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Status Under review
Workspace Db2 Administration Foundation for z/OS
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 18, 2026

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Add UI Support in Db2 Administration Foundation to Register New Db2 Accelerators

This enhancement would be extremely useful because, throughout the lifecycle of the Db2 Accelerator product, it is essential to be able to add new accelerators in a simple and user‑friendly way. Additionally, Db2 Administration Foundation is the official tool for administering Db2 accelerators.

With the announcement of the end of support for IBM Data Studio, we were required to migrate to Db2 Administration Foundation. However, unlike IBM Data Studio, Db2 Administration Foundation does not currently provide a user interface option to add new accelerators. The only available method is through direct execution of Db2 stored procedures.

This functionality was previously available in IBM Data Studio and played a key role in simplifying accelerator administration. Restoring this capability in Db2 Administration Foundation—by allowing accelerators to be added through the UI—would greatly improve usability, reduce operational complexity, and align the product with its role as the primary and official administration tool for Db2 accelerators.

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  • Guest
    Mar 19, 2026

    I completely agree. It makes no sense that Db2 Administration Foundation still doesn’t offer a simple UI option to add or pair new Db2 Accelerators to a data‑sharing group. It’s honestly unbelievable that a solution costing millions of dollars lacks such an elementary graphical feature—something that IBM Data Studio provided for years. Having to rely on stored procedure calls for a basic administrative task is not just inconvenient, it undermines the very purpose of having an official administration tool. This is the kind of functionality that should be standard out of the box.

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  • Guest
    Mar 18, 2026

    I strongly support this enhancement. Reintroducing a user-friendly UI to add accelerators in Db2 Administration Foundation will significantly streamline administrative workflows. It bridges a critical gap left by IBM Data Studio's retirement and eliminates the operational overhead of manually executing stored procedures, making the tool much more efficient for DBAs.

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