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Informix Server

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Add functionality level

Similar to DB2 z/OS Functional Levels and SQL Server Database Compatablity Level add ability to do the same for new features in newer versions of Informix. At least compared to the previous version. This allows more confidence for upgrades. This w...
5 months ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

oncheck should be able to repair bad rowids in an index

oncheck should be able to repair bad rowids in an index. i.e. remove bad rowids and add missing rowids. i.e. online index repair.
5 months ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

oncheck should report all bad rowids in an index.

oncheck should report all bad rowids in an index. Current oncheck stops at the first bad rowid, this makes it impossible to tell if there is more than 1 bad rowid in an index.
5 months ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

Enhance onstat -g prc information

Enhance onstat -g prc information: Last recompile datetime Add sql statement that causes this entry to last recompile if changed Add location column (module/line) similar to onstat -g afr output for last change to this entry if an object changed s...
5 months ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Under review

Enhance onstat -g dic information

Enhance onstat -g dic information Add datetime entry was created Add sql statement that causes this entry to be created if an object changed. Add location column (module/line) similar to onstat -g afr output that causes this entry to be created if...
5 months ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Under review

Enhance sysproclan information

Change sysproclan column created to datetime year to second. Add sql statement that caused the change Add location column (module/line) similar to onstat -g afr output This means stored procedure recompiles can be RCA'ed more easily when they are ...
5 months ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

Informix should be supported as a Kubernetes based Database inside of the Container

We have Docker for this presently. Many customers have requested this, particularly those support OpenShift and RHEL Linux.
5 months ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Under review

have NVL() and COALESCE() accept host variables like other DB engines do

See https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://community.ibm.com/community/user/datamanagement/discussion/sql-coalesce-does-not-support-sql-parameters*bm723bd631-c8e5-4c0c-a6ce-a5b977b8d2ae__;Iw!!I_DbfM1H!BBGO-0ceowioxh82YN-AlSZ0PMERaPp_Tm4yoQ_jh6qJaw9xW...
6 months ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

Better tool for performance analysis and tips

Until now, we can use the tool "explain" to have a query plan generated or use "onmode -Y" for the same purpose. Next, we can use onstat indicators or SMI queries to mearure performance. Anyway, this has downsides:- You have to know the query for ...
6 months ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Submitted

Add sid to onstat -g tpf output

When using onstat -g tpf it would be better if sid was displayed to make this easier to tie back to a session. E.g. when looking for reverse scans on the instance.
6 months ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Under review