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Runstats use profile

Runstats should be able to deal always with the generated profile for the optimizer.Or, DB2 should generate only such profiles that can be successfully executed.
over 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Deliver DSNHBNFE from SDSNSAMP in EBNF format

The DSNHBNFE member delivers a formal definition of the Db2 syntax in BNF format. However, tools like ANTLR can generate lexers/parsers automatically if the language is delivered in a EBNF format. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Backus%E2%8...
almost 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 13 Not under consideration

Convert LRSN to TIMESTAMP

We use CDC replication. When the replication stops for any reason there is a bookmark in the form of an LRSN. We need a way to convert that LRSN to a TIMESTAMP. We need this conversion to see if the LRSN is too old, so we do not have Arhive Logs t...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Add new Status for stopping Databases that will be Dropped or decomissioned

When you work for several accounts it's not easy to know whether a DB or TS has been stopped on purpouse or just due to some previous error. I think that some new status would be great, some Advisory STOP, something that doesn't allow people to us...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Db2 image copies to S3 storage

With new storage technologies available, it would be nice if Db2 utilities could write image copies directly to S3 storage.
almost 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Timestamps in system generated messages in STDERR in a java WLM.

The STDERR in a java WLM does not include a timestamp of when the message was written. It's hard to cross check the system message produced with an application issue.
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Get More Control over Implicitly Created Tables

MR0125102748 GGDB209017Enhance the CREATE DATABASE statement with ne option comparable the the Bufferpool-clauses
almost 14 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Increase CPU-priority of Online Reorg-job

MR0123086823 GGDB208006 Give us new options on REORG SHRLEVEL CHANGE with which we can decide to a) setup an increase of the CPU-priority step by step with every LOGAPPLY-cycle b) set the CPU-priority to a very high value (like priority of DBM1- o...
almost 14 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

UNLOAD Utility should have the ability to generate IGNOREFIELDS YES

This is a manual effort using INSYNCH to add this to the load cards
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Unload should generate the correct load cards to load Temporal Base Tables

Currently the unload utility generates load cards with Temporal Column Names having different names as the DB2 catalog. This causes the load to generate new values for ROW BEGIN, ROW END, TRANSACTION START ID which is incorrect. Having INSYNCH sof...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration