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Search results: Db2 for z/OS

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Add STMT_HASHID2 in IFCID 316

Can you add STMT_HASHID2 (referred in DSN_STATEMENT_CACHE_TABLE) field to the IFCID 316 record? It would be very handy in identifying normalized SQL statement text(s).
2 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Complete PROFILE support for SQL tuning ZPARMS

While modelling a production system it was noticed that the PROFILE support is not 100% up to date and compatible with the actual ZPARMs that the Db2 Optimizer uses. I opened a case TS019778440 and they said "Yes, it is missing, please open an AHA...
3 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Change Load Backout YES delete log process

During execution of LOAD RESUME YES BACKOUT YES SHRLEVEL NONE LOG NO DISCARDS 1, if 1 duplicate row is funded, all rows loaded will be backed out, regardless if there was just 1 duplicate. DB2 call Data Manager back out all the other rows writing ...
3 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Allow ALTER TABLE xxx COLUMN yyy SET NOT NULL

The ability to change nearly everything about a column is really cool in Db2. Sadly, the one thing that you cannot easily change is the NULLability of any given column. This is definitely a requirement all over the place and currently can only be ...
3 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Db2 start command message output and return code

If a Db2 database is in RO mode at database level and you issue a -STA DB(DBName) SP(TSName) ACCESS(RW) command via batch, it outputs "DSNTDDIS 'START DATABASE' NORMAL COMPLETION" which is misleading because the table still cannot be loaded therea...
3 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Generate table definition structure using the db2 catalogue without the need to unload

It would be good if you could go to the db2 catalogue and use a line command at either database level or tablespace level and generate a SYSPUNCH file containing the table definition structure/s without the need to run an unload which can be more ...
3 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Increase DSSIZE of SYSTSPKS in DSNDB06 (SYSIBM.SYSPACKSTMT) from 64 GB to 256 GB

We just finished a clean-up of old, unused packages and did a reorg of SYSTSPKS in DSNDB06 (= Table SYSIBM.SYSPACKSTMT. According to RTS we still see a usage size of 28 GB (= 44.27 % of 64 GB size limit) for this tablespace in large development an...
3 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Special type of technical accounts similar to RACF restricted

Hello, I want to enable our cloud using applications a direct access to Db2 z/OS. Unfortunately a firewall rule allows the access to all readable resources, not only the desired tables / views. So it would be perfect to have a restricted technical...
20 days ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

When executing an ALTER TABLE <table> ROTATE PARTITION please do NOT invalidate dependent packages

ALTER TABLE <table> ROTATE PARTITION is described as an ONLINE schema change. However in our 24/7 environment with tables being used frequently around the clock we cannot execute ALTER TABLE <table> ROTATE PARTITION on our most heavily...
3 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Inheritance of PRIQTY/SECQTY Parameters for LOB and Index Spaces in Newly Activated PBG Partitions

In a Universal Table Space (UTS) defined as Partition-by-Growth (PBG), when a base table includes a LOB column, the initial LOB table space and its associated index can be explicitly defined with specific primary and secondary space allocation par...
about 1 month ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

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