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    REPORT RECOVERY - new syntax requested to externalise just the image copy and log datasets

    REPORT RECOVERY provides the CURRENT and SUMMARY keywords but even for these options the job output is either very verbose (Unit of Recovery, SYSCOPY entries, Archive log datasets, volume numbers for the LOG datasets etc) or too little (just the v...
    almost 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

    externalize stop command failure

    objects remain in STOPP when stop fails with no indication that it failed. a manual start followed by a manual stop is required to cause the object to proceed to a stop state. it's unfortunate, that issuing a start is required since that will allo...
    over 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

    High CPU utilisation in CF structure xxxx_SCA

    We have noticed that the structure DB2P_SCA in production the reason for high CPU consumption in the Coupling Facility is. Our reporting proofs this behaviour. We opened a case and did a deeper dive with IBM’s experts into. At the end we can say t...
    almost 3 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

    DSNADSM for DB2 V11 does not gather information about SYSIBM.SYSSTATFEEDBACK

    DSNADSM for DB2 V11 does not gather information about SYSIBM.SYSSTATFEEDBACK – This might lead to incomplete Runstats recommandations when reporting an access path problems via an SQL, as the DSN_STAT_FEEDBACK from the explain tables might not c...
    almost 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

    options itemerror

    I'd like to see any error handled by the itemerror parm of the options utility. Currently it only handles those errors that cause a RC8. If it is an unavailable resource or something else that causes an abend the step will abend rather than proces...
    over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

    Enhance TRANSLATE working on character basis

    The current TRANSLATE function is working on Byte Basis which is OK for EBCDIC but not for Unicode Data. Please provide a similar function as SUBSTRING which is working on character basis regardless of Underlying codepage! PMR23932,060,618
    over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

    DB2 REST service should support ‘Using ARRAY data type as INPUT parm in a Native SQLPL’

    We have a SQLPL with ARRAY type as INPUT/OUTPUT parm. REST Service allows to ‘create’ as service calling ‘SQLPL with ARRAY type as INPUT parm’ but throws error while calling the same service. Method :POST Scheme://HOST[“.” PORT][PATH][“?”QUE...
    over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

    Register all dependencies in SYSPACKDEP

    Today SYSPACKDEP records the dependencies of packages - but not dependencies related to RI. That means that a user or a tool needs to run additional queries to understand all dependencies to e.g. answer the question: which packages do I need to RE...
    almost 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

    Allow Functions / Expressions to be used with multi row insert

    Please allow expressions and or functions to be used within a multi row insert statement. I have an application inserting 1000 rows via multi row insert and the table has the POINTS columns which needs to be populated using the function ST_POINT. ...
    over 13 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

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