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My ideas: Db2 for i

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    SQL EXPORT command to create export streamfiles in e.g. CSV format

    Wouldn't it be nice, if DB2 for i would provide an EXPORT statement, which would generate export streamfiles similar to CPYTOIMPF.e.g. something like EXPORT (SELECT HOST_NAME, PARTITION_ID, NUMBER_OF_PARTITIONS FROM QSYS2.SYSTEM_STATUS_INFO) TO '/...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    DSPJRN IFS entries to ASCII

    When displaying journal entries for IFS (type B) the ESD data in the journal is in ASCII, but the display is EBCDIC so the content when display via the interface is not readable. It would be far better to either convert the content to ASCII automa...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    Port IBM NoSQL Wire Listener for DB2 to IBM i

    With the IBM NoSQL Wire Listener for DB2 it is possible to use existing Applications that use MongoDB as their Database together with DB2 without changing the App.It runs on all Versions of DB2 except the DB2 for i. Details are here:https://www.ib...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    Allow COALESCE to provide automatic CAST

    I have this line in a CREATE VIEW statement: coalesce(va.vaaddress1, '?Unknown') as vaaddress1, When the view is accessed using SQL embedded in ILEPRPG, the SQLSTATE becomes 01004. VAADDRESS1 is defined in a SQL TABLE as CHAR(40). It would save a ...
    10 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    change systools.special_authority_data_mart to have option where to place the files in user defined library

    need to make sure the data is "locked down" by being able to place the resulting SENSITIVE file in a different library, just like the audit journal data_mart SQL.
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    Document Display_Journal_Entry_Info

    Found this undocumented feature Display_Journal_Entry_InfoI'd like it documented and supported. Use Case: Bust apart the journal entry data.
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Add "WITH NC"for commands CREATE TABLE/DROP TABLE , CREATE INDEX/DROP INDEX

    DB2/400 supports WITH NC hint for Insert/Update/Delete commands . It allows to execute SQL statements out of SQL transaction and without DB2/400 journaling. In the past data definition command like CREATE TABLE / CREATE INDEX were executed out of ...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    Moving old data from production tables to historic tables in another library

    In an active production system such as we have being in a 24 hour service financial environment, we have an issue with old data that exists in many of our database tables. Every second new data is being recorded in this tables and old the old data...
    10 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

    Logging / Monitoring SQL activity after and within a DRDA connection session

    The IBM i O/S does not have the ability to monitor SQL transactions via DRDA connection from a remote system. This would be from the exit point DDM/DRDA request access in the network attributes (DSPNETA). Use Case: I would like to have the ability...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Not under consideration

    Add Metaphone 3 (or better) to SQL to supplement SOUNDEX() UDF

    SoundEx() (in SQL) is dated and returns too many false-positives. For example "COMFORTER" and "COMPRESSOR" return the same SoundEx index. There is a updated routine called Metaphone 3 that is supposed to provide better results. Please implement th...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

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