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Search results: Db2

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db2look to exclude generating DDL for sequence objects

db2look has option to exclude generating definition for views, federated objects,... etc, and this is great. It would be good if it also offer option to exclude things like sequence objects, and maybe just include objects like functions, stored pr...
over 9 years ago in Db2 1 Not under consideration

DB2 BLU limitations on LUW

We have 10.3 data mart running LUW 10.1 on linux. The mart is 98% read only with a small batch cycle that updates the mart with real time updates. We want to move this to BLU for the performance. Most fo the schema we change with oit issue. We ran...
about 10 years ago in Db2 1 Delivered

DB2 should allow offloaded backup of SMS tablespace to Tivoli FlashCopy Manager

I have an AVP customer who has a 3TB database upgraded from DB2 v8.x. Most user data tables are in SMS tablespaces. They wish to use Tivoli FlashCopy Manager to take database backup and reduce the time for database restore. However, for SMS tables...
about 10 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

Support DECFLOAT in federated data type mapping between Db2 and Db2 for z/OS

Add support for the DECFLOAT data type allowing NICKNAME creation against a Db2 for z/OS table with a DECFLOAT column. Without this support, the CREATE NICKNAME fails and a workaround is required to map the data.
about 5 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

Allow Table-Valued-Function (TVF) within DB2 SQL PL Module

Within a SQL PL MODULE, a Table-Valued-Function/TVF cannot be created, but outside of a MODULE, this can be done. This seems to be a restriction on MODULE functionality given that they are an analog to PL/SQL PACKAGES. Our request is to allow the ...
about 5 years ago in Db2 1 Not under consideration

creating a nickname of a DB2i series table when it have indexes using expressions

hi, there is a limitation of the DB2 federation, it is impossible to create a nickname to a DB2i table if it has an index using expression https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/drda-wrapper-returns-sql0901n-index-column-name-not-found-search-1-while-c...
about 5 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

Hybrid blu column / row tables

Create a new table type wich allow to mix row / column organized table.
over 10 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

Ability to define distribution key on tables created when using CREATE EVENT MONITOR

DB2 Warehouse on cloud currently decides the best key to use to distribute the data on event monitor tables and DOES NOT use the PARTITION_KEY column. In some circumstances the user may wish to have control over the distribution key applied. This ...
about 5 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

Recover database from "Backup in progress" hang state without restarting the database

When a full online backup is running and an Abinitio (DAIP) job runs and create new staging tables (or drop them), it caused an impact to the database that we are not able to recover from. Most of the tables (if not all) will be in a “Backup in pr...
about 5 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

Rename a table shouldn't be restricted if the db admin doesn't have sec admin authority

After discussing this with our developers they agree that the ability to rename a table shouldn't be restricted if the db admin doesn't have sec admin authority. They agree that having the rename procedure automatically handle the recreation of RC...
over 10 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

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