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Db2 for i

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    Improve Performance of QSYS2.BOUND_SRVPGM_INFO

    The performance of QSYS2.BOUND_SRVPGM_INFO is really bad when you're using it in order to get all programs that use a specific BOUND_SERVICE_PROGRAM. More details can be found in the defined Use Case. However, using the same View with the given st...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    SQL constraint "FOREIGN KEY DEFERRABLE"

    One strength of relational databases is their constant vigilance over data correctness. The user can declare constraints that their data must obey, and then leave it to the database to enforce the rules. This saves a lot of procedural application ...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

    Add native DB2 support for UUID columns

    Add a new native data type of UUID to store standard 128-bit UUID values in a native type. Also add SQL functions to generate a new UUID, convert UUID to/from canonical string representations (xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx), and the ability...
    almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

    HTTP logging of HTTP_GET_VERBOSE and HTTP_POST_VERBOSE

    When consuming a web service using the SQL based HTTP_GET_VERBOSE and HTTP_POST_VERBOSE, it would be extremely helpful to get a full log of the HTTP communication to the web service much like the LIBHTTP tools allowed for. Currently there is a way...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

    Support *ALLUSR and *ALL for QUSLMBR API

    The QUSLMBR API supports a full library name, *LIBL or *CURLIB. However there is a need to "find members" on the system so *ALLUSR and even *ALL should be supported to enable that capability. Use Case: Using QUSLMBR I want to locate on the system ...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 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 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Not under consideration

    Make it possible to also define SYSTEM NAME for short LONG NAME for tables

    When creating an SQL Table we define long descriptive names for them. We also define SYSTEN NAME that is used to name RPG Procedure Source files, Modules and Service Programs. When the descriptive "LONG NAME" is 10 letters long or shorter it is ...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 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...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Not under consideration

    Using IBM I ACS ( Access Client Solutions ) Add more Helpful Hints in Visual Explain by Color Coding deficiencies

    When using Visual Explain in IBM ACS to look at query performance. When using the Side Panel with Atrributes and Values, can ACS Highlight worrisome results. For Example we learned that Percent Selectivity is a good metric to highlight. Can ACS hi...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

    Support for Application-Period Temporal Tables

    System-period temporal tables are great, but "system-time" is not appropriate in many applications. Quoting from an article by Philip Nelson on DB2 Temporal Support - A Practical Introduction: Temporal support consists of two key concepts : system...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

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