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Support Adding additional network-only credential into SI running on Windows

Enhance IBM Symphony/EGO Service Instance (SI) execution on Windows to support a secondary network-only credential in addition to the existing Run As account. This would allow an SI to continue running locally under its configured Windows account ...
about 1 month ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 0 Submitted

SQL Tuning Services: Invoking Tuning Report with URL containing the JobID – alternative to randomly generated URL

We know how to work with the „JobResult“ API today. This gives us access to the original access pathes as long as the meta data and EXPLAIN data is available. But we consider the handling difficult - especially when communicating with developers. ...
8 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

-DISPLAY PROCEDURE - Show All Stored Procedure Types

Show Native Stored Procedures in -DIS PROC regardless of DEBUG mode. The existing limitation becomes a monitoring showstopper as more and more Native SQL SPs are utilized in Production.
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Under review

ability to Recover multiple tablespaces to last full copy in a single statement

The current Recovery Utility syntax does not allow multiple tablespaces to be recovered to their own respective last full image copy in a single recover statement. This can be useful for resetting test environments or even in production for a pre ...
8 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Externalize instrumentation (IFCID) written at archive time

The IFCID should contain active log dataset name active log dataset size active log span (time interval Db2 has written log records into that log data set / After how many minutes was the log archived?) How full was the log (in percent) at the tim...
7 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Db2 start command message output and return code

If a Db2 database is in RO mode at database level and you issue a -STA DB(DBName) SP(TSName) ACCESS(RW) command via batch, it outputs "DSNTDDIS 'START DATABASE' NORMAL COMPLETION" which is misleading because the table still cannot be loaded therea...
about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

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about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Functionality already exists

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about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Functionality already exists

When executing an ALTER TABLE <table> ROTATE PARTITION please do NOT invalidate dependent packages

ALTER TABLE <table> ROTATE PARTITION is described as an ONLINE schema change. However in our 24/7 environment with tables being used frequently around the clock we cannot execute ALTER TABLE <table> ROTATE PARTITION on our most heavily...
about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Db2 native and RACF security consistency requirement

This is especially important for shops like ours where for years DB2 native security and migrate to RACF security to be complaint with security audit and policies, and also new mainframe applications standards. There is multiple areas where curren...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration