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Db2

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Make DB2 maintainance easier to do and to monitor

- Add an API entry to monitor need for reorg, last regorgs done, maintainance windows etc.- Add a panel to simply monitor DB2 maintance health (information could come from the before mentionnend API)
about 1 year ago in Db2 0 Submitted

DMC: Custom Alerts not bound to monitor profiles

Today, custom alerts are created specific to the monitor profiles. When we wants to edit or view alert definition, we have to 'edit' the monitor profile, and go to Customer alerts. When we wants to view custom alert result, we also have to 'edit' ...
about 2 years ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 0 Not under consideration

Enhance IBM My Notifications with Affected DB2 Version Information

Currently we subscribe to the IBM 'My Notifications' email (see: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEPGG_10.5.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.admin.trb.doc/doc/t0060379.html or https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21686621) so we rece...
about 5 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

Optimizer should ignore RTRIM when calculation filter factor

When the optimizer calculates the filter factor for a predicate which uses RTRIM, it just returns the default value. (0.04)It should ignore the RTRIM and use the COLCARD of the column stats instead. Refer to Case: TS001114316
about 6 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

DMC alert forwarding to Microsoft Teams

A Public/Federal customer requires the ability to forward DMC/database alerts to Microsoft Teams in the on-prem Cloud Pak for Data platform.
about 1 year ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 0 Under review

In error message display actual table's column name that is violating NOT NULL definition instead of outputing "TBSPACEID=2, TABLEID=5, COLNO=0"

I am constantly running into this problem when inserting null values into not null table column. Getting out tablespaceid, tableid and colno is time consuming and annoying to constantly check the column name that is defined not null, but null valu...
about 2 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

Update LASTUSED info for table more frequently

When new table is created, some migration is performed and similar it is pretty important info when object was last accessed. Db2 has LASTUSED, e.g SYSCAT.TABLES.LASTUSED column, but the data in this column can be according to documentation up to ...
about 2 years ago in Db2 / Serviceability 0 Not under consideration

Allow called Programs in z/OS to execute SQL without requiring the main program to be started with a DB2 plan.

When it becomes necessary for a called program in z/OS to execute SQL statements it is only possible when the main program is alredy called with a DB2 connection (DSN and Plan). While the required modification seems minor, it is next to impossible...
about 3 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Future consideration

DSMTOP should use the same color schema as DB2TOP

DSMTOP should use the same color schema as DB2TOP. Currently, DSMTOP uses a grey background which makes viewing of the metrics difficult.
about 6 years ago in Db2 / Monitoring 0 Not under consideration

Enabling readonly mode for database or user. (DB2 LUW)

Would like to see a db level and a user level parameter to enable readonly mode at database level or user level. Currently need to run set of statements to achieve this, which makes management difficult. A single statement to enable readonly mode ...
about 3 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Future consideration