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Db2 for z/OS

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Generic Error Message for Failed Authenticaion

Hi, I would like to know if you could change the error message comes from DB2 for z/OS via IBM Client Driver when a wrong user name or password is given. In this current situation we get two types of error messages one states that USER DISABLED/R...
about 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Add wildcard support to all system profile tables filtering criteria categories

Using system profile tables to control workloads is a very useful feature and hence it is more and more used.During our tests, we found out that we have the need to use wildcards within the DSN_PROFILE_TABLE filtering categories of a PROFILEID. In...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Populate correct proggname on DSN_QUERYINFO_TABLE when accelerating queries using IBM DSM

We need to correct identify the progname column on the DSN_QUERYINFO_TABLE. While doing the acceleration task on IBM DSM, instead of populating the column with the value of the package, the accelerator populates de column with the value 'SYSLH200'...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DB2 DSNTIJPM catmaint update

The pre migration job DSNTIJPM should check for catalog integrity As far as i can count we have got 11 special catmaint update PTF's with hold data in V 10 the DSNTIJPM job should check if all this special caytmaint updates have been solved before...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DSN1COMP - include support for 'EXTNDICT' with Huffman dictionaries

produced an object module that can be link-edited into a program
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 6 Future consideration

Native SQL Stored Procedure Maintenance Is Invalidating Dependent Packages

For DB2 V10 and V11. When any of following 3 things are done against a NSP (Native SQL Stored Procedure)1. Alter to Activate a version2. Bind Deploy Action(Replace)3. Alter RegenerateAll the packages dependent on the NSP are being invalidated and ...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Add Accelerated/NOT Accelerated node to Access Plan Graph when IDAA plug in is NOT installed

When setting query acceleration = enable; externalize the data in DSN_QUERYINFO_TABLE by adding an Accelerated/NOT Accelerated node to Access Plan Graph when IDAA plug in is NOT installed - as is included when the plug in is installed
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Make product manuals available in ePub format.

Can you please make more product manuals (specifically DB2 for z/OS) available in the ePub format? The PDF format does not work well with tablets and readers. If you zoom to get a legible font size, then you must scroll left, right, left, right on...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

EXPLAIN PACKAGE - Populate all EXPLAIN tables

EXPLAIN PACKAGE only populates the PLAN_TABLE It should allow for the population of explain tables
over 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

RECOVER to A MIGRATED FLASHCOPY

We are in DB2 V10.We recovered a tablespace to a flashcopy. The flashcopy was migrated via HSM and the recover skipped to a previous copy (not migrated). The job returned return code = 04 with the message FLASHCOPY ....... FOR TABLESPACE DBHWCOPY....
over 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration