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Search results: Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS

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Provide detailed information about User Exit interface in product manual

Some of the IBM software products such as IMS, Db2 and Db2 HPU, etc. provide User Exit interface to enhance the product's capability to customers' particular requirements. Such products usually have a corresponding chapter or appendix in their pro...
over 6 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

Pass the dbname in parameter to the view

The Scenario: We use IDMS database and we have a lot of dbname in our organization. The Problem: We have to define a virtual table and a virtual views for all of our dbname. This create a lot of redundant work. Proposed solutions: The possibilitie...
over 2 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Return sql warning when zero/spaces are returned for invalid values in host files.

DVM allows us to turn on parameters like SQLENGIVZERO and SQLENGDFSHRC to handle situations where the underlying record contains invalid values or is shorter than the table structure. In cases where DVM converts values under the covers, a warning ...
over 4 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

Allow for a single DVM subsystem to connect to multiple IMS subsystems.

Currently DBCTL access to IMS requires that an IMSID be provided in the DVM configuration file. This parameter is limited to a single value and therefore a DVM subsystem must be created for each IMS subsystem. In a single test environment, we coul...
about 5 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Allow DVM to access alternative credentials from a RACF or ICSF repository instead of using global variables

We would like for DVM to be able to seamlessly access RACF in order to retrieve alternative credentials for users that are accessing data behind LDAP security. The current solution is to use AVZDRATH utility to create the alternative credentials....
about 6 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

SQL Engine enhancement to support "Db2 mode" SQL syntax rules

(This IDEA item was written based on my own experience in DVM POC test at customer site.) In DVM, SQL syntax rules are based on ANSI-92 standard, not on Db2 for z/OS rules, even in the case where DVM virtual table is defined on Db2 for z/OS table....
over 6 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration