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Db2 for i

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EDRSQL server requires QUSER *RWX authority to ROOT

We recently secured our ROOT directory in the IFS; however, when the EDRSQL server job (QXDAEDRSQL) starts up; MSG CPE3401 is shown in the joblog and the job ends. (see attached joblog) The Security Audit Journal records an Authority Failure (AF) ...
10 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

Ability to sort WRKQRY/RUNQRY in arrival sequence

With the changes being made to query and its move from the CQE to SQE, this has exposed an issue where it offers no way to sort records in arrival sequence. The record order cannot be guaranteed unless it is specified as a sort field but query has...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Not under consideration

Add DB2 functions to modify JSON object

Today, with DB2, we have some functions to publish or consume JSON.We don't have any function to modify a JSON object Use Case: Need to modify JSON objects: add or remove a node, change a key or value
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Not under consideration

Add Db2i for i Service to maintain validation list

Please add a DB2 for i service that looks at/maintains the users under validations list under the HTTP admin server. If you need to rename a user today you can't, you have to recreate the user. Having a service like this will help helpdesk and/or ...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

Enhance remote journaling service with restart option

The remote journaling service has no option on the STRTCPSVR or ENDTCPSVR command. This is also not an option in the new navigator to stop/start/restart the remote journaling service. In addition to no stop/start/restart options. When changing the...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

Allow variables defined with like(...) to be used as embedded SQL host variables

Variables defined with like(...) should be usable as embedded SQL host variables. Allowing only variables defined with a specific datatype makes for more difficult application maintenance.
10 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

Change JOURNALED_OBJECTS to only scan requested libraries/objects

select * from JOURNALED_OBJECTS WHERE OBJECT_LIBRARY = 'SYSIBM' and OBJECT_NAME = 'SYSDUMMY1'; When this SQL is run against the Journaled_Objects view, it scans all objects in all libraries. If there are objects locked that cannot be scanned, the ...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Functionality already exists

Information about different drivers to connect to iseries

We'd like to get a (really complete) documentation of all possibilities to connect a windows pc to the iSeries.There exists a lot of drivers and software solutions. What we are missing is to see the difference between them.E.g. i Series Access ODB...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Not under consideration

Generate SQL option to create check constraints when physical file has restricted values.

Under ACS Schemas there is a feature to generate SQL. Would like to have an option to create check constraint on fields that have restricted values such as COMP, VALUES, RANGE. Use Case: Would save a lot of time in having to adjust the generated S...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

directly enter SQL-Arrays as Input Arguments for Stored Procedures

Our reporting systems calls Stored Procedues on a DB2/400 system via ODBC/JDBC. The SP receives for example one productID and then it collects the desired informations from our DB2400-tables and return it to the reporting system via a result set. ...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

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