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Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS

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Change Management - copy then modify previously saved dialog

We are a new user of the IBM tools. I'd like the ability to copy the existing saved dialog and then modify it (change environments). If there is an existing way to do this or workaround let me know. Editing the dataset "user.ADMIN.SAVEDLGS" isn't ...
about 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Change to 'Active DB2 Systems' panel

When viewing the DB2 Tools Launchpad and the list of tools installed, enter '?' for a list of active SSIDs. The list that returns includes all DB2 Systems by name, but only the descriptions of the subsystems that match entries in the currently...
over 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Import and Export the masks, ignores, excludes used in a change

We should be able to create the change in one environment and then export those options from the source and import them into the target to do the same change there.
over 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

DDL command doesn't generate comment

Table comments not displayed. The workaround is to query the catalog directly. The / command to show sysibm.systables does show a portion of the comment but not in it's entirety. Affected users are anyone using DDL command in Db2 Adminst...
over 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

when drop-create a unique index , start tablespace in RO to avoid duplicate keys

Sometimes our customers want to add an extra column/change order of colums in a unique index, which requires drop-create of index. To avoid duplicate keys, we often create a new unique index and then drop the old unique index - or drop-create in...
over 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Recover statements to LOGPOINT based in the base Image Copy type (Tablespace or partition level)

There was a request to recover all Tablespaces in a DB to an specific LRSN.In the Admin tool, at Database level the DBAs generated the Recover TOLOGPOINT statements by typing UTIL in the command line, then in the panel ADB2US selected option VP an...
over 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Admin Tool - MIG: do not allocate COL DD dataset for ADB2GEN in generate job.

When generating MIG DATA for objects in BATCH the program ADB28M allocates a COL DD dataset which is used in the generated unload JCL. This causes a security violation for unloads that are destined to run in production. Example: 1. In Panel ...
about 5 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Db2 Admin Tool batch option for disable/enable incremental updates RFE 125740

Description http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=125740 Our DBA team uses the Db2 Admin Tool to manage schema changes. They create batch jobs which contain the full flow of changes to be made. The batch job...
over 5 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Admin Tool: Allow additional column filter options in ispf results panels RFE 123018

Description http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=123018 In ISPF results panels after selecting objects (for instance, panel ADB21T), the filter options under the column headings appear to be limited to va...
over 5 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration