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Db2 for i

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256-bit Encryption for ENCRYPT_AES SQL Function

Please add in support for 256-bit encryption with the ENCRYPT_AES SQL statement. Use Case: Higher encryption is more secure. 256-bit encryption is harder to break than the currently supported 128-bit encryption.
about 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

Generate COMMENT for SQL objects along with LABEL

When the SQL generations programs from IBM i to obtain DDLs from database objects create the sentences for describing the objects they use the statement "LABEL". Meanwhile the rest of databases (DB2 LUW, Oracle...) use the statement "COMMENT".We a...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

New SQL table function to return Journal Receiver Information

Currently there is no way, except programmatically via calling the QjoRetrieveJournalInformation API and specifying KEY=1, to retrieve a list of journal receivers and information about them. Providing a SQL Table Function, or other SQL object, to ...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

Add NSLOOKUP type SQL service

I would like a service like those athttps://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.4?topic=optimization-i-servicesThis service would allow me to doSELECT * FROM QSYS2.NSLOOKUP('www.mycorp.com', 'dns.google.com');I would also like it to not be dependent on having...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

HTTPGETBLOB result to IFS

Currently, HTTPGETBLOB results can't be easily pushed to the IFS. Use Case: My specific use case is for bootstrapping installation of the forthcoming PASE yum packages that were announced at COMMONs17. Conceptual syntax: SELECT SYSTOOLS.HTTPGETBLO...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

DB2 GUID/UUID identity support

Currently identity columns are integer based, however this can cause collisions if you need to merge two tables. It would therefore be handy if you could specify... MYID UUID GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY Also functions like IDENTITY_VAL_LOCAL shou...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Delivered

get n'th element in delimited string

in sql be able to extract the n'th element in a delimited string. would remove the need to use mutiple substring and posstr/locate. Use Case: select get_element('abc;def;100;;;qwert' , 3, ';') .... string, n'th element, delimiter would then return...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

add open file in (QDMLOPNF) to GET_JOB_INFO table function

please add to GET_JOB_INFO table function the jobs open file information as provided with API QDMLOPNF Use Case: none of the current SQL functions provide this information which will be helpful when looking for certain file information across jobs...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

DB2 for i Service to retrieve jobdescription JOBD information

We would like to have an IBM i db2 service to retrieve information about job descriptions - in particular which jobdescription uses which libraries Use Case: Many applications use jobdescriptions to define which library is used to access data. Dur...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

List Exit Programs via an SQL statement by Categories

Allow SQL statement to query all Exit Programs by TCPiP Categories and Ports: - FTP (tcp 21)- TELNET (tcp 23 & 992)- CIFS (tcp 445)- etc Use Case: We run VMWare NSX in our environment only allowing necessary ports opened for connections to our...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

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