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Db2 for z/OS

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force a timeout of threads that are holding latches for a specified period of time

Due to HW failure a thread was 'hanging' in db2 system holding a latch. Db2 system will remain in that status for ever. We were not able to identify the thread, and it was not possible to cancel the thread externally. Are looking for Db2 to 'timeo...
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Db2 V12 - Installation CLIST - Panel DSNTIPG1 - IC DATA SET UNIT NAME - format of DSNTIJIC

For Db2 V12, going through the installation CLIST to migrate, panel DSNTIPG1 MIGRATE DB2 - INSTALLATION PREFERENCES PANEL 2 3 IC DATA SET UNIT NAME With Db2 V12, IC DATA SET UNIT NAME determines the format of the Db2 catalog and directory image co...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Possibilty for setting ASUTIME LIMIT

If you have a SQL in the editor or in a file you can't set the ASUTIME LIMIT. This is only possible for a stored procedure at the moment. It would be graet to be able set this when a rare SQL needs more time.
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

ADD SMF89 to install panels for DB2

while installing db2 or upgrading zparms I need to go in an manually change the zparm from SMF89=NO to YES everytime I ran the installation parm. If another systems programmer doesnt know this there is the risk that they copy over SMF89=YES and no...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Dynamically add active log with a critical message displayed in hot terminal

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almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

DB2 accounting information

We are using the DB2 accounting information as a source for resource usage counts. We use for this purpose the accounting fields described in DSECT DSNDQXST (generated with the macro DSNDQXST). We find counts for the SQL statements SELECT, INSERT,...
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Ability to force the next partition PBG

We would like to be able to force a partition by growth table space to take the next partition even if its not ready to grow.
almost 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN diagnostic log record needs more information to be useful

The ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN diagnostic log record (type = 0x4400, subtype = 0x0083) lacks two crucial pieces of information as of DB2 V11 beta. 1. The inline length of the column if the added column is a LOB data type. 2. An indication that the col...
almost 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Rowset fetching from a Java Stored Procedure result set

A Java stored procedure deployed on DB2 for z/OS returns a result set which contains 100+ items. This result set is consumed by a client COBOL application running on z/OS (Batch and CICS). The COBOL program attempts to do a ROWSET Fetch from the c...
almost 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

CTHREAD LIMIT REAL TIME MONITORING PROBLEM

We are using IMS v11.5 and Db2 v9.1 for z/os with coexistence option. We want to receive a message in syslog saying the cthread threshold was reached or an SQL Code/State returned to application for error handling to prevent queuing on IMS side.
almost 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

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