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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on May 13, 2025

Provide an automate way to alter catalog copies after Db2 catalog changes (CATMAINT)

We using catalog copies in Db2 Administration tool. We have created 7 copies (1 for each day to get one week back). Every night we load data from the Db2 catalog in one of these catalog copies. This works good since years but we looking for a more or less automatic way to update the structure of these catalog copies after any change in Db2 catalog tables (CATMAINT). Dropping and recreating the catalog copies is no option for us.

Would be possible to provide something similar like the Db2 CATMAINT utility for catalog copies? Or just provide a job with the necessary ALTER statements?

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  • Admin
    Chris Pomasl
    Nov 18, 2025

    Thank you for submitting this Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS enhancement request. We have reviewed this request and believed it is already existing in the product, Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS.

    The user should use Compare on a system that has the desired change and then clone the WSL to use on other systems.

    Any further enhancement is not being considered at this time. This will remain in our backlog though in case our priorities change in the future.

    We appreciate your input to the Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS development team. We hope that you will continue to submit enhancement suggestions for improvements as customer feedback is a key component to shaping the future direction of Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS.

    Sincerely,

    The Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS Team