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    LOAD Replace improvement for RI tables

    We had a Db2 DDL change where a new table "b" was created with a RI constraint to a parent table "a" which was also modified (DROP/CREATE). Table "a" had several rows which were unloaded before the change and loaded back after the DDL changes (LOA...
    over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    DSNTEP2 number of rows printed is incorrect

    DSNTEP doesn't count correctly the number of rows printer after 999999 rowsIt should be extended to more digits
    over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    CANCEL THREAD Enhancement - to cancel threads by specifying a SCOPE(ssid)

    This will help in cancelling of threads running in any of the LPARs in a Parallel Sysplex. Currently, DISPLAY THREAD supports SCOPE(GROUP). So, this would be a good feature to have. These can be very useful during IPLs when some thread is holding ...
    over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Column name isn't allowed after LIKE

    SQL that does select * from xxx where 'value' like col1fails.
    over 13 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    DB2MSTR could issue a message at startup when there is an APF library problem instead of making an abend S0C4 in DSNYASCP

    Sometimes we are having changes in APF libraries and if one or more libraries are not authorized, the MSTR address space will fail with an abend S0C4 in module DSNYASCP An informative message providing the name(s) of APF libraries causing problem ...
    over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Db2 V12 Add Column HIGH_POSS_FUNCTION_LVL To SYSIBM.SYSLEVELUPDATES

    Want an easy why to know the current HIGHEST POSSIBLE FUNCTION LEVEL and to track history of HIGHEST POSSIBLE FUNCTION LEVEL. Currently we are issuing the command, parsing the output, and storing it in a Db2 tablle.
    over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

    Regular Expressions (regex) scalar function

    The XMLQUERY function allows the user to use the 'fn:matches' XQuery function, which is great. Please see example UDF which does this... ~~~~~~~~~~--#SET TERMINATOR ! CREATE FUNCTION "UDF_STRING_REGEX_MATCH" ( SEARCHSTRING VARCHAR (50) ) RETURNS S...
    almost 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

    402 VLDB - DB2 Zparm with Variable Options

    DB2 Zparm with Variable Options We have a large number of DB2's to maintain.Most of the DB2's run with the same Zparm values except for the following:-Catalog HLQ, IRLM name, ARC HLQ, Member ID, Data sharing detail and DDF detail. If these values ...
    almost 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Improve DB2 sliding scale algorithm (SECQTY -1)

    The maximum secondary space allocation of 559 cylinders for objects of 64GB or greater is too little causing the number of extents hits the limit of 255 or if using Extent Constraint Removal it would generated many extents. For the cases where the...
    over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    additional Db2 accounting info when SELECT FROM FINAL TABLE is used

    When I use SQL UPDATE then the accounting information is very clear that UPDATE was used. If I wrap that UPDATE with SELECT FROM FINAL TABLE on the outside then the accounting information does not clearly show UPDATE was used. This is tricky and a...
    over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

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