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Search results: Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS

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Virtual Table Name should be longer than 50 characters.

When creating Virtual tables we decided as standard to maintain the default Target Virtual Table Name that is build as follow: ConncectionName_Schema_Tablename In some cases this turns out to be longer than 50 chars. and when trying to create it s...
over 1 year ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Capture SQL Error Codes in Db2 COBOL Program Accessing DVM Tables

We are using a COBOL program to access DVM tables via an alias created on a three part name. If the program fails while performing a SQL call to one of the virtual DRDA tables, the program only receives a -1 SQLCODE. We would like for the program ...
8 months ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 7 Not under consideration

Access to Oracle table from Natural

Natural can access an Oracle table published in DVM, this is done through a CALL type call in Natural, GISS wants DVM to provide an Adabas view for this table, this is the equivalent of the jdbc interface for open systems.
8 months ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Access to Natural through stored procedure in DVM and Access to Oracle table from Natural.

GISS wants DVM to provide an API-REST interface that allows a stored procedure to be executed in DVM. This functionality allows a Natural program to be executed with a stored procedure in DVM. The call is made through jcbc using a CALL to the stor...
9 months ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Support for columns with names longer than 30 characters

DVM currently fails when attempting to create virtual tables over source tables with column names longer than 30 characters. DBMS's including Postgres, Oracle and DB2 LUW allow for longer column names.
about 6 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

ANSI SQL-99 Support in DVM

A customer recently conducted a PoC using DVM and z/OS Connect as an alternative to an existing ETL based system which does nightly offloads of IMS data from the mainframe into a SQL Server database which is accessed by client applications. The ex...
about 6 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Allow for the creation of UDTF without the cross memory constraint to Db2

Currently when I attempt to create a UDTF, I must have a Db2 subsystem defined to DVM that is running on the same LPAR and it cannot be a data-sharing Db2 behind a DVIPA. Step one would be to eliminate the need for a Db2 subsystem to be selected i...
about 4 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Add Updatetimestamp column to DVM virtual map table SQLENG.TABLES

Add updatetimestamp column to SQLENG.TABLES in DVM.
over 5 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Delete a virtual table by JCL

With DVM studio, it's possible of delete the virtuals tables but the time of delete is long. Sometimes I need to drop multiple virtual tables and this operation it’s not possible with studio (I wait one hour). Can you create an option to delete th...
over 5 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Consistently handle unsupported Db2 datatypes when creating Virtual tables

When creating a Vitural Table for Db2 BLOB and CLOB with traditional access, the wizard prompts that these columns will be omitted. Executing selects against the created VT is successful. If direct access to Db2 is chosen, the same prompts occur, ...
over 5 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Not under consideration