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Db2

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Builtin function to convert unix timstamps

A lot of applications using unix timestamps (number of seconds since 1970-01-01). For example DMC (Data Management Console) is using this. For DBAs and application developer it would be much easier to have a builtin function to convert this unix t...
about 2 years ago in Db2 / Data Types 0 Future consideration

Test Shell Button for access by shell

In the Connection Profiles you have to add username and password for accessing Db2. As well there's a button 'Test connection' to test the connection. When you define user defined alerts in your monitoring profile you're able to define sql and she...
about 2 years ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 0 Not under consideration

Add description of views and columns of SYSCAT schema directly into SYSCAT

Good morning, may I ask You, if it is possible to add comments (SQL comand COMMENT ON ...) into SYSCAT schema views and their columns in future versions of Db2? I mean some extract of documentation ended by HTTP link to the appropriate web documen...
about 2 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Future consideration

Add support for XML and LOB in the ingest utility

Add support for XML and LOB in the ingest utility
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

db2val should allow to receive credencial as parameters

The db2val command cannot check databases when using a external security plugin like Centrify. In this case, this command should allow to specify the user and password to connect to a database.
about 4 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Send alert in case no connection to database could be performed

We have several times the situation that DSM is not able to connect to a database.
about 4 years ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 0 Not under consideration

Single self-contained Windows DLL for .net5/6

With Oracle or Microsoft, we have the possibility to just reference one DLL to get full access to those RDBMS without driver installation. The latest Nuget packages are a nice addition, but publishing a project with VS releases the full clidriver ...
about 2 years ago in Db2 / Db2 Connect and Drivers 1 Not under consideration

To monitor system resource usage at database level in a pureScale environment

All current monitoring facilities can not meet customer requirements to monitor overall system resource consumed for a specific database, in a database consolidation scenario of pureScale. PMR#: TS000078803
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Monitoring 0 Not under consideration

Echo predicate functinality for sub queries

Issue Statement: Echo predicate is not working properly to eliminate partition and query is taking longer time to complete Filter With Hard Coded date: Query completes in 2 secs , since it is directly hitting the July 31st partition alone SELECT *...
over 6 years ago in Db2 / BigSQL 0 Not under consideration

It's not supported to use ASCII and UNICODE tables together (SQL0873N)

Case #000080573 DB2 Z/OS supports multi-codeset objects in one database but LUW does not that. We cannot do JOIN, UNION ALL, or SELECT ~ INSERT between these tables which are all supported in DB2 Z/OS. In addition, DB2 Z/OS has a function like UNI...
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

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