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Db2 for z/OS

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Help us deprecate Synonyms

It's been well documented that synonyms are deprecated in DB2 z/OS, and we are trying to eliminate them in our systems before our Db2 V12 upgrade. Unfortunately other than telling people to cut it out, we don't have any way of stopping people from...
about 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 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

Implementation of DATATYPE DECFLOAT in the creation of an index in DB2 for z/OS

The customer uses DATATYPE DECFLOAT to represent floating point numbers to a base of 10 instead of the base 2 to avoid rounding errors. On DB2 distributed the DATATYPE DECFLOAT is indexable and everything works as required. Requirement is that DAT...
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

DB2 Dynamic Remove Active Log Command

I would like to be able to dynamically remove active log datasets from a DB2 subsystem/DB2 data sharing member that have a status of: STATUS=REUSABLESTATUS=TRUNCATED, REUSABLE This would allow DB2 active log datasets to be resized, without closing...
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Add an optional parm to DSNTIJRT/DSNTRIN that can be used to specify the APPLCOMPAT level

Add an optional parm to DSNTIJRT/DSNTRIN that can be used to specify the APPLCOMPAT level for (RE)BINDing packages for Db2-supplied routines and related objects.
about 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Delivered

Add new column in Db2 catalog table

when IBM is planning to add a "LASTUSED" column on the DB2 for z/OS sysibm.systables table.
almost 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Enhance Db2 command: DISPLAY .. CLAIMERS

Display … claimers seems to hang.The wait Situation occurs when e.g.An ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN has to wait for an active statement to commit.
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 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

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

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