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Db2 for z/OS

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DSC comment support

Currently the DSC only supports /* */ style starting comments. The "normal" -- style causes the SQL to never be cached! This is naturally very bad as loads of JAVA coders start their SQL with a -- comment to internally document the SQL code. This ...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

DELETE entry in SYSCOPY based on when the image copy dataset is not found in the ICF catalog

Db2 Recover or Db2 Log Analysis tool could get an error referring to a Image Copy dataset that not longer exists. The above could happen when there is a misalignment between the Db2 catalog information (syscopy) and ICF catalog.
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Enhance the DB2 for z/OS stored procedure WLM interface to provide a config based APPL ID in RACROUTE REQUEST=VERIFY calls

Please enhance the DB2 for z/OS stored procedure WLM interface to provide a config based APPL ID value in all RACF RACROUTE REQUEST=VERIFY calls. This APPL ID is required to be able to suppress the ICH70001I RACF messages which result from using R...
almost 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Change RRSAF authentication to use daily update of RACF statistics rather than STAT=NO

Currently those users of the RRSAF authentication to DB/2, one of which is the Oracle Gateway Server ("Oracle HS Agent"). DB/2 uses the RACF macro RACINIT REQUEST=VERIFY,STAT=NO,... to authenticate the userid/password combination. STAT=NO does not...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Enhance DB2 so that if a racinit fails for a passticket only UserID we see the ICH408I

Please enhance the SAF calls for DB2 for PROTECTED UserIDs that have passticket to omit the ICH408I message if the RACINIT fails
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DSNUTILS/U -Writing SYSPR...

DSNUTILS/U does not allow the contents of SYSIBM.SYSPRINT to be externalized. The information is returned only to the caller. A DBA supporting a bulk load initiated from data stage does not have any visibility into the progress of the load or diag...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Error handling in SOAPHTT...

The SOAPHTTPNC and SOAPHTTPNV routines give the invoker a choice, via an LE environment variable setting, of either handling SOAP faults himself (RETURN_ERROR=YES) or have the SOAPHTTPN routine handle the fault (RETURN_ERROR=NO, the default).Both ...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

ALTER INDEX ADD INCLUDE COLUMN for pk index that also is fk.

Banco do Brasil has a continuos DB2 z/OS performance team that works to improve access path for legacy and new applications and in many cases the DDL "ADD INCLUDE COLUMN " has been used with successful for it but they are facing some cases that is...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Dynamically update security exits without having to recycle DB2

We have a situation where customized source code had rebuilt because the original was lost. If we have to make multiple changes to get this to work, we have to recycle DB2 each time which is not practical for a prod environment. Even when insertin...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DB5T DB2:AFS:DB2 Message ==> DSNT234I

Being able to do a REBIND PACKAGE collection.* without a FLAG option and NOT receive DB5T DB2:AFS:DB2 Message ==> DSNT234I-DB5T MESSAGE LIMIT EXCEEDED
almost 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration