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Status Under review
Workspace Db2 for z/OS
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 25, 2023

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Externalize non-DSC SQL in IFCID 316

An old request that got rejected but is for me, and at least 52 other voters, important was the IFI 316 for non-DSC eligible Dynamic SQLs. The business case here has two major reasons: First and most important these days – Audit. Any Dynamic SQL must get reported in a sync/async 316 even if it does *not* even go into the cache. This is basically underreporting the true level of SQLs being executed on a given system and allows bad players to take advantage and learn about an environment practically undetected. Second is the performance aspect: Not seeing these SQL stops the chance of tuning them completely! DGTTs are especially annoying here as they are used *everywhere* these days but any SQL referring to them does not go into the DSC and does not get a 316. These are probably the number one SQLs to try and tune!!! A last less important but still important for customers and vendors is the deliberate use of REOPT(ALWAYS) on special versions of SPUFI, DSNTEP2 or DSNTEP4 to stop flooding the DSC with SQL statements that will never ever get re-used Eg INSERTS for Install or Upd PTF etc. However getting the fact that these ran and on which tables is still very important! For me this request cannot entail so much work for IBM development but the ROI would be immense!

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