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Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS

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Allow Exclude criteria to be directly specified in ADB2GEN

We are driving automation by dynamically building a list of objects to 'GEN' the DDL for. However we also need to dynamically build a list of objects to exclude. Currently ADB2GEN only allows reference to a pre existing exclude which has to be cre...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Db2 Admin Tool - issues with excludes

Please review case TS004429158. Item #3 = When saving the exclude it isn't a straight forward and smooth experience. Panel ADBPCEX seems to be doing an extra save and hop (Panel ADBPCRS and ADBPCEX) Please view documents attached to the case.
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

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

The saved compare results doesn't include the tablespace or alias. (Panel ADBPCRS)

The documentation states that the Save Compare Results only work on certain objects. This should be expanded to all supported objects. Priority would be given to database and tablespace followed by aliases then all other Db2 supported objects. A c...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Add ability to edit and copy/paste in ignores and excludes as there is for masks.

The compare masks screen has functionality to edit (panelid ADB2C21 and option E goes to ADB2EDIT). Within edit session, I can copy and then swap to another screen which has another environment mask open then paste, make changes, and save. All sav...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Ability to execute more than one ALTER TABLESPACE statement at a time on Statement Execution Prompt screen

If we want to alter a series of tablespaces in a database, for example to move them to another bufferpool, change the Close Rule, compress them, or set them to LOGGED/NOT LOGGED, in Db2 Administration Tool we have to set up and execute the ALTER T...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Change verbiage on screen for canceling a change

Change verbiage on screen for canceling a change ADB2C41D -> ADB2CONF Some screens mention things like 2. Continue with the delete or something similar to that. This screen just says cancel or continue. Well, in canceling a change it's a bit co...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under 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

Allow multiple deletes of change statements

In comparing databases from one environment to another there is likely a list of changes we do not want to apply yet for a variety of reasons. The resulting compare creates a change ID. The tool allows us to delete these statements. However, the p...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

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over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 5 Not under consideration