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Db2 for z/OS

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Enhance Profile Monitors

We have just recently started making use of the Profile Monitor We are using it to identify threads connecting with outdated drivers. Would like to be able to have one entry to flag PRDID < JCC041* rather than enter a row for every version that...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Prohibit inoperative packages after drop function

DROP and CREATE of userdefined function KZZ.LEXSORT set packages KIS##01 and KIS##30 to inoperative. Error in IMS region BOKMSG8F: SQLCODE = -904, ERROR: UNSUCCESSFUL EXECUTION CAUSED BY AN UNAVAILABLE RESOURCE. REASON 00E30305, TYPE OF RESOURCE 0...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Create Column mask for any data type

With the attention on protecting sensitive customer data in our industry being very high, having a simple way to mask data on any table in any environment is a powerful tool. If a data element such as SSN is stored as an unformatted numeric, curre...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

After START DB2 LIGHT(YES), provide new status messages while waiting for indoubt thread resolution

When DB2 is restartet using the LIGHT(YES) or LIGHT(CASTOUT) clause and indoubt URs exist, DB2 issues message DSNR052I at the end of restart. After this message, there is no acitvity driven by DB2 itself, that allows a monitoring or identifying wh...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

397 VLDB - Improve Logging Offload along with insert performance

Now that flashcopy/backupsystem has been validated for user/catalog objects would it be possible to provide similar solutions for the db2 Log offloads
almost 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

SQL and XQuery Editor should "Insert spaces for tabs" as default

The COBOL and JCL Editor of IBM Developer for z/OS convert tabs to spaces by default when editing a Remote z/OS File. The SQL and XQuery Editor within IBM Devolper for z/OS does NOT convert tabs to spaces by default when editing a Remote z/OS File...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Allow an EDITPROC routine to be added to a table using ALTER

Update ALTER to allow an EDITPROC to be added to a table. Remember if an EDITPROC was added to a table or not in the catalog. If an EDITPROC was *not* alter added to a table (either none was specified, or the EDITPROC was specified at CREATE TABLE...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Avoid CHECK PENDING when adding column with constraint

The ability to add a column to a table and at the same time specifying a check constraint, without having to run check data.The constraint should be "simple", i.e. only referencing the new column.The default value should off course satisfy the con...
about 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

JSON_TABLE enhancement

JSON_TABLE UDF support in DB2 z/OS - while providing some support for parsing JSON documents does not have a robust functionality like JSON_TABLE in I series. Providing a more robust full functionality support - similar to XMLTABLE will allow easy...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Cross-Invalidation due to pcloset/p-lock negotiation avoidance

Problem Statement / Pain points : Whenever there is no R/W activity and PCLOSET threshold is reached, pagesets SWITCH OUT of GBP dependency and the pages in our Bufferpools are cross-invalidated . Thereafter when R/W starts again, pagesets SWITCH ...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

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