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Foreign keys to use compound indexes

In the below the foreign key does not use the compound index. Another index is created with adds overhead. create table p1 (t char(4) not null); create unique index px1 on p1(t); alter table p1 add constraint primary key (t) constraint p1_pk; ...
over 2 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Future consideration

Foreign keys to be able to use compound indexes.

With the following the existing compound index is not used for the foreign key and another index is required. This adds overhead with additional maintenance. create table p1 (t char(4) not null); create unique index px1 on p1(t); alter table p1 ...
over 2 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Future consideration

SMF data for use of SORTL and z15 Z Sort accelerator

Recently we have had some issues and queries around use of SORTL by Db2Sort and currently the only way to track whether SORTL is being used by Db2Sort is to scan every job and look for the message "CNK558I SORTL INSTRUCTION USED". To report on usa...
over 2 years ago in Db2 Sort for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Show detailed error message in Cognos Analytics Data Module- Cognos 11.0.12

Team, We are using the Data module functionality more often. We are not receiving the detailed error message in the screen if there is any issue with the underlying data. It is just showing the standard error message "Can not load grid data:...
over 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

After START DB2 LIGHT(YES), provide new status messages while waiting for indoubt thread resolution

When DB2 is restartet using the LIGHT(YES) or LIGHT(CASTOUT) clause and indoubt URs exist, DB2 issues message DSNR052I at the end of restart. After this message, there is no acitvity driven by DB2 itself, that allows a monitoring or identifying wh...
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

}Externals Folder Maintenance

There are scenarios where old files stay behind in the}Externals folder. Either from file system issues or connection issues during a report update or deletion. Over time these files clutter the folder and make it hard for us to do analysis on the...
over 4 years ago in Planning Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Support query parameters in projection clause

See: https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/case/5000z00001MLNI2AAP/db2parameter-not-working-with-merge-statement This works with DB2 according to IBM support staff.
over 4 years ago in Informix 0 Not under consideration

397 VLDB - Improve Logging Offload along with insert performance

Now that flashcopy/backupsystem has been validated for user/catalog objects would it be possible to provide similar solutions for the db2 Log offloads
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

When creating a report without using a package, an error is thrown when using SQL Queries

When creating a report without using a package, an error is thrown when the SQL Queries component is used. One must add at least one package in a report in order to use the SQL item in a report. No package is needed when using SQL Queries, so leav...
about 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Deploy new/unused packages without causing performace impacts

With current DB2(V11.1 FP2, FP4), Deploying a new or an unused packages causing variation and catalog locks impacting performance. HOLDHDL WAITHDL HOLDER WAITER HOLDMODE OBJTYPE TABNAME SCHEMA SECS STMTTEXT ---------- ------- ---------- ----...
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Not under consideration

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