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Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS

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Sequence Object "end of range" Alert

We recently had a Production application fail because a Db2 sequence object reached the end of its range unexpectedly. This caused our web users to be unable to logon for a short period of time. DBAs are implementing external tooling to monitor se...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

ALT command with CM multi target option

For some applications we have multiple development DB2 systems. When using the ALT command to alter a table and use CM (Change Management) it is not possible to generate a multi target change. Panel ADB2CRO does not show this option as it does whe...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

PDS-E should be created when new DSN are being created. Currently PDS is being created.

PDS-E should be created when new DSN are being created. Currently PDS is being created.
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

GEN function with Db2 table as input

See attached file
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

One to many compare

See attached file.
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

GOC - when WSL is being created and ALTER of object requires a reorg but not put into AREO*, GOC should create the REORG.

Manual effort needs to be done to do a REORG after the WSL is completed. Either another job or step. This is for any alter that does not put the object in AREO*. In the case that occurred, the PCTFREE was changed. Since REORG was not generated, an...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Functionality already exists

ADBTEP2 - when index is being created for an existing table in the DB2 catalog, the should be an ability to have rebinds done automatically which in the execution of the ADBTEP2 step

Current, ADP has steps be to create the rebind commands and after to execute them. This is added work, when ADBTEP2 should be doing this.
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

When using Exclude for Target/Source and there is a mask, GOC should require only Target.

The application of the same exclude on SRC and TGT is going to be useful only in scenarios where the customer has a mask and wants to exclude the same objects on both SRC and TGT. In the case of only wanting to partially exclude either a SRC or a ...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Allow for default parameters on dynamically executed utilities

Sometimes while executing a job from a compare on two objects GOC will dynamically execute a utility. In my case this is a REBUILD INDEX. We need the ability to add additional parameters to this such as SORTDEVT.
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

GOC - ADB2W1 should have ability to view the WSL. Has edit but if change is inadvertently made, you need to remember to Cancel

There should be a way to just view the WSL like the Edit. View would display the information protected from update.
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration