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Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS

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Enable MAX and F10 / F11 on panel ADB21T

This panel lists tables. F11 is enabled, so you can press F11 14 times to get to the end of the information. But if you want to go back to the start of the information, you have to press F10 14 times. There is no ability to use (M)AX F10 or (M)AX ...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

GOCCM compare/import process: verification mask messages are missing in the ADBMSGS-file

The ADBMSGS-file should be the consolidated source for all messages of the GOCCM import/compare process. This is not the case for messages that are issued due to verification mask entries. These messages are only available in the VALOUT file but t...
over 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

PAGENUM option for Admin Tool Mask

I will like an option to change or enforce PAGENUM attribute using the MASK(ing) feature available in Admin Tool. This will be useful to control PAGENUM attribute for PBR tablespaces for our site.
over 1 year ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Provide user the ability to suppress generation of DISCARDDN, PUNCHDDN, UNLDDN for reorg TS

These are not needed in most reorgs, tool should allow the user to determine if these should be generated.
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Change to 'Active DB2 Systems' panel

When viewing the DB2 Tools Launchpad and the list of tools installed, enter '?' for a list of active SSIDs. The list that returns includes all DB2 Systems by name, but only the descriptions of the subsystems that match entries in the currently...
about 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Remove ISPF restriction preventing the actual count of objects returned from using the SARG command

Please remove the ISPF restriction that is preventing the following in Db2 Admin Tool (rejected in DB2ZADMTL-I-85) - I have used panel ADB21K and the count as an example below, but the misleading count occurs on other panels when you have used the...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

ADM tools - saving reports

We converted from CA tools to IBM tools, and one of the areas that is not up tp par is ability to save a report into a dataset. Example - I can produce a multi-page Drop-Impact report, but there is no command that allows me to save it into a datas...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

ADBPCRR - Saved Compare Results missing numerous information that is on GOC2CMP Report

Not all objects on the Compare Report are on the Saved Compare Results. Don't know who uses the Saved Compare Results but if that is there, it should have all objects that are on the report.
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Move DISRT into primary command and remove 10 object foreground limit

There are various pain points: Here is a scenario. I wish to identify tablespaces that are in a restricted state and either repair them or start them access force. I get a list of tablespaces which are normally created by listing the tables in a s...
about 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Recover statements partitioned tablespace

If there are image copies for a tablespace partition you cannot use DSNUM ALL in the recover statement. You have to name every single partition in the revocer statement. Admin Tool Always generates RECOVER DSNUM ALL. We have to edit that ourselves...
9 months ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Future consideration