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Db2 for z/OS

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Collect statistics for NPI when reorging only a partition

In general we want to collect statistics only as inline stats using USE PROFILE during reorg. Our strategy is to reorg objects on a partition level. Unfortunately in this case statistics for NPIs are sometime not collected and we receive message D...
almost 6 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

Documentation request - Changes that invalidate packages

Documentation request - Changes that invalidate packages This is a great document and I refer to it often when planning production changes. I'd like to see it enhanced so here's a few suggestions. 1) Make the titles for the objects BOL...
7 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Deadlock need to avoid for ALTER TABLE JOB

ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN job should be able to break-in RTS process. Currently, the deadlock may happen between ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN job and CORRELATION-ID=014.RTSTST00. We open CASE TS011962039 for the deadlock. From user point of view, the f...
about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 4 Delivered

Allow Client Information to be propagated from a Db2 REST call

In a multi-tenant environment it is of great importance to be able to quickly isolate a problem in order to resolve a problem. We are currently using the Db2 JDBC Client Information API to provide Db2 with various correlation data from our Java ba...
over 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Delivered

Ensure data consistency in even the biggest LOBs without compromising availability

The only way to ensure data consistency in Db2 LOBs, is by regularly checking – and by always to ensure that we have at least one full and consistent image copy of all LOBs. Not to compromise availability, all CHECK LOB utilities must use SHRLEVE...
over 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 11 Delivered

Db2 trace data should provide metrics related to secured connections (SSL, AT-TLS)

On our approach to convert all tcp/ip based connections to Db2 for z/OS to secured/protected ones (SSL,AT-TLS), we are missing a way to measure our progress here. The only way to get information about the portion of secured connections is (as far...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Allow for use of RACF passtickets when connecting to Db2 zOS

The current DSM documentation states to use a non-expiring RACF id for the DSM repository connection to z/OS and the connection profile "Data collection" credentials. Non expiring RACF ids are not allowed by our Security and Controls team. This pr...
about 5 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