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Knowledge Catalog

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Support CP4D-WKC on Linux on z

We have a few Z customers in Canada who are currently evaluating a data fabric architecture of having a central data catalog. These customers are currently running Linux on Z (IFLs) and would absolutely prefer the platform to run CP4D for producti...
9 months ago in Knowledge Catalog 0 Future consideration

Data Stewards need the ability to import and attach comments to columns

Would like the ability to import and attach comments to columns, both from the database directly and from a spreadsheet with the table name, column name and comment. There is sometimes relevant info in the database comments and our testing has sho...
9 months ago in Knowledge Catalog 2 Future consideration

Data stewards need the ability to assign multiple columns as parts of a primary key

Need the ability to assign multiple columns as being parts of the primary key for a table in a *persistent* way even when the database DDL does not reflect this OR may even reflect a different primary key. Our largest customer service application ...
9 months ago in Knowledge Catalog 2 Functionality already exists

The search bar on the catalog should show exactly matched contents only

***This is an idea about the search bar on the catalog.*** ***This is not an idea about the black search bar on top of the CP4D WEB console window.*** <Background> User register some Business Terms and Tags using Japanese language in the C...
almost 3 years ago in Knowledge Catalog 2 Not under consideration

Auto update capability for Reporting Feature.

As of now in the Reporting feature when we try to start a reporting for few catalogs and projects and it's successfully gets completed after couple of hours and it will be idle, so here the ask is after the Reporting gets completed, next day I'll ...
9 months ago in Knowledge Catalog 0 Not under consideration

Need MDE execution statistics as like MDI in Reporting feature.

In current ICP4D v.4.6.5 reporting feature, after reporting gets established for catalogs/projects, etc. in the target database there is a table for MDI called metadata_import_executions but we didnt fine any similar table for MDE. So the request ...
9 months ago in Knowledge Catalog 0 Not under consideration

Request to Limit Connection Creation Process to the Source DB while running MDI/MDE

For Example: We have an Oracle connection with a limit of 20 User Sessions per user. When we try to run an MDI Job using the Oracle Connection, The MDI is exceeding the limit of Sessions ~20, here the problem is we are running this MDI/MDE on the ...
9 months ago in Knowledge Catalog 0 Under review

Task input bulk select capabilities

Currently the task inbox has a multiselect option to perform bulk tasks but it does not allow you to select all the results returned by the filter aplied. We would like to have the option to select all results in the list. Oana
9 months ago in Knowledge Catalog 3 Planned for future release

Support DENODO in WKC with Generic JDBC

Our customer wants WKC to be connected to DENODO with Generic JDBC. Now CP4D can connect to DENODO with Generic JDBC in DV. It is described in this document. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.0?topic=overview-whats-new#whats-new__re...
about 2 years ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Future consideration

Request for API to search with Partial name of the Project/Catalog

Let's say I have 20 to 30 projects which are unique in their naming convention, Let's say I’m using the Naming Convention as follows: Eg: Structure of Project Name: <Application Code>_<Application Name> Exact name using the Structure: ...
9 months ago in Knowledge Catalog 0 Under review