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Support for ON UPDATE CASCADE

Use case: There is a table called release with a primary key id of type integer and an additional column name (the release name). And further tables (e.g. table_x, table_y, …) with a reference (foreign key) to release.id. The working tables are ta...
over 6 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 2 Future consideration

The change 'Primary Key Name' is added!

Currently, I know that there is no function to change only the 'Primary Key Name' of Db2. Especially in the case of Primary Key, Unique Index is also created when it is generated! Since the primary key name cannot be duplicated, there is a problem...
over 3 years ago in Db2 0 Future consideration

Foreign keys to use compound indexes

In the below the foreign key does not use the compound index. Another index is created with adds overhead. create table p1 (t char(4) not null); create unique index px1 on p1(t); alter table p1 add constraint primary key (t) constraint p1_pk; ...
almost 4 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Future consideration

Foreign keys to be able to use compound indexes.

With the following the existing compound index is not used for the foreign key and another index is required. This adds overhead with additional maintenance. create table p1 (t char(4) not null); create unique index px1 on p1(t); alter table p1 ...
almost 4 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Future consideration

Associate or a Copy an object using Workflow or Calculations Engine.

I have a scenario. In OP there is a Data type of Business Entity selector. Let's Suppose A process is a child of BusEnt. There is a process that is associated with a primary BusEnt. Now If the User wants to add a secondary BusEnt using the Busines...
almost 4 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / Administration UI 2 Future consideration

Limit the number of child objects association in a Grid

For a business need, we need to associate only one child object (not primary), so it should be limited to only one child association in a Grid. In 8.2.0.3, when I use Multi Select as false, it allow to add (associate) one child at time, but you ca...
about 4 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 2 Future consideration

Extend the configuration control statements for Db2-supplied routines for program DSNTRIN with APPLCOMPAT a

Program DSNTRIN give the ability to pass some configuration control statement for DB2-supplied-routines as per the doc: Configuration control statements for Db2-supplied routines Configuration control statements supply the basic input for the DSNT...
over 4 years ago in Db2 0 Future consideration

pureScale support HADR multiple standbys

It is a current limitation that in pureScale HADR can only support one standby. It is a requirement to be able to support more than one standbys, typically with one of the standby in the same data centre as the primary, and another standby in a re...
about 6 years ago in Db2 0 Future consideration

"reinitialization" of HADR if takeover is not possible and standby being ROS

Hi, We recently faced an issue in one of the tablespace in our database on our standby auxiliary database. Our reporting application was connected to this standby database. PMR checked and they suggested that there are only two possibilities which...
over 2 years ago in Db2 0 Future consideration