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Db2 for z/OS

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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...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 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...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Adding new values to CHECK Constraints should not put Table in CHECK PENDING

There are many instances today when existing CHECK Constraints have to be modified to add additional values. Currently, making any modifications to CHECK Constraints to add or remove values requires that the Constraint be dropped and re-created. T...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Allow customers to specify a name for SYSINSTL ID instead of forcing "SYSINSTL"

Currently, IBM allows customers to install Db2 for z/OS under Install SYSOPR authority. This requires that the customer specify "SYSINSTL" as the installer ID in several key steps of the DB2 Install CLIST. "SYSINSTL" is then used for definition of...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Add a command to remove a specific retained lock

Under current behavior in a DB2 Data Sharing environment, when a DB2 member crashes and is not able to restart, the application on the other members is stopped by retained locks.In our environment, for some specific applications due to the nature ...
over 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DSNL046I should provide more information on what application triggered this message

Good day, I have DSNL046I at one our existing DB2 masters. None of our DB2 Services is using Crytography services, so the message it's right. I tried to know what was triggering this message in order to see whether I could do anything to improve i...
almost 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Enable alter partition values on XML tables

We use a lot of XML tables today on our environment. We need to alter the limitkey defined for partitions in DB2. According to the manual, the DB2 correct behavior is to return sqlcode -109 when alter table partition (XML TABLE) is executed.
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Allow the setting of a global option make LOAD jobs fail if a PRESORT cannot be performed

UET will be withdrawn from support next year and its use needs to be removed. To do this the newly provided support for the PRESORT keyword in the LOAD utility needs to be the same and consistent as the functionality that UET provided for PRESORT....
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Add support for PDS input files to PRESORT in LOAD

The Utilities Enhancement Tool (UET) provides support for the PRESORT keyword for LOAD. It will sort the input file and pass it to LOAD to perform the LOAD. It will accept the input file as being a PDS and perform a PRESORT. UET will be withdrawn ...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Include SYSPACKSTMT.STMT_ID in GET DIAGNOSTICS data

The SQL Standard for GET DIAGNOSTICS includes details about the actual statement being diagnosed - COMMAND_ FUNCTION / _CODE and DYNAMIC_FUNCTION / _CODE. The Db2 implementation includes none of these. Making it, effectively, impossible to identif...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration