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    Enhance DSN1COMP to allow more than one input per job step

    Currently only one full copy image may be included in each job step //jobname JOB acct information//COMPEST EXEC PGM=DSN1COMP,PARM='FULLCOPY'//STEPLIB DD DSN=prefix.SDSNLOAD,DISP=SHR//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=A//SYSABEND DD SYSOUT=A//SYSUT1 DD DSN=COPY0...
    about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

    Maintain Target Capacity Supportive for scheduled demand

    To descrease the launching instance time, PIMCO use scheduled request for spot instance a lot. However Amazon EC2 terminates Spot Instances when they are interrupted. We request to support Maintain Target Capacity feature for spot fleet to maintai...
    over 1 year ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 0 Not under consideration

    Provide possibility to alter a COLUMN from NOT NULL to NULL and vice versa

    A table was defined with COLUMN A NOT NULL but it is not posssible to remove the NOT NULL clause afterwards!
    over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Better error message when using incorrect dataset for recover tocopy

    A PGR table with 5 partition have a combination of full Image copier and partition image copies. executing RECOVER TABLESPACE userid.table DSNUM ALL TOCOPY hlq.DB2.IC.userid.table.PART4 gave this error DSNUCATO - TOCOPY DATASET NOT FOUND but the d...
    over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    LOAD with DISCARDS 1 should not require a discard data set

    We wanted to load two partitions at partition level: //LOA001 EXEC #DB2UT, // SYSTEM=T, // SYSTEMID=L, // COND=(4,LT), // SYSUT1=Y, // LARGE=Y, // SAR=N //SYSREC01 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=VTDBM.UL.VETB0040.REC.PART1 //SYSREC02 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=VTDBM.UL.VET...
    over 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    CREATE TABLE ...LIKE support for AoT Tables

    Currently, A CREATE TABLE statement must not contain a LIKE clause that references an accelerator-only table. It is documented in https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPEK_12.0.0/codes/src/tpc/n270.html
    over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Future consideration

    Sample job for RECOVER of catalog and directory

    Db2 deliver a sample job (DSNTIJIC) to COPY the catalog and directory. If we have to RECOVER one or more of these jobs it is vital that they are recovered in the right order and the right way. As this is so important Db2 should include a sample jo...
    over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

    Create an API for IFI reads (306) so Log-Reading Software does NOT need to be APF-Authorized

    Like a lot of shops, we replicate a lot of our Enterprise data from our programmatic Db2 for z/OS environment to other Db2s and other off-platform DBMSes for MI and analytics, and for high availability. IIDR now provides the ability to do this via...
    about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

    Allow the DECLARE-part of a cursor in EXPLAIN

    Over the years options you can use in a cursor were enhanced more and more, but you still can only explain the SELECT-clause of the cursor. But sometimes access path are considerably different, if you use a rowset cursor.
    about 13 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Improve Multicluster overflow capabilities

    The main issue with multi-cluster is the inability to set rules for returning tasks to the primary cluster. For example, if the primary site becomes free after tasks have been sent to a secondary site, it would be beneficial to return the load to ...
    over 1 year ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 0 Future consideration

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