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Db2 for z/OS

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Ability to force the next partition PBG

We would like to be able to force a partition by growth table space to take the next partition even if its not ready to grow.
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN diagnostic log record needs more information to be useful

The ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN diagnostic log record (type = 0x4400, subtype = 0x0083) lacks two crucial pieces of information as of DB2 V11 beta. 1. The inline length of the column if the added column is a LOB data type. 2. An indication that the col...
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Rowset fetching from a Java Stored Procedure result set

A Java stored procedure deployed on DB2 for z/OS returns a result set which contains 100+ items. This result set is consumed by a client COBOL application running on z/OS (Batch and CICS). The COBOL program attempts to do a ROWSET Fetch from the c...
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

CTHREAD LIMIT REAL TIME MONITORING PROBLEM

We are using IMS v11.5 and Db2 v9.1 for z/os with coexistence option. We want to receive a message in syslog saying the cthread threshold was reached or an SQL Code/State returned to application for error handling to prevent queuing on IMS side.
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Enhancement to SYIBM.ADMIN_UPDATE_SYSPARM stored procedure

Please supply sample calling program and IVP job to call and execute the SYSIBM.ADMIN_UPDATE_SYSPARM stored procedure.
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

To consider IX included columns to solve db2 foreign key implicit accesses

As mentioned in PMR related, the DB2 is not considering the INCLUDED COLUMNS to FK implicit access atempt causing a bad performance.
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

V12-CERT-2017 Additional Columns in SYSLEVELUPDATES

When migrating to Continuous Delivery on several DB2 data sharing groups and implementing different function levels across our environment, we'd like a way to get the Group Name other than by display command. We could then use that information to ...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

DB2 Remote stored procedure bind deploy change request

SYSTEM:DB2 Remote stored procedure bind deploy We use the below JCL to move DB2 stored procedures from remote DB2 test environment DB2 Production environment. The qualifier/schema changes between test and production. //JS010 EXEC PGM=IKJEFT1B,DYNA...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Achieve less than 10 seconds site switch by coordinated interactions between DB2 and QREP

To achieve less than 10 seconds site switch by coordinated interactions between DB2 and QREP Description: Only need to issue one command, then finish all following operations: 1. Turn on SOFTFENCE for entire database (can be at DB Level), protecti...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Improve adaptive indexes for multi-column indexes

Currently adaptive index works great for single column indexes, but the following example multiple index is not considered:SELECT something FROM T1 WHERE col1 BETWEEN :H1 AND :H2 AND col2 BETWEEN :H3 AND :H4and there are indexes I1 on (col1, co...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration