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export data from tables out of a backup image

Introduce a new parameter to the export utility to be able to export data from a table that is in a backup image.This functionality is especially useful for data extraction without touching/impacting the source system
over 7 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 2 Future consideration

Apply number format when editing a cell in PAW

We are using the german number format ("." as thousand separator and "," as decimal separator) in PAW. The format works fine for non-selected cells, but after a doubleklick into a cell the cell value is displayed with the default format (point as ...
7 months ago in Planning Analytics 4 Future consideration

Improve MDE Publish resiliency to handle and retry temporary instability

We have seen occasional failures in publish jobs where a brief instability in the platform causes a few assets in a large job to fail to publish. A retry works just fine every time. To help with this the product could identify when the publish job...
about 2 months ago in Knowledge Catalog 0 Future consideration

Translate Cobol to Java on IBM i

Clients want to modernize their legacy and monolithic applications built years ago using db2 with Cobol on IBM i. They want to innovate, have a scalable solution, reduce operational risks and HR risks (not rely on deep expertise in cobol resources...
4 months ago in watsonx Code Assistant Ideas / watsonx Code Assistant (general) 0 Future consideration

#emea #csm #mea Integrate IBM Knowledge Catalog Governance into DataStage Flows

Issue: Currently, in IBM Cloud Pak for Data, data protection rules defined within Watson Knowledge Catalog are not directly applied to DataStage flows, even when governed assets from the catalog are used. This creates confusion and a sense that no...
7 months ago in DataStage 3 Future consideration

Format the SQL statement under TSO/ISPF

Db2 Query Monitor has 2 interfaces, TSO/ISPF and Consolidation and Analysis Engine(CAE). Under the CAE, also known as the Web Client, the SQL statement being displayed is formatted. However, this is not the case for TSO. Here’s an example: DECLARE...
over 1 year ago in Db2 Query Monitor for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Planning Analytics Workspace - Make shadowing of objects a native function

In other tools like PowerPoint and Power BI, shadowing of objects is a native feature. Can you make this a native feature for Workspace. Currently, we can do shadowing by importing it as an image, but from a maintenance perspective, layering of th...
about 1 year ago in Planning Analytics 1 Future consideration

Read On Standby (ROS) Access during Upgrade process LUW

During the version upgrade of Db2 LUW, the standby (ROS enabled) needs to be brought down - during the upgrade: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5?topic=udhadrhe-upgrading-db2-servers-in-hadr-environments-without-standby-reinitialization I wou...
11 months ago in Db2 / High Availability and/or Disaster Recovery / Installation & Upgrade 0 Future consideration

Asymmetrical Views on Drill Through

Drill through only support traditional views. Can the functionality be expanded to include MDX views in the ReturnViewHandle?
almost 4 years ago in Planning Analytics 5 Future consideration

Dasboard Export to Excel Format

Ability to export dashboards with layout to Microsoft Excel format
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Dashboard 4 Future consideration