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Db2 for i

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Add does-not-contain option in SQL Plan Cache Statements

Access Client Solutions SQL Performance Center has a button "Show Statements..." that displays a "SQL Plan Cache Statements" window. You have a variety of filters, including "Statements that contain the following text". I think it would be incredi...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Reset *JOB environment

Hi IBM Support, We have a situation where we run a third-party utility to import an excel file to a database table. As part of this process, a number of *JOB environment variables are added causing Python output to the console to display unprintab...
5 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Not under consideration

Partitioned tables increase limit partitions (more than 256 partitions)

Hello, We think that it will be useful increase actual limit of 256 partitions on a partitioned table. Our customer generates really big amount of information (Banking customer), and our estimations are that on next year he won't have enough ...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

TCP/IP Host table entries in SQL

In SQL we have theses views: QSYS2.NETSTAT_INTERFACE_INFO to get TCP/IP interfaces (CFGTCP option 1) QSYS2.NETSTAT_ROUTE_INFO to get TCP/IP routes (CFGTCP option 2) We need also a view to get TCP/IP host table entries (CFGTCP option 10).
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

DBMON filtering enchancement when apllying on a Table

When starting a DBMON and filtering on a Table basis, FTRFILE, we would like to be able to see all sql traffic against this table, (successful, warnings and erroneous). Currently we are only able to see successfully executed sql statements. Use Ca...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Allow APYJRNCHG and RMVJRNCHG to use remote journal receivers

APYJRNCHG and RMVJRNCHG do not allow remote journal receivers to be used, however after saving the receivers and restoring them into the receiver library of the local journal, they can be used without a problem. This however needs manual steps and...
11 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Add SQL Option for Timestamp Format

The Db2 for i format of Timestamp is yyyy-mm-dd-hh.mm.ss.nnnnnnThe ODBC and JDBC format of timestamp is yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.nnnnnnIt should be possible to change the Db2 Timestamp format similar to how it can be done for date and time so that Db2 ...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

Idea new DB2 for i Command

Idea-new command in SQL- similar to CPYTBLRECF or DUPTBLRECF: command would provide a function to copy selected records between tables either fixed record and field lengths or variable only check command would validate same record/field lengths wi...
6 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Provide ARD Program(s) for non-Db2 Connect from IBM i

WRKRDBDIRE supports *ARDPGM but none are provided, by IBM. The system needs the easy abilitty to connect to non-Db2 database systems, like MariaDB, SQL Server using SQL via *ARDPGM. Provide basic support (perhaps using ODBC or JDBC drivers) for re...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 8 Not under consideration

We havWe have a need to enlarge Number of bytes in a record which is currently set to a max value of 32766 bytes.e a need to enlarge Number of bytes in a record which is currently set to a max value of 32766 bytes.

We have a need to enlarge Number of bytes in a record which is currently set to a max value of 32766 bytes. As currently most of DB are support for more that 32766bytes no. Should be enhance the limitation to support for other platform as well.
6 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration