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Db2 for i

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PTF tool to identify missing co, prereq, and delayed ptf

Create application and supporting API to allow a user to query and compare PTF co/prereq and other information to what is installed on an LPAR versus what is available on fix central. Use Case: Use case would be to simplify PTF research. When ther...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

documentation for the journal entries MC

the " F MC" journal entries: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_71/rzaki/rzakivarlength.htm#rzakivarlength__TBLOBJLVL contain information about table changes however the details of the table structure are not documented. The tab...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

Increase maximum file member size

Increase maximum file member size, currently limited to 1.7TB. Use Case: customer stores large binary objects in file using SQL and reaches file limit. Currently they do not want to separate objects to multiple tables or work with partitioning.
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

Need SQL Procedures to allow the ownership to be changed and to allow the use of adopted authority

We would like to have an SQL statement way of changing the ownership of a stored procedure. The TRANSFER OWNERSHIP SQL statement does not support stored procedures.In addition, there needs to be a SQL statement way of allowing a stored procedure t...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future 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...
almost 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...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Add temporal information to commands and not just the system catalog

Add the ability to see temporal relations in the following:- DSPFD- DSPDBR It can be discovered with things likeRetrieve Database File Description (QDBRTVFD) APIhttps://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/apis/qdbrtvfd.htm#HDRTEMPOSys...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

System i native support for MS-SQL Server Connection

Native Support for System i to connect to MS-SQL Server using the remote Database entry (ADDRDBDIRE).Connection should support SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT to provide a possibility for data exchange.There are exists a lot of open souce tools which works...
almost 9 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Not under consideration

UUID datatype for IBMi

A UUID is a U niversally U nique Id entifier, meaning that these identifiers are unique over your whole DB; even better unique" across space and time". UUID's are stored in 128bit format and follow a standarized format ( rfc4122 ) This makes the t...
7 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

Enhance SQL Error Log Function to display variable value(s) in the SQL string displayed in the STATEMENT_TEXT column rather than the "?".

Helps to identify the specific values when the error or warning occured.
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

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