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Data gate instance be able to write on Object Storage which require security certificate (Data Gate for watsonx)

The client wants to adopt an Object Storage (S3) technology with the use of security certificate to store data synchronized by Data Gate for watsonx (DG4WX). Currently the DG4WX doesn't support security certificate to access, read and write data o...
2 days ago in Db2 for z/OS Data Gate 0 Submitted

Snowflake Connector Bulk Unload

Hi, We are migrating our Teradata DB to Snowflake on Azure. We are migrating our datastage jobs accordingly. We need to unload large volume of data with Snowflake Connector, using Bulk unload, the same way we do bulk load (CREATE STAGE - COPY INTO...
about 11 hours ago in DataStage 0 Submitted

Adjusting Edition Limits

With the introduction of IDS 15, storage options within an instance have become virtually unlimited. Fortunately, this has also removed several restrictions that, over the years, led to unnecessary administrative effort across different editions. ...
2 days ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Submitted

Provide compatability between releases and PTF levels

We are a large multi system multi SYSPLEX environment with a minimum of 5 9's uptime availability across the board. Therefore, we normally do not upgrade anything across all LPAR'S of a SYSPLEX at the same time and certainly do not take down all o...
2 days ago in Db2 Administration Foundation for z/OS 1 Submitted

Option to exclude temporary tablespaces from Db2 Snapshot Backup

It would be advantageous, if we could exclude temporary tablespaces from the Db2 Snapshot Backup (using IBM Storage Protect Snapshot)Because the temporary tablespaces have to be included its corresponding filesystems need to have “Mirror write con...
about 4 hours ago in Db2 / Db2 Tools 0 Submitted

Adding Financial function Internal Rate of Return (IRR) to TM1 Rules

Adding an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) feature to IBM Planning Analytics TM1 Rules will significantly enhance its value for financial analysis and decision-making. IRR is a crucial metric for evaluating the profitability of investments and projec...
10 days ago in Planning Analytics 5 Submitted

DQ Rule output column to me made available in IKC BI Data Service Model

DQ Rule output column to me made available in IKC BI Data Service Model. We have certain rule how to name output columns of Data Rules and we have established reporting to monitor naming convention. This will ensure the quality of the data quality.
about 8 hours ago in Cloud Pak for Data / Watson Knowledge Catalog 0 Submitted

Colour consistency should be definable across all objects, not just within a single dashboard. And we should have attributes on members, not just data items.

Colour consistency is a great feature, ensuring that within a single dashboard all visualisations will show a member with the same colour. But what about if you have a suite of dashboards? What about if you have reports? A user would want the same...
2 days ago in Cognos Analytics / Dashboard 0 Submitted

Drafts should be available in the reporting DB

Based on our explorations it seems that drafts are not synced to the reporting DB. We are using drafts, and they are needed for our reporting - if they are not in the reporting DB some of our reports will not work correctly.
about 11 hours ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Future consideration

Allow workflow scope to have multiple categories (subcategories of same parent)

Right now when creating a workflow, one can specify only one category - the selection is based on radio buttons. So let's say we have primary category "DSA" and under that we have four 'working' subcategories A,B,C,D. We would like to have an appr...
about 13 hours ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Functionality already exists