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INTERPRET Function for Packed-decimal Data

We have some old tables with a CHAR column where we store a record formatted by a Cobol Program. It contains a mix of display data and packed-decimal data. To use that data we have to read it in a Cobol program and interpret it using a Cobol copyb...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

InsteadOF SQL

It is common in the database world (DB2 but all the others I have worked with are the same) to have a separate product installed that generates code and submits it to the database for processing. Eventually, you will encounter SQL that doesn't per...
almost 8 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

Informix documentation for oncheck command should be crystal clear

Informix documentation for oncheck command does not explain clearly that this command should be run only during a maintenance window or during an off-hours period because the oncheck utility places a shared lock on system catalog tables when the d...
over 4 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Not under consideration

Enable 'Temporal' for DB2 catalog object tables granular and optional

V12R1M500 enables to optionally activate/deactivate 'Temporal RTS tables'. Please provide to optionally and granular activate/deactivate 'Temporal catalog objects tables' as e.g. SYSTABLES, SYSVIEWS, SYSCOLUMNS, ... We know that temporal for catal...
over 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Dynamic Cube Measures and sql

Add the ability per cube via an advanced setting to have the mdx query engine send one sql to the databsse for all measures on the report at the same time rather and one sql for each measure. The measure threshold setting does not satisfy this whe...
almost 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

QM allow filter for SQL that changed data in CAE webfilter (and ISPF)

I would like the Query Monitor web-interface to have a filter or control that allows me to filter on SQL that actually changed data. For example, I might zoom into an object and see lots of SQL operated on it. But all I want to see are the SQL tha...
over 2 years ago in Db2 Query Monitor for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

support of CDC against Informix HDR and RSS instances

Need use the CDC API on RSS instance and see the change of the table into this process during the connexion.
about 8 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

Show session_id - port relationship

It would be nice to see which ports / DBSERVERNAMEs / DBSERVERALIASs are being used by session ids. Either through an onstat command or sysmaster tables.
almost 9 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

Increase the number of REORG-recommended operations allowed before a full offline reorg must be performed

The current documentations in v11.5 indicate that only 3 units of work containing REORG-recommended operations are allowed. https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_11.5.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.sql.ref.doc/doc/r0000888.html "There can be up to...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

Allow FOR SYSTEM TIME ALL

If you have system-period temporal table you can query the table (and it's history table) with a period-specification: FOR SYSTEM TIME AS OF timestamp FOR SYSTEM TIME BETWEEN timestamp AND timestamp FOR SYSTEM TIME FROM timestamp TO timestamp ...
10 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration