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Search results: Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS

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Enable DSN line command on panel ADB21T

In order to view the data set name(s) for a tablespace, you type line command DSN next to a tablespace on panel ADB21S. If you want to know the data set name(s) holding a table, you cannot type the DSN command next to the table. You have to go t...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

The saved compare results doesn't include the tablespace or alias. (Panel ADBPCRS)

The documentation states that the Save Compare Results only work on certain objects. This should be expanded to all supported objects. Priority would be given to database and tablespace followed by aliases then all other Db2 supported objects. A c...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

GEN function with Db2 table as input

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about 5 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Admin tool MASK for KEY LABEL

Admin Tool Masking feature can benefit from a process where in the KEY LABEL can be removed from a table definition. It is quite likely that test versions of production tables will not have a requirement for encryption at rest. SO when creating DD...
over 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Delivered

The IDAA panel should include a row count for each table

The IDAA/Accelerator pnael should include the row count in IDAA for each table.
over 5 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Delivered

Alter of Table with Clone without outage (DROP/RECREATE) not allowed in Admin Tool

We have a Table with a clone table defined and want to change the base table! Scenario: Dropping columns A and B, dropping unique index on column A and define unique Index on Column C. This scenario is not possible with Admin Tool without an outag...
over 5 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

When going through the ALTER path, Admin tool currently does not allow explicit changes to the history table, due to Db2 restrictions.

When going through the ALTER path, Admin tool currently does not allow explicit changes to the history table, due to Db2 restrictions. However, Db2 does allow a change to a column's default value on the temporal table without changing the same col...
over 5 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Line command '?' does not work on all menus, should be made consistent

In the Db2 Administration Tool v12, under the “Db2 system catalog” option, on the “Application Plans” and the “Table Authorizations” menus, the “?” line command does not work like it does on other menus. It returns an “Invalid line cmd” message.
almost 6 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

Change ddl of table with data capture changes on

Because we use in our env IDEP. IDEP needs datacapture on to get all U/I/D actions on table to be promoted to the anther env (where IDEP is connected to). Sometimes we hit issues that we forgot that datacapture is on the table , and in the change ...
about 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Delivered

Integrating DCLGEN with Db2 Admin tool

Hi Team, Our Customer was using BMC for Db2 tool and they wanted to move to IBM tools, specially Db2 Admin tool as a replacement for BMC. Earlier, with BMC, they had a interface of DCLGEN integrated with BMC. Currently, in IBM Admin tool (V12.1), ...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration