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Db2 for z/OS

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Allow for 16 IFI trace outputs to run concurrently

When a program starts a trace that is to go to destination OPX, there are currently only 8 of these that can be run at a time. This can be somewhat constraining (and has at times caused us some issues). Could this limit be bumped to 16 with the de...
over 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Allow capability to ALTER the UPDATES column of SYSCOLUMNS

DB2 10 for z/OS eliminates the PARTKEYU system parameter and always behaves as if PARTKEYU was set to YES. However, tables created in DB2 for z/OS Version 5 and earlier can not take advantage of this capability unless the tables are dropped and re...
almost 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Increase Password Size for DB2 Supplied Stored Procedures

We have recently converted from passwords to pass phrases. A number of the IBM supplied stored procedures have passwords limited to VARCHAR(24) and our InfoSec dept is requiring at least 25 at preferably up to 32 chars. These stored procedures do ...
over 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Index Access for MERGE sql

The sql MERGE should simplify the life of a developer. Instead of implementing an insert update logic you could just use a sql statement with merge. In case of a merge statement is to update an index column this index can't be used in the access p...
over 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 4 Delivered

DB2 for z/OS please allow CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE statement (and FUNCTION)

I would like DB2 for z/OS to allow CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE (and FUNCTION)Apparently, DB2 for LUW allows CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Secure Db2 audit trace activation without possibility to stop or modify for Db2 admins

Because of supervisory regulation we need some Db2 audit traces, which are running the whole Db2 runtime at anytime and which cannot be stopped or modified by any Db2 admin IDs (like Install SYSADM, SYSADM, SECADM...).
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

Idle Connection Timeout

We'd like to have a ZPARM and or DB2 Profile, similar to IDTHTOIN or MONITOR IDLE THREADS, that returns idle connections back to the connection pool.
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Profile-Table: Enable col...

Enable collection-id setting on server site to handle/use APPLCOMPAT (after Function Level Activation) in Profile-Tables. As of today the collection has to be set on remote site and can not be set/controlled on server site.
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

256 VLDB2012 - DB2 command enhancement -TERMINATE UTILITY

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about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Avoid synchronous preformat in SQL INSERT transactions

[Background]The customer's system providing banking services abroad is exposed to regulatory risk by the local banking regulator.The customer is forced to complete a specific transaction within a second basically.This specific SQL INSERT transacti...
about 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

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