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Db2 for z/OS

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Enable 'Temporal' for DB2...

V12R1M500 enables to optionally activate/deactivate 'Temporal RTS tables'. Please provide to optionally and granular activate/deactivate 'Temporal catalog .... AUTH tables'. We know that temporal for catalog tables will require that the insert int...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

More efficient way of freeing or deleting a bind copy for trigger packages.

We would like a way to free or delete bind copy for trigger packages. You can delete/free rows from the bindcopy tables for triggers. For packages you use the FREE PACKAGE command with the PLANMGMT (INACTIVE) parm Ex. FREE PACKAGE - (AM.AMPILN.(AM...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Prevent deadlocks between RTS externalization and ALTER activity

We occasionally experience deadlocks between our application processes that perform alters to rotate partitions on partitioned tablespaces and RTS externalization (specifically correlation ID 014.RTSTST00). We would like to see the locking between...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Delivered

Add new column in Db2 catalog table

when IBM is planning to add a "LASTUSED" column on the DB2 for z/OS sysibm.systables table.
almost 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

DB2 Migration z/OSMF Workflow Usability / Flexibility

The current z/OSMF workflows delivered with DB2 z/OS version 11 and 12 contain the basic installation process as defined in the manual. Most customers add, delete, reorder or customize steps when they execute a DB2 migration. In order to make the ...
almost 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

START/STOP PROFILE ENHANCEMENT

Add START/STOP PROFILE for individual PROFILEIDs this would allow us to only affect that particular profile. In our example, we are using the profile to push certain ids to use our function level 507 NULLID packages. If we do a STOP those profiles...
about 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

-DIS STATS(ITC) - Retrofit PH51565 to DB2 v.12 (Fast Traversal Blocks)

We are collecting data from the -DIS STATS(ITC) command once every 15 minutes. We will use that data to help determine the best candidate indexes for fast traversal blocks. Currently under v.12 when you have INDEX_MEMORY_CONTROL set to SELECTED yo...
about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

Help us deprecate Synonyms

It's been well documented that synonyms are deprecated in DB2 z/OS, and we are trying to eliminate them in our systems before our Db2 V12 upgrade. Unfortunately other than telling people to cut it out, we don't have any way of stopping people from...
about 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

IBM Textsearch for zOS uses old JRE

As Java SDK V6.0 is no longer supported by IBM and the Product IBM Text Search for DB2 for zOS delivered with DB2 V12 still works with this old version, it would be diserable if this Java would be changed to common used version. (Open J9) Ther...
about 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Delivered

Support for python ibm_db driver on z/OS using z ODBC driver

The requirement is to offer connectivity to Db2 on z/OS natively by using the z/OS ODBC driver. The python driver has been enhanced to successfully compile on the z/OS platform, and basic validation and regression suite validation has been done. ...
about 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered