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Db2

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db2caem should support 'SET CURRENT QUERY OPTIMIZATION = N'

For diagnostic of Db2 performance problems the tool db2caem can be very helpful. Especially if a particular query plan should be compared using different optimization levels. Using db2caem the optimization level must be specified by embedded opti...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 1 Not under consideration

Provide a documented and supported procedure to generate ddl (db2look as SP - like db2lk_generate_ddl)

db2lk_generate_ddl is a stored procedure that provides functionality to generate DDL via SQL (similar to db2look which is a tool as db2llok cannot be executed througha SQL client tool. This function already exists but is not documented and I am no...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 2 Not under consideration

LUW

Archive-enabled tables and archive tables features not available in DB2 LUW. If this function get added in new version of DB2 LUW or new fixpack release it will help for archive huge table..
about 5 years ago in Db2 / Tables/Index (Range MQ MDC etc.) 0 Not under consideration

Invalid maximum timestamp value availble in DB2

In reference to this Db2 for z/OS idea (link), we need the same functionality for all platforms including Db2 for LUW. I quote the text from the other RFE: Currently there is documented maximum timestamp value available in DB2 as '9999-12-31-2...
about 5 years ago in Db2 / Data Types 0 Not under consideration

Add table function to "pretty print" explained statement

Db2 allows to install the EXPLAIN TABLES using a procedure (https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_11.1.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.admin.explain.doc/doc/t0059594.html) There are different ways to generate an access plan, i.e., to explain a...
about 5 years ago in Db2 / Serviceability 3 Not under consideration

Allow IBM Data Server Runtime Client ODBC to connect with TLS signer certifcate to DB2 Server

DB2 ODBC client connect will not send a TLS signer certificate to DB2 server unless the client keystore DB has a default certificate. I had to set the cert as the default certificated in the my local keystore db >gsk8capicmd -cert -setdefaul...
about 5 years ago in Db2 / Security 2 Not under consideration

add option to installFixPack command -f nojava

IBM ask to update java few weeks ago Then IBM ask us to apply a fixpack on our DB2 databases. The command installFixPack apply the DB2 fixpak and also install a new java version older than the one we installed few weeks ago. Could you modify...
about 5 years ago in Db2 / Installation & Upgrade 1 Not under consideration

Support GROUPING SETS and SUPER GROUPS by IDAA

Because GROUPING SETS and SUPER GROUPS are not supported by IDAA, the sqls that contain these features canot be accelerated. Please see also pmr 06487,999,756 I opened it by mistake under LUW. I opened a new idea under DB2 for z/Os with iden...
about 5 years ago in Db2 / Analytical Functions 1 Not under consideration

Add NEWMIRRORLOGPATH option to the restore command

This should be a fairly simple change/addition and prevent the possibilty that the mirrorlogs end up in the old databases mirrorlogpath by misstake or during the time it takes for the administrator to do the change manually, since the change will ...
about 5 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 1 Not under consideration

DB2 LUW Allow Online (Mostly) Index Creation

Hello IBM, Currently whenever we create an index on a table we see significant number of lock timeouts for the applications. We are running a pureScale cluster and not able to create Indexes ONLINE. Pain points: We use DB2 LUW pureScale...
about 5 years ago in Db2 / pureScale 3 Not under consideration