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Db2

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CDs are referenced frequently in the installer

When installing Db2 with the db2_install command, one has to accept the license, which is normal. However, it refers to a file in a "CD" as distribution media. But I ask myself, how many fixpacks as distributed via CD in these days? I know there a...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 0 Planned for future release

UNIQUE INDEXES over BIGINT column can't be compressed

unique indexes over id columns (bigint) are not compressed whereas the same unique index over decimal column gets compressedindex compression for unique indexes is urgently needed to reduce disk and memory footprint
almost 9 years ago in Db2 / Tables/Index (Range MQ MDC etc.) 0 Not under consideration

Declarative RI for Db2 LUW Bitemporal tables

it would be good to implement Bi-temporal Period Containment with declarative RI in Db2 LUW
almost 6 years ago in Db2 / Tables/Index (Range MQ MDC etc.) 0 Not under consideration

CLUSTERED COLUMNSTORE INDEX SQLSERVER SUPPORT IN IDA

Clustered Columnstore/Rawstore Index feature is not present in IDA for the latest version. We are useing them for our data vaults, facts and dimensions were applicable but we can't used IDA for their specification.
almost 3 years ago in Db2 1 Future consideration

ADM7007E - Logging The Process holding the database port when this error is logged in the diag could help us better for RCA

Part of critical Protection mode Restart, TSAMP has issued ipclean where the instance restart was not clean due to the below message in the logs. MESSAGE : ADM7007E The SVCENAME DBM configuration parameter, "50000", is configured with a port or a ...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 / Serviceability 0 Not under consideration

Transform relational data in a JSON document

Add a feature to transform the relational data in a JSON document. Maybe something simplest than xquery should be developed. For example, hierarchy in a JSON document matches with the relational dependencies (parent - dependent - dependent ) . So ...
almost 9 years ago in Db2 / NoSQL 0 Not under consideration

mixed case sensitive support for db2 luw on linux platform

On linux and other Unices, connecting to db2 luw with users having capital letters into their user name is not possible since the db2 security components, I guess the standard OS security plugin, assume that usernames are all lower cases.This beha...
almost 9 years ago in Db2 / Security 0 Not under consideration

Remove the restriction SQL1407N

When loading a table using a remote cursor on a table containing an XML colum, the load failed with the SQLCODE SQL1407N.
about 9 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Make USAGE LIST only display TBSCAN

Enhance USAGE LIST to only track a table (which already exists since DB2 10.1) but for statements causing TBSCANs
about 9 years ago in Db2 / Monitoring 0 Not under consideration

Allow currently commited isolation mode on HADR

When reads on standby is enable, allow currently committed isolation mode on HADR.
about 9 years ago in Db2 / High Availability and/or Disaster Recovery 0 Not under consideration