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Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS

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Ability to delete maps via REST

Currently a REST call is being used by our DevOps pipeline to create/modify maps. We need the ability to delete maps as well.
over 1 year ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

Allow for the fabrication of RUNSTATS

In most cases, the collection of runstats requires access to the underlaying data. This access is typically not available to the DVM support team. Those with access to the data will likely not have access to modify global variables outside of Dev....
over 2 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

Allow for a rule that forces DVM to access tables in the order of the SQL statement

I know the best order of access. Give me a way to communicate to DVM that it should access the tables in the order coded in the SQL.
over 2 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

Enable DVM refresh via REST call

We run a signal DVM over multiple LPARs in some high availability environments. When new maps are imported into the share dataset, the LPARs that were not the target of the import need to be refreshed. If we use a REST call for the import, we need...
over 2 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

ADD SMF ADABAS REGISTER IN DVM

Our execution environment is Natural/Adabas. To get information about Adabas behaviour is very important to mantain and improve our system and application.
over 2 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

UNION ALL of n number of Db2 uses a lot of memory and runs long

Enhance server to support parallelism for “UNION ALL” using the MRC capability.
over 2 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

UNION ALL of 2 or more Db2 subsystems uses a lot of memory

Enhance server to check for “UNION ALL” and skip buffering, allowing the data to flow back to client
over 2 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Support schema in DVM

We wish to have the possibility with the DVM and UNIXODBC connector to access the DL1 segments using the concepts of "schema" and / or "alias"
almost 3 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

Only allow the creator of a given map to delete it

Currently any user that has the ability to create maps also has the ability to delete them regardless of who the original creator was. This coupled with the current view in DVM Studio that displays the entire subsystem instead of just a subset of ...
almost 3 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

Encrypt password in the DVM JDBC Gateway credential management system

Royal Bank of Canada and likely other customers have the following need. With DVM and the QMF Server and the JDBC Gateway the credential management system of Globals and the AVZDRATH job will be a security\auditing issue. 1) If the users are mappe...
about 3 years ago in Data Virtualization Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered