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Db2 for z/OS

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DSNHDECP usage

The DSNHDECP modules is currently used in our shop and needs to be created for every DB2 subsystem, or data sharing group. This means that we need to create individual SDSNEXIT libraries for each subsystem. We used to have one SDSNEXIT which held ...
almost 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Table Values functionality

Is it possible to add following functionality to DB2 zos 10, 11 and IDAA 4.1 and above. Apparently it is supported in DB2 LUW. SELECT S.Year, Q.Quarter, Q.ResultsFROM SalesAgg AS S, TABLE (VALUES(1, S.q1), (2, S.q2), (3, S.q3), (4, S.q4)) AS Q(Qua...
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

PARTITION BY clause should be available to create DPSI of Index on expression

IOE (Index on expression) can be DPSI, but when we specify PARTITION BY clause in the DDL to create partitioned IOE, it is failed by SQLCODE -628 in DB2 V11. We can create DPSI of IOE by the following DDL. CREATE INDEX TEMP.INDEX2 ON TEMP.TABLE2 (...
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Create Accounting Data Lite record type

The standard DB2 Accounting record has become increasingly bloated over the years. All of the information contained in each record is useful, but much of it is not necessary for basic Accounting purposes. Because the record is so big, and so expen...
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Selective Suppression of DB2 maintained System History

There are times when it is not desirable to create a new DB2 maintained system history row if the values in the columns of the base table have actually not changed. DB2 already suppresses the actual update of a non-temproal table if none of the co...
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DB2 V11/V12 Modify Recovery Change

Change Modify Recovery to display the dataset name from ICTYPE='i' (lower case i - BMC cumulative incremental image copies) entries when the row is deleted from SYSIBM.SYSCOPY.
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Request for a parameter in DB2 z/OS equivalent to the parameter IGNOREWARNINGS available in DB2 LUW into db2cli.ini file.

An SQL stmt accessing DB2 z/OS 10.1, via ODBC, receives a code +354; such a code produces an error inside the application.The following is the SQL stmt that reproduces the problem, run via a bach job accessing DB2 via ODBC:printf("DSN8OIVP SQLExec...
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Support for masking in IDAA

Currently, IDAA does not support DB2 masks. This results in potentially inconsistent information being returned to user (depending on whether the query is routed to IDAA).
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Improve DB2 messages(etc DSNB601I)

A message indicating a situation in which SQL can not be executed is an information message.If this is an error message, the system administrator can easily find the error.For example, a DSNB601I message indicating that the buffer pool is full.
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Implement a method for monitoring and automatically cancel connections and free locks if the time is exceded

We have CICS Transactions that access to DB2 and get some locks on the resources they need. Then they call webservices outside the mainframe. When the R/T of these webservices are high, it causes contentions with other transactions and requests on...
over 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration