC customers during the Dublin face-2-face. Requirement has been discussed with Jeff Josten / Chris Crone. Offer has been made t...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide option to control the bypassing of the authorization checking for mapping objects when dbname is used in REORG job

Implicit mapping objects are seen as transient as they get created and dropped within the duration of the REORG. Therefore REORG logic was enhanced to bypass the authorization checking for it (PI08339). These objects might be transient and interna...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration