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Search results: Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS

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Add ability to find map dependencies

Before deleting a map, we would like a way to find any other dependent maps. Virtual views that reference the map Web Services that reference the map Virtual tables pointing to other virtual tables on the same (or different) subsystems
almost 3 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

ANSI SQL-99 Support in DVM

A customer recently conducted a PoC using DVM and z/OS Connect as an alternative to an existing ETL based system which does nightly offloads of IMS data from the mainframe into a SQL Server database which is accessed by client applications. The ex...
about 6 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Software configuration management capabilities

We need the ability to manage the components (virtual tables, virtual views, etc.) generated by DVM in our software configuration management (SCM) system in order for them to be part of our DevOpts pipeline. Using the current batch utility (AVZGNM...
over 6 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Ability to identify PREPARE statement in SQL SEF rule

We would like to implement a SQL rule preventing SELECT * statements without a WHERE or LIMIT clause. Our rule works great, but is also activated when a new VT is created over a Db2 table. The engine also generate a SELECT * PREPARE statement. We ...
about 3 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Specify User Exit routine name when defining IMS-DB virtual table

In Japan, most IMS user customers, especially in financial sector, have their roll-your-own program modules called "DBI" (database interface), and database access must be made through DBI always. DBI provides, for example, data compression/de-comp...
over 6 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

Apply Copybook when defining Db2 for z/OS virtual table

(This IDEA item was written based on a customer requirement revealed in DVM POC test at customer site.) So far, customer cannot apply COBOL copybook (assembler DSECT, PL/I DCL statements, etc. also) when defining DBMS (RDBMS) virtual table includi...
over 6 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

Allow columns to be deleted when creating Virtual Tables

During the creation of Virtual Tables, there will be scenarios where some columns should be excluded. Allowing this choice during creation would be much better than editing the VT afterwords. This is especially important when certain columns are c...
almost 7 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Preserve joins with accessing multiple underlying DVMs in a single SQL statement

I have a SQL statement that joins 3 tables from 1 PEER DVM with a single table from a different PEER DVM. Currently DVM is breaking this statement into 4 separate SQL statements before sending them to Db2. A better approach, when possible would be...
almost 4 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Allow for a rule that forces DVM to access tables in the order of the SQL statement

I know the best order of access. Give me a way to communicate to DVM that it should access the tables in the order coded in the SQL.
almost 4 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

Support the ability for the JDBC Application name to be passed through TOR to PEER

We currently have a need to use the JDBC Application name to set schema values on virtual tables pointing to Db2 tables. This works fine for a single DVM, but when we have a DVM-to-DVM (TOR-to-PEER) situation, the application name is not being pas...
about 4 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration