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IBM Data Platform Ideas Portal for Customers


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against products and services offered by the IBM Data Platform organization. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:


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Start by searching and reviewing ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted, and add a comment, vote, or subscribe to updates on them if they matter to you. If you can't find what you are looking for,


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Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.

ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.

IBM Employees should enter Ideas at https://ideas.ibm.com



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IBM CDC multiple OU recognition in the ldap.properties

We have to give full hierarchy of OU for the user in authUserBaseDN, which means it is restricting to use users from two different OUs.i. Example: current we have used “authUserBaseDN=OU=ConsultantAccounts,OU=Users,OU=Corporate,DC=tiffco,DC=netâ...
almost 7 years ago in Data Replication: Change Data Capture 1 Not under consideration

Display existing Advanced Settings in Manage > Configuration > System fly-out panel

I have used the Advanced Settings in Manage > Configuration > System fly-out panel to set the value for "Portal.updateTargetObjectWhenOverwrite". However, to view the current setting I need to navigate directly to the underlying "configurati...
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 4 Not under consideration

Selective decompression of zipped filed

Currently when decompressing/unzipping the zip files in Drive explorer it is not possible to select files to unzip: the whole archive is decompressed. It would be useful to have the option of unzipping a selection of files from the archive.
about 1 year ago in Planning Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Information Analyzer Virtual Tables - Parameters

Problem: Currently within the Virtual Tables and SQL Virtual Tables there is no way to pass a Parameter externally within a Filter Condition. As an example if I am using a date filter in a VT or SQL VT that extracts the data for a given day or giv...
almost 6 years ago in Information Server  / Data Quality 3 Not under consideration

Have GET generate a useful Swagger doc for REST services that call native SQL SPs

Within a REST client like Postman or SoapUI, you can call the URI for a Db2 REST service with the GET command and the client will, from information passed to it from Db2, build a Swagger document that describes the data being sent to/from the REST...
over 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Scan Uploaded files for viruses and negative content during upload

Currently Cognos Analytics does not scan uploaded files for viruses or negative content
about 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Enhanced Data Export File Format Support for Reference Data

Problem Statement: Currently, Reference data export functionality is limited to CSV format, restricting its versatility and usability for various data destinations. Proposed Solution: Expand Reference data export capabilities to support a wider ra...
about 1 year ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Not under consideration

Enhanced Data Import File Format Support for Reference Data

Problem Statement: Currently, Reference data import functionality is limited to CSV format, restricting its versatility and usability for various data sources. Proposed Solution: Expand RDM's data import capabilities to support a wider range of co...
about 1 year ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Not under consideration

Ability for users to deploy Cognos content between environments

Provide functionality that empower users to deploy Cognos Analytics content between environments (Dev, QC, UAT, Prod) without requiring access to copy deployment archive zip files between environments.
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 2 Not under consideration

Improve OpenAPI Error Handling during Skill Import

Let's consider a practical example related to the OpenAPI error handling during skill import: Scenario: 1. Current System Behavior: - You're adding a skill from a file or importing it. - If there's any error in the OpenAPI, the system simp...
almost 2 years ago in IBM watsonx Orchestrate 1 Not under consideration