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Enhancement to JSON2BSON UDF

With the increasing adoption of Db2 REST, the use of JSON2BSON UDF also increased. The problem with this UDF is that frequent repetitive calls of this UDF will result in -904 "ROUTINE PARAMETER STORAGE" error. We have gone thru recommendations in ...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Dynamically Defined Reorg Mapping Tables That Use An Implicitly Defined Database

Currently, the implicitly created database works great because every instance of a mapping table is in a separate database.This avoids any possibility of database lock contention across multiple concurrent instances of reorg.The downside of the im...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DB2 zOS LOAD SHRLEVEL CHANGE - provide # of rows processed

Enhancement request: When LOAD SHRLEVEL CHANGE utility abended, DB2 should provide the number of input records processed. Justification: If a LOAD SHRLEVEL CHANGE utility abended and then restarted successfully, the utility will skip the processed...
over 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

IBM Unload to support parallelism for LOB Tablespaces

We are trying to unload large LOB tablespaces in a performant manner. Please see PMR 76429 999 866 in relation to this. IBM Unload currently issues misleading messages saying parallelism will be invoked. However this is not the case and the utilit...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

CATMAINT / ENFM REORG enhancement

CATMAINTs and ENFM REORGs causes major disruption if running alongside current workload. Continuous availabilty requirements means sign-off for planned DB2 outages (version upgrades or catalog reorgs) are very difficult to obtain/justify.
over 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Allow the alteration to another bufferpool (with the same page size) for a specific partition.

When deciding on which bufferpool to place a tablespace in, I have found that different partitions have different requirements. when the "hotspot" of a table (that would benefit by being in a larger bufferpool) is at the end, putting the last part...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

REBIND STABILIZED DYNAMIC QUERY.

DB2 12 introduce Stabilized Dynamic Queries. A new Rebind command for Stabilized Dynamic Query is needed to operate Stabilized Dynamic Queries.The only way to Stabilize a query again after invalidation is to wait for a new execution of the stateme...
about 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Enhance Runstats when using profiles

RUNSTATS enhancement - an execution of RUNSTATS with REPORT YES would provide the actual and complete information in the PROFILE_TEXT column of the SYSIBM.SYSTABLES_PROFILES row for the table of interest without executing the stats. Also, when act...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Full length of timestamp not seen in data studio

We are not able to see the full lenght of a timestamp when running a sql select agains a db2 table using data studio.DS is only showing 29 characters. the total lenght of the field is 32 characters. Column is declared timestamp 13 in DB2. I can re...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Allow DBADM to grant on view created

Our DBA users connected to a RACF group that has DBADM authority should be allowed to grant on view that they can create.Even when the schema of the view is distinct.Today those DBA can create views thanks to DBACRVW, they should also be able to g...
about 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration