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Search results: Db2

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Add support for INFORMATION_SCHEMA views

In our company we are using PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL and DB2. All of database except Db2 support INFORMATION_SCHEMA views. There is pretty easy to write at least basic cross-database SQL to get info from database catalog tables except in Db2....
about 3 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

Support synchronous detachment of a table partition

Starting with DB2 9.7(?) the detachment of table partitions is handled asynchonously. To simulate synchronous behaviour a complicated work around has to be put in place. Such a behavior could be triggered by a new DML keyword such as ASYNC.
over 9 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

AUDIT to track view access

We would like to get a mechanism to AUDIT the access of views. We already use EXECUTE category but at table level. We do not use EXECUTE category at database level because it could impact the database performance. We tested all AUDIT categories ti...
about 4 years ago in Db2 / Db2 Warehouse on Cloud 0 Future consideration

Add timestampPrecisionReporting option to resultset.getDBTimestamp and resultset.getTimestamp to get trailing 6 number places after the decimal as has been done with resultset.getString

In IDz DB2 for z/OS Connections, we return the result of 3 methods to show the timestamp in our tables.Two of the three entries lack the last zero.With the timestamp type data in the presentation of the result of the execution of a db2 query if a ...
about 1 year ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Submitted

Enhance db2move to use remote LOAD from CLIENT

For migration of on premise Db2 database to a cloud service, the usability of db2move would help a lot.For now you have to use manual LOAD commands to load data for each single table to the Db2 on cloud service.db2move can be used from the on prem...
about 2 years ago in Db2 0 Future consideration

Make multiple DDL changes transactional

Why is it useful? When complex changes are made in DDL and one of the changes fails, it can get pretty hard to revert the issue. Who would benefit from it? Implementing this idea would tremendously help database administrators. How should it work?...
about 2 years ago in Db2 2 Functionality already exists

Create a feature to DB2 11.5 Compatibility of online backup and other utilities

Request a feature on DB2 11.5 so online is backup is compatible with DDLs that require a Z lock (such as ALTER TABLE, DROP TABLE, and DROP INDEX). We have a daily eligibility and customer extract jobs that is running on a nightly basis that requir...
over 4 years ago in Db2 0 Future consideration

Expanding limit of Maximum number of columns in a table - Db2

Hi, In Db2, currently we have the limit of 1012 as maximum number of columns in a table, We would request you to exapand this limit. thank you! Regards, Sankar
over 6 years ago in Db2 1 Not under consideration

Db2 load ALLOW READ ACCESS support for column organized table

Currently, if a db2 load is happening on a column organized table, users are NOT able to read the data from same table until the load is finished. It's inconvenience for the customer and its users in their daily operation. Thus, the customer wants...
over 5 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

DB2 performance - Hash partition table

On the VLDB - Very Large Database environment.DB2 should support hash partition table to improve performance especially pureScale environment.
about 9 years ago in Db2 1 Not under consideration

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