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Db2 for z/OS

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New DB2OPT Parameter

Would like a DB2OPT parameter to specify/override the SECURITY attribute for API's like GET_CONFIG. Currently, it is defaulting to DEFINER in the DSNTIJRT job. We are having to ALTER it after-the-fact from DEFINER to USER.
about 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

VLDB - 358 Eliminate the need to define a set number of 32k and 4k tablespaces in the work file database

Instead of defining a set number of 4k and 32k tablespaces, it would simplify the process if we could allocate a set amount of space to the work database and allow DB2 to dynamically allocate the tablespaces as needed. As the page size requirement...
about 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DB2 SQL run in eclipse are limited to eclipse buffers, add option to send output to file outside of eclipse.

When running a DB2 Script, there is a limit for output records. If the number is to high we get a warning. give us the ability, instead of a number of records limit allow us to give a file name out on our drive where the file will be written direc...
over 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

RECOVER DB2 TO A LOCAL TIME

Hi teamA lot of time, we are thinking about how save time, cpu and locking if QUIESCE didn´t appear in every chain we have running in our site.How to solve this problem: very easy, if the operation department had a RECOVER TO LOCAL TIME option, b...
about 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Deployment Of Native SQL Stored Procedures With Validate(Bind) Is Call Order Dependent

For DB2 V10 and V11. When NSPs are created with Validate(Bind), they have to be deployed in reverse call order or the the bind deploys will fail with a procedure not found error. If NSPs are created with Vaildate(Run) to get around this limitation...
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DSNTIAUL sample code size limit

DSNTIAUL sample csect provided with DB/2 V12 has a size that span two 4K pages. To address these 8K it uses two base register, but in case we have to modify code to adapt it to our need the remaining space is too short so there is a need for a thi...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

A new system config report to report delta changes (for DB2 Z/OS)

We have walked through with Jason Sizto on this item. We are on DSM V 2.1.5.2 and it runs on Linux. Our DB2 runs on Z/OS. • Currently, comparison reports are generated weekly and result will show differences for every generation period.• For m...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Make VPSEQT 100 XI-refresh feature delivered in PI59168 available for non-PGSTEAL-NONE pools or objects.

In PI59168, IBM delivered an enhancement for PGSTEAL NONE bufferpools, whereby setting VPSEQT to 100, Db2 would automatically refresh objects that experienced pseudo-close. This rectified a huge issue at our shop where pseudo-closed objects had to...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Track Data Volume

1.How can I track volume of data for a minute ( How many insertions, Hoe many deletions, How many reads, How many writes..etc ). I am able to see the percentage but I need numbers. 2.How can I set the only two ranges ( Min and Max for System CPU,D...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Default value for DECLARED GLOBAL TEMPORARY Table

Current default for DECLARE GLOBAL TEMPORARY TABLE is ON COMMIT DELETE ROWS. We would like to have the ability to change this via a zparm to ON COMMIT DROP TABLE so that we maximize our thread resuse.
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration