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Db2 for i

Add Support for the CTLCHAR parameter of the CPYSPLF Command to the SPOOLED_DATA Function

The SPOOLED_DATA function is a simple wrapper for the CPYSPLF CL command. However it offers straight printer output but no spacing/skipping control options. Add a parameter to the function that accepts the *FCFC, or *PRTCTL options. It would be gr...
10 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Provide a way to query Db2 for IBM i members

Currently, using OVRDBF to direct SQL statements to a specific database file member is functional, but it is not an ideal solution. It requires an external override that is disconnected from the SQL statement itself, making the code less self-cont...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

include production ready IFS primitives (i.e. delete, rename) working with ccsid 1200 (or other unicodes).

Please introduce production ready QSYS2 primitives (functions, table functions...) to interact with IFS using an SQL interface, like a delete operation (unlink) or rename, in order to orderly and cleanly compose with the other functionality of the...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Can we please have a DEFECTIVE_PTF_CURRENCY_LOCAL

In the latest TR updates of IBM i 7.5 TR2 and 7.6 TR 2 the SYSTOOLS.GROUP_PTF_CURRENCY_LOCAL was announced.As we all know keeping current with PTFs is very important.With that in mind it must also be important to be aware of defective PTF's.For th...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Include Specific Entry Type in SYSLOG Output from QSYS2.DISPLAY_JOURNAL

Description: When generating SYSLOG output using the QSYS2.DISPLAY_JOURNAL function, the resulting information only includes the journal code and the journal entry type. However, it does not include the specific entry subtype contained in each ent...
3 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Prune unused plans from the plan cache

Many SQLs run once or a few times, then can stay in the plan cache until the next IPL. These unused plans can have temporary indexes linked to them. I would like a "max days" or "max hours" parameter and for DB2 to delete any plans that have not b...
3 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Add DB2 for i SQL function for converting date format

With DB2 for i SQL, converting a date to another format (eg. YYYYMMDD to DDMMYYYY) implies using several intermediate functions, especially when input date is in numeric or char format. What about creating a new specific function for simpler date ...
3 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Port Vector Data Type and Related features from LUW to IBM i

Any companies looking to leverage database data using RAG would benefit from this functionality. Currently, specialized vector databases or other RDBMS vendors such as Postgres, SQL Server 2025 or Oracle 26ai would need to be used since DB2 for i ...
4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Sql service to get another job's library list

Currently, the LIBRARY_LIST_INFO SQL service is available, but it retrieves the library list for the current job; there are no SQL services that allow you to retrieve the library list for another job. The idea would be to create a table or scalar ...
4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

SST via SQL

It would be nice to have access to SST logs via SQL view. IBM recently introduce something very helpful: PROBLEM_INFO SQL view which mirror WRKPRB; it would be great to have the same for SST.
4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration