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Search results: Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS

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Modify Messaging to Clarify Why a Table Is Being Dropped and Recreated

When reading the output from the compare portion of Alter reports, it isn't always clear what part of a change requires a drop and recreate of objects. We are making a change to a column from NOT NULL to WITH DEFAULT NULL, and the wording isn't re...
3 months ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Under review

Remove default grants to PUBLIC on SYSIBM tables

An IBM Db2 Security Health Check audit will identify a SELECT privilege held by PUBLIC on the SYSIBM tables as an issue, with specific concern when the privilege is held on the authorization tables (i.e. SYSIBM.SYS%AUTH%). The IBM Db2 Administrati...
over 1 year ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Functionality already exists

Provide an automate way to alter catalog copies after Db2 catalog changes (CATMAINT)

We using catalog copies in Db2 Administration tool. We have created 7 copies (1 for each day to get one week back). Every night we load data from the Db2 catalog in one of these catalog copies. This works good since years but we looking for a more...
5 months ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Retrieve IDAA trace data in background

In Admin Tool you can retrieve trace data for the accelerator using Z;AC and then line command TR. We would prefer to do that using Admin Tool instead of Data Studio. But there is a problem. The process run in foreground mode so the ISPF session i...
10 months ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Allow for Altering the Partitioning Columns Through Panels

When altering the columns involved in partitioning a table, several steps must be done which introduces complexity and potential for errors. This is the current provided solution: Do a GEN on the table and save the generated DDL. Adjust the partit...
over 5 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 2 Functionality already exists

Non-disruptive add column not null with no default

Currently, the conversion of a new NOT NULL column without default at the end of a table is done via an UNLOAD / DROP / CREATE / LOAD A content (default) is generated for the column during the unload in order to be able to load this column afterwa...
over 2 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 3 Delivered

DB2 Administration Tool enhancement for SQL, DDL, DML syntax checking

Add enhancement to syntax check SQL, DDL, DML before execution. Recently attended presentation of Db2 DevOps Experience for z/OS and it has a 'Smart Editor' which performed these checks. I asked about it and was told it is using macros from the DB...
over 6 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Delivered

Create online hierarchical DDL command

Currently, we have either the DDL or GEN commands to view the object definition. We would like GEN to be online (currently batch only) or have a new command. The action should produce the data in an online format (temporary dataset) for viewing or...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 3 Functionality already exists

Show a status for Replication on the ADM "AT" screen

It should be easy to identify tables that are Disabled for Replication. The user can go to the KEYS screen one table at a time, so see status like this: Status for table . . : TECH.TBASP_ALERT_HISTRY Acceleration status : 1 Load status : Loaded Re...
over 5 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 1 Delivered

Support IDAA v7.5

When I go into DB2 Admin Tool and use the Accelerator Trace Details (Z;AC and TR for an accelerator) I find that the option to choose "Manually collected diagnostic information (folder additional_support_info)" and sub option "Collect Backend Envi...
over 3 years ago in Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS 4 Delivered

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