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db2pd -inst attemps to collect PureScale information in a non-PureScale environment

db2pd -inst attempts to collect - quiesceinfo and - iperiodic even though they are not appropriate options for the non-PureScale environment. It seems like db2pd should be smart enough to collect the information appropriate for the operating envir...
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 1 Not under consideration

Report all SQL calls in native stored procedures in Query Monitor

See case# TS003954339. Sometimes Query monitor doesn't capture the SQL statement but gives the message: CQM145I - SQL TEXT NOT AVAILABLE, instead. IBM case states that these are internal SQL calls in native stored procedures. In my case they were ...
over 4 years ago in Db2 Query Monitor for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Add a link ordering option to DataStage Sequence Activities

In several DataStage stages there is a link ordering option (e.g. Transformer or Join Stage), this is not the case for DataStage Sequence Activities. If a sequence has multiple output links, then the order of these can only be changed by deattachi...
over 5 years ago in DataStage 0 Not under consideration

PAx: Calculations created in an Exploration View or directly in MDX must be visible in Quick Report mode

Based on PMR 85782,660,706 In PAx, subtotals in rows and/or columns are needed in some cases. This subtotals can be specific for one given business process and change from one year to an other year. These substotals cannot be part of the dimension...
about 7 years ago in Planning Analytics 0 Future consideration

Attribute in crosstab table in a dashboard

It would be nice to be able to display attributes of a dimension alongside with the dimension itself. Currently we can only display either the element or one of the attributes, but not dimension + attributes.
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Dashboard 0 Not under consideration

badmin appclose/appopen for maintenance of a specific application

For maintenance reasons it would be helpful to close/open applications for dispatching like for queues and hosts by the command badmin qclose/qopen and badmin hclose/hopen respectively.
over 1 year ago in Spectrum LSF / Administration 1 Future consideration

Allow Db2 ESAF interface with IMS to use PSB in place of loadmodule

Currently when a thread is created between IMS->Db2 the Db2 ESAF exit uses the Load module name to link to a plan name of the same name (or another name if using RTT load module). In a test environment there may be a scenario where several diff...
over 1 year ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

Data traffic encryption

IBM Netezza Performance Server does not support data traffic encryption when Kerberos authentication is enabled. All data is sent in open text despite kerberos having the functionality to encrypt data transfer. This is a huge security gap that sho...
almost 3 years ago in Cloud Pak for Data System 0 Future consideration

Make ifxcollect dump location configurable

The directory used by ifxcollect is hardcoded to $INFORMIXDIR/isa/data.This breaks as soon as IDS has been upgraded to a new version/special build and needs manual intervention which can be forgotten easily. What would probably work much better if...
over 8 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

Db2 should request logs in both Log Archive Method

When performing a roll forward, and the LOGARCHMETH1 is configured to a external mechanism like Netbackup, and LOGARCHMETH2 is a local disk, Db2 will ask the first method and wait for the log, even if it takes too long for retrieval. In this case,...
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 1 Not under consideration

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