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Search results: Db2 for z/OS

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TRIGGERS referencing system temporal tables

Hello, Since we are in DB2 V10 we use triggers with bi-temporal tables (system temporal + business temporal table) to implement complex relational integrity rules that can not be defined using standard primary/foreign keys. It's related to simple ...
over 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Changing partitioning key columns

Most of our tables that are created before DB2 V8 (and even some created later than that) uses the primary key as the partitioning key. The resulting partitioning key therefore consists of many columns, but the significant columns for partitioning...
about 13 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Ensure data consistency in even the biggest LOBs without compromising availability

The only way to ensure data consistency in Db2 LOBs, is by regularly checking – and by always to ensure that we have at least one full and consistent image copy of all LOBs. Not to compromise availability, all CHECK LOB utilities must use SHRLEVEL...
about 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 11 Delivered

Removal of ephemeral port use for sysplex/dvipa monitoring from Db2 DDF

In addition to the ports configured in BSDS (INADDR_ANY), Db2 DDF opens an additional ephemeral TCPIP port. It binds to the DVIPA address and requests an ephemeral port be assigned, the number is randomly chosen from a pool by TCPIP.This feature i...
over 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Managing status of DB2 REST services

One of the really good things about the REST implementation is that it is based on static SQL. This makes it possible for us to get to know what services will be affected before we do some maintenance to one or more referenced tables. But, without...
over 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

complete alter trigger statement

If you need to change the logic of a trigger, you have to DROP and (re)CREATE it. So there is a moment (after the drop) where DML-statements could be executed which are not caught by the trigger.So I'm asking for the ability to execute an ALTER TR...
over 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered