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TRY_CAST for DB2 LUW (CAST without error)

"New" scalar-function TRY_CASTReturns a value cast to the specified data type if the cast succeeds; otherwise, returns null.
over 7 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Not under consideration

TXT as report output

We do have CSV that works as TXT. However, one has to go through scripting renaming etc to accomplish the same. It will be very helpful to add a report option to create output type as .TXT
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 3 Not under consideration

TCR should automatically choose Debit or Credit Adjustment Type is the ADJ CODE can only be a DEBIT or CREDIT

When in TCR you must choose Debit or Credit Transaction type when Inserting an Adjustment. Some Adjustment are DEBIT only or CREDIT only so why does the USER need to select it should be pre-filled with the correct Transaction Type.
over 5 years ago in Financial Transaction Manager  / Check 0 Future consideration

Ability to assign a default tab to open when logging into Web Applications

Currently, when users log into the Web Applications (Contributor applications). the system always opens the tab/worksheet that the user had accessed last during their previous session. This behavior causes significant delays for users, because typ...
over 5 years ago in Planning Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Automatic deletion of empty SYSDISC datasets

BMC LOAD...DELETEFILES YES SYSDISC YES causes an empty SYSDISC file to be deleted. Also it appears this happens automatically when PARALLEL is used with the IBM utility but only with PARALLEL.
over 3 years ago in Db2 Utilities Suite for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Create Shortcut button in MER Msg EDITOR screen

PBB User expecting to have shortcut button to view the next message instead of user have to quit (return to the queue) then only to select the next message in FTM-MER 1) User excepting Next button after opening the message from Message List page 2...
over 3 years ago in Financial Transaction Manager  / Swift 0 Not under consideration

incomplete graph legends

Can you please correct the source code of RTM for next update to have a complete legend field list for all graph (ie Cur, Avg, Min & Max) for all values ?
over 5 years ago in Spectrum LSF / Operations/RTM 2 Not under consideration

MER Find Message" function"

MER Find Message" function" There are more messages with TTKLC* other than the 5 messages but it shows up the "and more". The user cannot click on the "and more .." to navigate to the next messages. In the "Find Message" function at the Message En...
over 3 years ago in Financial Transaction Manager  / Swift 2 Functionality already exists

Migrating Changes Only

There is the new tool which allows you to compare two environments which is pretty good at showing a complete list of changes. We would like to now migrate only the differences between the two environments. Given the changes span the whole range o...
over 5 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / Implementation & Deployment 3 Not under consideration

Default of for read only for all select statements

As you might have noticed, the "for read only" clause of the select statement in DB2 is not widely known nor used. Most standards select statements going through the DB2 engine have the risk of becoming an ambiguous cursor with sub-optimal perform...
over 5 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 1 Not under consideration