IBM Data Platform Ideas Portal for Customers


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    Db2 should retransmit data to IBM Storage Protect, in case of tapedrive errors

    Db2 should e.g. try to retransmit the failed part of I/O, when only a single stream of a multiple stream backup fails, rather than marking the complete backup as failed.(f.e with SQL2033N). AHA idea is related to Db2 Case TS021697999.
    15 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 1 Future consideration

    DataStage job lineage must properly support parameterized and reusable jobs and sequence jobs, accurately tracking runtime parameters and variables.

    a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } A significant portion of DataStage development relies on reusable and parameterized jobs. Jobs are typically organized in...
    about 13 hours ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Submitted

    Extract automated lineage from some IFPC Command Tasks (unused, chmod, cp, mv, rm)

    This is a follow up to https://ideas.ibm.com/ideas/DATALIN-I-60 that asks for automated extraction of all Command Tasks invoked by informatica power center. Since IFPC developers can invoke any executable in the command task, it is technically dif...
    1 day ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Submitted

    Import metadata from InfoSphere Data Architect for data into IBM Knowledge Catalog

    Currently, customers using InfoSphere Data Architect for data modeling cannot import their metadata into IKC, as ER/Studio, Erwin Data Modeler, and SAP PowerDesigner are the only supported modeling sources for IKC. Our customer needs to import met...
    28 days ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Submitted

    Enable add external databases in DMC bundled in CP4D

    DMC console bundled with CP4D is capable monitor only DB2 instances deployed inside CP4D. It will be helpfull enable usersconnect also databases ouside of CP4D. For example in case you have deployed Cognos as part of CP4D but your databases are ex...
    16 days ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 0 Submitted

    Support OpenSSL

    Problem Statement Currently, GSKit is the only supported way of setting up TLS and cryptography in Db2 LUW. Because only IBM products rely on GSKit (as far as I know) it poses a higher barrier to entry when starting with Db2. While GSKit supports ...
    28 days ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Submitted

    DB2 inplace reorg, pause before TRUNCATE

    Inplace Reorg acquires a share lock on the table, when empty pages are to be released after the reorg.To avoid this LOCK the parameter NOTRUNCATE TABLE could be used. But this leaves the pages allocated to the table object.It cannot be determined ...
    29 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 0 Submitted

    Improve early exit/early close SQL processing in partitioned environments

    In partitioned Db2 environments (MPP), where SQL statements are processed in parallel by multiple partitions and multiple agents on each of them, certain SQL might execute much longer due to processing a section of an SQL (and access plan) that co...
    about 1 month ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 0 Submitted

    Enabling a configurable dump directory for all automatically generated diagnostic files

    Currently, Db2 does not support redirecting automatically non -FODC (EDU dumps, stack , “flight recorder” ) dump files to a custom dump directory; instead these files are always written to DIAGPATH. Enabling a configurable dump directory for all a...
    about 1 month ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 0 Submitted

    Implement vault access for storing passwords (instead of storing them in config files)

    IBM provides Db2 LDAP plug-in modules capabilities as e. g. described here for Db2 v12.1: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2/12.1.x?topic=support-configuring-ldap-plug-in-modules There are two parameters (keys) listed, namely SSL_PW and SEARCH_PW. Th...
    about 1 month ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 1 Future consideration

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