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CLI command to export/import DS-objects in XML format

After developing new DataStage objects (or changing them), we have to manually export them in order to get them in XML Format. The only CLI functionality provided is istools, that Exports DS objects as ISX, which is not usable within a Control Ver...
about 7 years ago in DataStage 1 Not under consideration

Add Accelerated/NOT Accelerated node to Access Plan Graph when IDAA plug in is NOT installed

When setting query acceleration = enable; externalize the data in DSN_QUERYINFO_TABLE by adding an Accelerated/NOT Accelerated node to Access Plan Graph when IDAA plug in is NOT installed - as is included when the plug in is installed
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Pyomo integration

No description provided

Lock hashing algorithms of DB2 and XES are incompatible. Leads to excessive False Contention and high IRLM CPU for GLM xfer

There is an anomaly between DB2 and XES hashing algorithms which means that a 4-byte DB2 (unique) lock hash value passed to XES may not be hashed to a unique value by XES unless the LTE size is set excessively high (1G). I understand that DB2 hash...
almost 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Enhance Instance Configuration encryption setup

Delivers IDR with a predefined encryption profile for Non Encrypted. This increases intuitivity on the dmconfigurets interface. Customers get confused when trying to configure their first Instance, calling for support, increasing their time to set...
over 5 years ago in Replication: Change Data Capture 0 Not under consideration

Graphs by MetricStudio is not accessable by users of other domain in AD - PMR 27494,100,83

in a global Cognos BI platform with users accessing via different domains and therefore different gateways as e.g. http://***:80/cognos/cgi-bin/ http://***:80/cognosINT/cgi-bin/
almost 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

When we are scheduling the report via trigger, password should be hidden or we should be able to run the trigger without password

as you understand it is dangerous to hardcode password in a bat file where it is visible by anyone
almost 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 0 Future consideration

Fix the issue to show destination entity after merge/unmerge in visualizer v10.0 (same as V8.1).

In old visualizer 8.1, if an entity is merged to another, visualizer search directs to the destination entity. However, in Version V10.0, it doesn't direct to destination entity. Hence, leaving no trail of entity. Please consider to fix the issue ...
almost 2 years ago in Identity Insight 0 Not under consideration

Dashboard - Set Fit Page to default On

In Dashboard, users can set the Fit Page property to On so that the dashboard does not scroll. It would be convenient if this property could be defaulted to On. Users are calling in because CA Dashboards are not fitting to the screen anymore. It i...
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Planned for future release

Make product manuals available in ePub format.

Can you please make more product manuals (specifically DB2 for z/OS) available in the ePub format? The PDF format does not work well with tablets and readers. If you zoom to get a legible font size, then you must scroll left, right, left, right on...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration