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-DISPLAY PROCEDURE - Show All Stored Procedure Types

Show Native Stored Procedures in -DIS PROC regardless of DEBUG mode. The existing limitation becomes a monitoring showstopper as more and more Native SQL SPs are utilized in Production.
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Under review

Externalize instrumentation (IFCID) written at archive time

The IFCID should contain active log dataset name active log dataset size active log span (time interval Db2 has written log records into that log data set / After how many minutes was the log archived?) How full was the log (in percent) at the tim...
7 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

ability to Recover multiple tablespaces to last full copy in a single statement

The current Recovery Utility syntax does not allow multiple tablespaces to be recovered to their own respective last full image copy in a single recover statement. This can be useful for resetting test environments or even in production for a pre ...
8 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Supporting clang++ 16.0.6 & up in spectrum symphony 7.3.2

A lot of applications are using clang++ at Morgan Stanley, we'd like to have spectrum symphony officially supporting clang++ 16.0.6 & up. clang++-16.0.6 clang++-18.1.3 clang++-20.1.5
about 1 month ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 0 Submitted

Performance optimization for COUNT(*) via physical leaf page scanning

When performing index-only COUNT(*) operations, accessing pages in the B+ tree's logical order can lead to excessive random I/O if the index is fragmented. We request an option to utilize sequential prefetch based on the physical layout of leaf pa...
3 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Optional ROLLBACK and suppression of automatic COMMIT in DSNTEP2/TEP4

The current behavior of DSNTEP2 and DSNTEP4, which forces a COMMIT upon completion, precludes strict transaction control when executed via JCL. This creates risks of unintended data finalization in multi-step batch environments. We request the pro...
3 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

A identity in the DSN_STATEMENT_CHACHE_TABLE that uniquely identifies a SQL statement

The hash columns, STMT_HASHID2 and QUERY_HASH, in DSN_STATEMENT_CHACHE_TABLE the STMT include prepare attributes, bind parms, package and so on, with the actual SQL statement. We would like to have a identity that is only based on the actual SQL s...
5 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Db2 start command message output and return code

If a Db2 database is in RO mode at database level and you issue a -STA DB(DBName) SP(TSName) ACCESS(RW) command via batch, it outputs "DSNTDDIS 'START DATABASE' NORMAL COMPLETION" which is misleading because the table still cannot be loaded therea...
about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

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about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Functionality already exists

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N/A - was delivered via https://ideas.ibm.com/ideas/ZOSPT-I-23
about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Functionality already exists