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Search results: Db2 for z/OS

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LOAD with DISCARDS 1 should not require a discard data set

We wanted to load two partitions at partition level: //LOA001 EXEC #DB2UT, // SYSTEM=T, // SYSTEMID=L, // COND=(4,LT), // SYSUT1=Y, // LARGE=Y, // SAR=N //SYSREC01 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=VTDBM.UL.VETB0040.REC.PART1 //SYSREC02 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=VTDBM.UL.VET...
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DB2 REST service should support ‘Using ARRAY data type as INPUT parm in a Native SQLPL’

We have a SQLPL with ARRAY type as INPUT/OUTPUT parm. REST Service allows to ‘create’ as service calling ‘SQLPL with ARRAY type as INPUT parm’ but throws error while calling the same service. Method :POST Scheme://HOST[“.” PORT][PATH][“?”QUE...
about 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

PHASE II : Support for python ibm_db driver on z/OS using z ODBC driver

The requirement is to offer connectivity to Db2 on z/OS natively by using the z/OS ODBC driver. The python driver has been enhanced to successfully compile on the z/OS platform, and basic validation and regression suite validation has been done. W...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Drop Databases Created by Implicit Mapping Tables

Problem statement/ pain point: We have started to use on-line reorgs without specifying the mapping table because v11 will generate one for you. Pretty cool. Db2 will create a database, DSNnext_db_identity_number, create a table space, create the ...
about 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

REPAIR CATALOG TABLESPACE command for xml table space

We are working with OBJECT_CREATE_FORMAT=EXTENDED and with UTILITY_OBJECT_CONVERSION=NOBASIC for a long time without any problem. In the last time we began to work with these parameters in other DB2's that include many tables with XML columns. The...
over 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Enhance SPT01: max partition to more than 1, and Sysadm can amend the PART Size from 64gb to 32gb .

The Tablespace is in VSAM-E format with 252 Extends in already 32Gb size. It cannot create the 2nd Partition .Because the max partition of SPT01 is 1 and the partition size is 64gb. When application sharing the testing environment of UT, ST, SIT ,...
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Delivered

Let Db2 REST return alternative and more useful JSON keys

Db2 REST today return JSON keys that are hard to consume if you for example use JSON Binding layer (aka JSON-B). The reason behind that is that the JSON keys returned don't always follow the common naming standards that require you to use lowerCam...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Rebuild should materialize pending changes on indexes

Recently we had big problems with index splits. Therefore we altered the bufferpool from 4K-pages to 8K-pages and run a rebuild. But we had to ran a reorg on the whole tablespace, which has about 1 billion rows and a few indexes, which we wanted t...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Auditing administrative authorities in DB2 zOS with RACF-Exit DSNX$XAC

DB2 IFCID361 should be written when an administrative authority is used - Independent of the security exit used. When using the full RACF-Exit DSNX$XAC DB2 IFCID361 is not written/supressed , as RACF grants the access -- but does not give back to ...
over 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Allow a Db2 z/OS Server to request clients set other JDBC Data Server Driver parameters, such as minTransportObjects or maxTransportObjects

In FL502 of Db2 13, IBM offers MODIFY DDF with the "RQSTWLB" option which allows the Db2 server to tell clients to enable Sysplex Workload Balancing (enableSysplexWLB=true) as long as the client doesn't explicitly set WLB to "false". It would be b...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Future consideration