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Db2 for i

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Enhance QSYS2.PARTITION_STATISTICS function to include the member text when source file members are queried.

Please enhance QSYS2.PARTITION_STATISTICS to include the member text when source file members are queried. Currently, this function returns the member name, the source type (i.e., RPGLE, PF, CLLE, etc.), the last source update timestamp, the sourc...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Need USER_OBJECTS_OWNED UDTF/VIEW

Provide an SQL Service in Db2 for i that returns data similar to but better than the WRKOBJOWN CL command. Named something like: USER_OBJECTS_OWNED() Use Case: The need to determine and/or process the list of objects owned by a given IBM i USER PR...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

SQL Char function codepage conversion

The SQL Char function allows character to character codepage conversions, however this seems to be very limited as I always get an SQL0332, even for basic conversions as 500 to 819. Use Case: The SQL Char function can be used as a replacement for ...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

expose DSPNETA via IBM i SQL UDTF

please add an SQL UDTF to expose the data in the DSPNETA command. Use Case: we have a need to "get at" some of the data in the RTVNETA command, ie CPNAME and having a system UDTF would make lots of programming tasks easier.
about 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Delivered

DB2 HTTP Consumer Functions (Verbose) are suppressing response messages if the http error code is different than 2xx

If the HTTP Response Code is 3xx or 4xx the (Verbose) HTTP Consumer Functions of DB2 /i are ignoring the response message from the service - the response header ist deliverd - but response message is NULL. Use Case: To enable the best user experie...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

ACS Content Assist does not use the correct Schema when changed

In IBM i Access Client Solutions v.1.1.8.3 there is a new Content Assist feature by using the Ctrl and Space Bar keys. However if you change the Connection and apply a new JDBC configuration it will not pickup the correct schema even though it is ...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

db2 for service to list file members (like QUSLMBR)

Processing file members with SQL is a pain. We should at least have db2 for i service to find out what members actually exist. Pretty much like the QUSLMBR API . Use Case: Process perfomance data using SQL. All tables in QPFRDATA are multimember t...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

Improve CRTSQL* Error Reporting

Changing our software to exploit Teraspace we encountered a build failure where the error message reported was: Compile option TERASPACE specified twice. We were using the CRTSQLCI command and specified TERASPACE only once via the COMPILEOPT param...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Include journal info in SYSTABLES

Please include the journal information (library, journal, images, omit entries, start date) into the SYSTABLES view. Use Case: This allows an SQL based access to determine if journaling is properly setup for the database. Currently this can only b...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

Please add comment ability into SQL views.

Working with a mix of tables, views, physical, logical files, etc. there is a huge need to store comments in views that are built over physical files. This probably should be added to other SQL type. Recently, at year end I had to change views and...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered