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Search results: Db2 for z/OS

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DSN1COPY support for XML data in all cases

DSN1COPY does not currently supports XML table restore on another DB2 subsystem or in the case of a dropped XML tablespace. This lack can be easily bypassed by an UNLOAD / RELOAD in the case of a copy to another DB2 subsystem. But in the event of ...
almost 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

select ... from final table ( update table for portion of business time from ... )

the problem is that an update table for portition of business time can effect more than 1 row and if this is made in a bitemporal environment the System Start is set to the first change timestamp. But you didn't know the exact time you have to rea...
almost 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Sample job for REORG of catalog and directory

We maintain a partly homegrown job to reorg the catalog (DSNDB06) and directory (DSNDB01) table spaces. It is built using sample job DSNTIJCV. It is hard to maintain that job when the catalog and directory changes. Just as Db2 deliver a sample job...
5 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Adding userid and timestamp info in Database exception table (DBET)

When an objects goes to a pending status or STOP status due to unplanned / unexpected activity, it is difficult to identify who /when the object went to that restrictive status.Already the DBET will be storing information when an object goes to ST...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Lock escalation on HISTORY STATISTICS catalog tables for DROP statement

add the ability for lock escalation on the catalog tables which contains the HISTORICAL STATISTISCs data (SYSIBM.SYS...HIST)
over 13 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

REORG TABLESPACE REBALANCE option to leave some partitions empty

The current REORG TABLESPACE utility with REBALANCE option will distribute rows evenly accross partitions. Many of my tables have ascending keys, so after a REBALANCE of several partitions (example PART(10:16) ), most new rows will be inserted int...
about 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Changing partitioning key columns

Most of our tables that are created before DB2 V8 (and even some created later than that) uses the primary key as the partitioning key. The resulting partitioning key therefore consists of many columns, but the significant columns for partitioning...
about 13 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered
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ALLOW Database DBADM to DROP VIEW

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Our application development team have the authority to manage application databases in our non-production environments. Using Database DBADM authority they are able to do pretty much everything EXCEPT for DROP VIEW. We need to do this for them (us...
almost 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

Allow Secondary AUTHID and Patterns in AUTHID column of the RLF tables

In order to make administration of the RLF tables easier, we would like to be able to enter a Secondary Authid or an ID Pattern. Secondary AUTHIDs would allow us to use definitions in the Security Manager to accommodate resource limits for many ID...
about 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Deadlock need to avoid for ALTER TABLE JOB

ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN job should be able to break-in RTS process. Currently, the deadlock may happen between ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN job and CORRELATION-ID=014.RTSTST00. We open CASE TS011962039 for the deadlock. From user point of view, the f...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 4 Delivered