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Find query subjects/items

System: Cognos Analytics 11.0.x In Dashboarding there is a Find bar allowing the user to search for a specific keyword in query subjects (tables) and query items (columns) in a data module. This feature should be included in Reporting, allowing th...
over 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 3 Functionality already exists

Create online hierarchical DDL command

Currently, we have either the DDL or GEN commands to view the object definition. We would like GEN to be online (currently batch only) or have a new command. The action should produce the data in an online format (temporary dataset) for viewing or...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 3 Functionality already exists

Enhance DSNACCOX

Based on the recommendations from the recent Best Practices webcast, I believe that DSNACCOX should be enhanced to reflect these recommendations. Rules to trigger reorgs For indexes: Pseudo-deletedentries: REORGPSEUDODELETES/TOTALENTRIES > 5% I...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Functionality already exists

Run REORG only for ALTERs that placed in AREOR (exclude AREO*) and needed for newly deployed modules (Bind/Rebind) eg DROP COLUMN

Currently, the RUN_REORG_REBUILD option has the following characteristics M = Mandatory. Generate REORG utility statements to remove REORG pending conditions. (only Reorg Pending)A = All relevant. Generate all needed REORG utility statements to fu...
over 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Functionality already exists

Externalisation of Real-Time-Statistics before REORGs dynamic sort space allocation

During our maintenance in the night we use the DSNACCOX suggestions for automated REORGs. These REORGs are using the dynamic allocation of SORT Space. However, these allocation is based on the externalized RTS of the related tablespace. Some of ou...
9 months ago in Db2 Utilities Suite for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Modify redirected recovery to recover FROM tablespace where you can SELECT/UNLOAD and not require RECOVERAUTH.

The relatively new Db2 utility enhancement of redirected recovery is very useful When recovering a target tablespace from another tablespace one must essentially have database RECOVERAUTH on the source tablespace and the target tablespace. (please...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Functionality already exists

Add SORTDATA NO, RECLUSTER NO capability to generated reorgs for PDC PBR

PBRs having pending data change can be quite large resulting in a lot of temp storage needed for sorting data. Since the reorg is at TS level, this can be quite large for tables with huge CARDF. The following keywords should be able to be selected...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Automation Tool for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Data module: Filter on expressions

In Data module it would be nice to ba able to filter a table on a condition rather than tapping checkboxes. Eg. year(Invoicedate) between year(getdate())-2 and year(getdate())
about 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Functionality already exists

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

Activity log for table updates

Show activity logs for tables published in the catalog (e.g. show table updates, name of the column recently added, date of the column deletion, etc.).
about 1 year ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Functionality already exists