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Message when IFI interface and monitor traces are disabled due to errors

When the IFI abend count reaches some hardcoded number which is not externalized this results in the disabling of all IFI request and MONITOR trace processing. Then when an application tries to use IFI it receives 00E60831 but the msg only goes to...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Change RRSAF authentication to use daily update of RACF statistics rather than STAT=NO

Currently those users of the RRSAF authentication to DB/2, one of which is the Oracle Gateway Server ("Oracle HS Agent"). DB/2 uses the RACF macro RACINIT REQUEST=VERIFY,STAT=NO,... to authenticate the userid/password combination. STAT=NO does not...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

V12-CERT-2017 Additional Columns in SYSLEVELUPDATES

When migrating to Continuous Delivery on several DB2 data sharing groups and implementing different function levels across our environment, we'd like a way to get the Group Name other than by display command. We could then use that information to ...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Enhance DB2 so that if a racinit fails for a passticket only UserID we see the ICH408I

Please enhance the SAF calls for DB2 for PROTECTED UserIDs that have passticket to omit the ICH408I message if the RACINIT fails
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DB2 Remote stored procedure bind deploy change request

SYSTEM:DB2 Remote stored procedure bind deploy We use the below JCL to move DB2 stored procedures from remote DB2 test environment DB2 Production environment. The qualifier/schema changes between test and production. //JS010 EXEC PGM=IKJEFT1B,DYNA...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Achieve less than 10 seconds site switch by coordinated interactions between DB2 and QREP

To achieve less than 10 seconds site switch by coordinated interactions between DB2 and QREP Description: Only need to issue one command, then finish all following operations: 1. Turn on SOFTFENCE for entire database (can be at DB Level), protecti...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Improve adaptive indexes for multi-column indexes

Currently adaptive index works great for single column indexes, but the following example multiple index is not considered:SELECT something FROM T1WHERE col1 BETWEEN :H1 AND :H2 AND col2 BETWEEN :H3 AND :H4and there are indexes I1 on (col1, col2...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

PIPE support for UDTF

We would like to see PIPE support added to allow DB2 to return rows as they are created from a select of UDTF.
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

flood of console with I/O error messages when Db2 is always tring to allocate/open LOGCOPY1 first for each LOG-READ request

Customer would like to avoid a flood of console with I/O error messages. The test environment and scenario is as follows.environment: - DB2 V11 DATA sharing (We have three MEMBER DB1A, DB2A, DB3A) - Q-Capture(IIDR for DB2 V10.2.1) server is runnin...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Auditing administrative authorities in DB2 zOS with RACF-Exit DSNX$XAC

DB2 IFCID361 should be written when an administrative authority is used - Independent of the security exit used. When using the full RACF-Exit DSNX$XAC DB2 IFCID361 is not written/supressed , as RACF grants the access -- but does not give back to ...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration