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Db2 for z/OS

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RLF refresh by using 'Start .....' command

Prior to DB2 V12 changes in RLF tables are immediately active. Since V12R1M100 RLF tables and values are cached. Please allow a refresh by e.g. the START-command for RLF table similar to the refresh for Profile-tables.Executing a RLF start command...
almost 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

256 VLDB2012 - DB2 command enhancement -DISPLAY UTILITY

DB2 commands need to be improved in many aspects to provide additional usability, functionality and detail. -DISPLAY UTILITY DETAIL would provide additional diagnostic information about impacted objects e.g. DATABASE/TABLESPACE/PARTITION and/or TA...
almost 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Db2 use secure port only

We would like to be able to use secure connections only in db2. All traffic would have to use the secure port (SECPORT) and the TCPPORT would be disabled.
over 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Provide a smarter refresh mechanism for RLF

Since Db2 version 12 changes in the RLF (resource limit facility) control tables no more longer become active automatically.After updating/inserting/deleting rows in the RLF control table we have to stop and restart RLF via a command. Please provi...
about 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Enable usability for Native DDF Rest Services (e.g. APPLCOMPAT, Version,..)

Please support following enhancements for usability reasons for Native DDF REST Services: (1) APPLCOMPAT(2) enable Package Versioning(3) Switch between the versions (4) Deploy Native DDF Rest Services to a remote DB2 system
almost 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Allow Client Information to be propagated from a Db2 REST call

In a multi-tenant environment it is of great importance to be able to quickly isolate a problem in order to resolve a problem. We are currently using the Db2 JDBC Client Information API to provide Db2 with various correlation data from our Java ba...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Delivered

Ensure data consistency in even the biggest LOBs without compromising availability

The only way to ensure data consistency in Db2 LOBs, is by regularly checking – and by always to ensure that we have at least one full and consistent image copy of all LOBs. Not to compromise availability, all CHECK LOB utilities must use SHRLEVEL...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 11 Delivered

Different Column Names for Union Query

IBM Db2 z/OS development team to allow different column names in different parts of a UNION clause, as long as their types match, and assign the column names from the first part of the UNION clause to the columns of resulting table
over 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 6 Delivered

Dynamic Statement Cache should have information from the field ClientInfo

We use JPA to generate Dynamic SQL in Db2 z/OS. The application ID i sent in the field ClientInfo which helps us to identify the processing. SMF records, Omegamon, Query Monitor and other products contain this information, but not the Dynamic Stat...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Delivered

Detect corrupted pointers in the free chain and avoid referencing them

We are currently using a USERMOD which detects corrupted pointers in the free chain before referencing them and, if detected, automatically truncates the free chain to avoid referencing bad addresses. If this can be generalized and implemented wit...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Delivered