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Db2 for z/OS

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Dynamic Statement Cache should have information from the field ClientInfo

We use JPA to generate Dynamic SQL in Db2 z/OS. The application ID i sent in the field ClientInfo which helps us to identify the processing. SMF records, Omegamon, Query Monitor and other products contain this information, but not the Dynamic Stat...
about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Delivered

Detect corrupted pointers in the free chain and avoid referencing them

We are currently using a USERMOD which detects corrupted pointers in the free chain before referencing them and, if detected, automatically truncates the free chain to avoid referencing bad addresses. If this can be generalized and implemented wit...
about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Delivered

Owner Type option when Binding with a Role

We have attempted to convert our DBA's to utilize Role based security instead of granting direct access to user-specific ID's in order to comply with certain audit standards. The one limitation keeping us from utilizing role based admin security i...
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

REBIND timeout option

We would like to request an enhancement to the REBIND command, to be able to specify a time or timeout parm to govern how log REBIND will wait.We're aware of the DB2 11 Bind Concurrency feature with PKGREL_COMMIT(YES)We're also aware of the REBIND...
about 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

MODIFY RECOVERY NOCOPYPEND Option

MR0803062516 DBDB2D/S05009 Expand the MODIFY-UTILITY with a NOCOPYPEND-option, which suppresses the COPYPEND-exception.
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

TCP/IP SERVICES AVAILABLE for SECPORT

Startup messages when DB2 is brought up will display the status of the standard DRDA DDF port via the DSNL519I message:DSNL519I -DXXX DSNLILNR TCP/IP SERVICES AVAILABLE 567 FOR DOMAIN domain.com AND PORT 999. DB2 does not display an equivalent mes...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Instrumentation to identify uncommitted catalog/directory resource holders

DB2 for z/OS indicates the ability to support online migration. We have some applications that are less well behaved than others regarding taking frequent commits. It is too difficult to identify the applications that would cause an online migrati...
almost 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

RLF refresh by using 'Start .....' command

Prior to DB2 V12 changes in RLF tables are immediately active. Since V12R1M100 RLF tables and values are cached. Please allow a refresh by e.g. the START-command for RLF table similar to the refresh for Profile-tables.Executing a RLF start command...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

Different Column Names for Union Query

IBM Db2 z/OS development team to allow different column names in different parts of a UNION clause, as long as their types match, and assign the column names from the first part of the UNION clause to the columns of resulting table
almost 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 6 Delivered

256 VLDB2012 - DB2 command enhancement -DISPLAY UTILITY

DB2 commands need to be improved in many aspects to provide additional usability, functionality and detail. -DISPLAY UTILITY DETAIL would provide additional diagnostic information about impacted objects e.g. DATABASE/TABLESPACE/PARTITION and/or TA...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered