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Data Execution Prevention (DEP) disabled

The application "DmClient.exe" executable was not using the DEP protection. Since DEP is disabled, arbitrary exploit codes can be written and executed from memory location leading to attack, such as buffer overflow, among other attack vectors.
about 4 years ago in Data Replication: Change Data Capture 1 Planned for future release

Encrypt source code for procedure/function

There are lots of ISV out there looking for security feature where it can encrypt the source code for stored procedure and function(written in SPL).
about 12 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

Features missing in DMC

1) We are not able to get the Display of DB Size for each database. Can you please help to get this enabled in DMC. 2) We are not having option to check the Backup status for each DB in DMC . Please help to get this enabled in DMC. 3) We would lik...
about 3 years ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 2 Not under consideration

Support reporting against tables with a clone

The tool currently does not support reporting on tables if they have a clone table defined on them. The job ends with a code of 8 and message - ALAA506E-Base/Clone tables not supported This means that we cannot run a summary or detail report agai...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 Log Analysis Tool for z/OS 2 Delivered

Shortcut to Add indent within a line

In Architect/Perspectives when authoring a rule or process we could perform an indent, not just on the whole line but within a line using ctrl+i Such as the below... Between nContainSubmission = 1; and EndIF; it is filled by not spaces but a tab. ...
over 2 years ago in Planning Analytics 1 Delivered

Capture SQL Error Codes in Db2 COBOL Program Accessing DVM Tables

We are using a COBOL program to access DVM tables via an alias created on a three part name. If the program fails while performing a SQL call to one of the virtual DRDA tables, the program only receives a -1 SQLCODE. We would like for the program ...
10 months ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 7 Not under consideration

ADM - PANELID ADB1S - DROP at COMMAND line does not provide process to DROP RESTRICT ON DROP

Dropping at the command line does not allow the capability to have DROP ON RESTRICT ALTERS be generated. When entering DROP in the SELECT field, panels are displayed to accomplish this. This should also be done for DROP at the command line. This s...
over 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

HPU should has issued LOCK TABLE statement in SQL mode.

Db2 High Performance Unload for z/OS V5.1 documentation says that when we specify LOCK YES, the table can be accessed only in read-onlymode. But according to PMR: 00483,6V5,760, HPU can not issue LOCK TABLE in the case of SQL mode. <>Db2 Hig...
over 6 years ago in Db2 High Performance Unload for z/OS 0 Delivered

Lock Escalation Action zParm for Pre-Escalation

A new zParm that would enable feature in DB2 to: 1) detect request for LOCK ESCALATION2) lookup thread characteristics/criteria in control 'table'3) take action (coded in 'table') based on entry in control 'table', OR take a default action (i.e. d...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide option to offload VSAM files in DSNTIAUL format

We run query monitor across 4 plexes and 9 LPARS and many DB2 systems. We do 'not' load the QM performance data to each system, rather we offload the data from each LPAR, then consolidate the load of the data to one of our non-prod performance war...
about 4 years ago in Db2 Query Monitor for z/OS 1 Not under consideration