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LOAD utility - Replace Duplicate row entries under RESUME YES option

When we try to use the DSNUTILB utility to LOAD data into a DB2 table with RESUME YES option, where we need to Load some set of records, which do have same Primary key values already existing in the Target table, then those records to be loaded ar...
over 4 years ago in Db2 Utilities Suite for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Make onstat -g rss log buffer(s) size configurable.

I have run onstat -g rss log and are seeing 10% cache misses on some systems. I would like the underlying buffer space to be configurable similar to etc. As per our Lab Advocate: From my interpretation of the source the information displayed on th...
over 5 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

ASSOCIATE trigger fires multiple times at the time of object creation

Requirement: A ‘Review' object can only be created when user selects only one ‘Report' object as primary parent and only one ‘Model' and ‘Usage' objects as secondary parents. Once the object is created, a workflow has to be kicked off. Otherwise a...
over 6 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / Integration & Risk API 0 Not under consideration

Db2 HADR PEER status enhancement

We would like IBM to look into adding an additional HADR state once the database comes into PEER. In Db2 10.5, there is an additional parameter, STANDBY_RECV_REPLAY_GAP that can hold large amounts of transactions that need to be replayed due to th...
over 6 years ago in Db2 3 Not under consideration

Allow non-intrusive RENAME of Constraint Names

Allow for a non-intrusive RENAME of any type of CONSTRAINT name. Primary Key, Foreign Key, CHECK and UNIQUE Constraint names should be available for RENAME. Currently, changing Constraint names requires the Constraint to be dropped and re-created ...
almost 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Move DISRT into primary command and remove 10 object foreground limit

There are various pain points: Here is a scenario. I wish to identify tablespaces that are in a restricted state and either repair them or start them access force. I get a list of tablespaces which are normally created by listing the tables in a s...
over 4 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide possibility for logged LOAD copy image

LOAD provides superior performance over INSERT (e.g. due to parallelism) and loggs much less data (extend allocation). Today's problems: recoverable load need to be used on HADR systems if there is no NFS or TSM setup, recoverable LOAD cannot be u...
over 3 years ago in Db2 2 Not under consideration

Lock table (or database) in exclusive mode does not work as expected in HDR

If one attempts to update a table with many rows in an HDR environment with updateable secondary code like this does not work (if you are on the primary):begin work; lock table mytab in exclusive mode; update mytab set col1="xxx" where 1=1; commit...
over 12 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

Replication support for CICS Logstreams

My firm is currently using RRDF from E-Net to replicate CICS logstreams from a primary site to a contingency site. This is being done to support forward recovery of VSAM file updates in our CICS environment as well as replication of CICS user logs...
over 2 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Data Replication for VSAM for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

-MODIFY GBPOOL command - Allow Db2 sysadmins to manage GBP CF structures without permitting access to MVS SETXCF

The Challenge Currently, the Data-Sharing Planning and Administration Guide states that SETXCF commands are necessary for the administration of Db2 Group Bufferpools, particularly functions such as: Re-sizing group bufferpools Rebuilding group...
over 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration