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Db2

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Victimization of unused compression dictionaries from DBHEAP(RIMS)

Compression and Expansion dictionaries for each object (table, index) remain in memory until database deactivation time. This is problematic because enough DBHEAP must be allocated to host a compression/expansion dictionary for EACH object that is...
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Tables/Index (Range MQ MDC etc.) 0 Not under consideration

Oracle-style isolation level 3 (multi-version read consistency) locking.(RIMS)

A description of Oracle's 'multi-version read consistency' can be found here: http://www.ss64.com/orasyntax/10locking.html. Even DB2's most liberal CS isolation is more strict then this. [update 04-27-2009]: Support for isolation level 3 queries t...
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Serviceability 1 Not under consideration

In IDA, provide "Space Evenly" buttons along with the "Align" buttons

When creating a diagram, it is common to have groups of symbols that need to be arranged evenly, so that the spacing is consistent between the symbols. Currently there is no way to do that automatically, requiring the user to attempt to do that by...
about 3 years ago in Db2 0 Future consideration

In IDA, make the "Align" buttons on the toolbar work as expected

I have 5 symbols selected that are randomly on the diagram. I click the "Align Top". The symbols move, but some of them move down. The expectation is that they would align to the top of the top most symbol. If I click "Align Left", again the expec...
about 3 years ago in Db2 0 Future consideration

In IDA, need to keep the selection of graphic symbols when moving

If I select many symbols in the IDA diagram, then move them, the selection is immediately removed from the set after I release the mouse or keyboard, and only remains on one of the symbols. This makes it difficult to get precise positioning of sym...
about 3 years ago in Db2 0 Future consideration

Creation of range-partitioned tables during TRANSPORT

Whilst working on a recent pureScale POC with a customer, we came to the stage of upgrading their existing database to pureScale. Existing database had a catalog SMS tablespace. pureScale has a requirement that all tablespaces have to be AUTOMATIC...
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Tables/Index (Range MQ MDC etc.) 0 Not under consideration

Vmotion support for pureScale

Currently State Farm uses Vmotion 5.5 in their VMware environment, which enables the live migration of running virtual machines from one physical server to another with zero downtime in their VMware environment. PureScale currently does not suppor...
over 9 years ago in Db2 / pureScale 0 Not under consideration

IBM Data Studion needs extport/Extract from a select statement

Many people use IBM Data Studio to manage DB2 database. You can currently right click on a table and extract/export a tables contents. You cananot do the same using a select statement to say filter records or join tables for the export. Today peop...
about 3 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Future consideration

Simplify shadow tables replication

Integrate the CDC engine in the DB2 engine and allow to configure the replication with SQL commands.
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Tables/Index (Range MQ MDC etc.) 0 Not under consideration

List node & db directory using SQL

Create two new functions to list the content of the database and node directory.
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration