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Db2 for z/OS

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JSON Indexing on non-inline LOBs

Currently IBM allows the creation of indexes for JSON docs stored in an inline LOB but not a non-inline LOB. We want to make full use of JSON docs in DB2 for zOS. We wanted to avoid having to move more apps to MongoDB.
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Display info about stopped Stored Procedure

We have a few Stored procedures that has been stopped intentionally waiting for them to be dropped. We want to keep them in a stopped state for a period of time so that we can be sure no one use them. One example of this is when we rewrite externa...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 7 Not under consideration

new DB2 SQL/DDL > DECLARE (GLOBAL) TEMPORARY VARIABLE

Db2 v11 introduced CREATE VARIABLE. pretty handy... but it must be created in advance. How about a dynamic SQL/DDL equivalent? DECLARE TEMPORARY VARIABLE xyx OR DECLARE GLOBAL TEMPORARY VARIABLE xyz It would be useful for anyone (ie. the sam...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

same SQL functionality fo...

The customers of IBMs DB2 products (LUW and z/OS) expect that the existing differnences between the SQL functionalities are getting less from DB2 version to DB2 version. This - 85095,077,724 - is an example for a new functionality in DB2 LUW with ...
almost 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

message to indicate a table lock escalation is being attempted

To indicate a table lock escalation is being attempted, either through DSNI031I or via a new message.
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Fix timeout errors during pending alter materialization reorgs

We're using DB2 z/OS V10 and tried using pending alter for making online schema change on an SAP table to increase a PBG table's DSSIZE from 4 GB to 64 GB. When we ran the SHRLEVEL CHANGE reorg to implement the pending alter, the reorg caused SAP ...
over 11 years 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UET will be withdrawn from support next year and its use needs to be removed.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....
almost 3 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 ...
almost 3 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...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

COPY UTILITY enhancement

Actually:Incremental image copies are not allowed when:- No full image copies exist for the table space or data set that is being copied-After a successful LOAD or REORG operation, unless an inline copy was made during the LOAD or REORG job.Add a ...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration