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Db2 for i

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    Include LF with shared access path in SYSPARTITIONINDEXES and SYSPARTITIONINDEXSTAT

    SYSPARTITIONINDEXES and SYSPARTITIONINDEXSTAT include many usefull informations about logical files (DDS type). Since they are a valid substitute for the use of APIs, it would be very useful if logic files with shared access were also included in ...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Require QIBM_DB_SECADM or similar to perform set session authorization

    Today any user with *ALLOBJ is able to do the equivalent to sudo in Linux without the need of any password to become another user using set session authorization via SQL. Any user with *ALLOBJ can become Qsecofr by open strsql and run: “Set sessio...
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Not under consideration

    Visual explain as a SQL - IBM i service

    Visual explain is a vital tool to get the information about how a SQL statement is processed and to understand the nature of SQL queries. However, it can be quite complicated to oververview complicated queries and the graph can be quite chaotic. M...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

    RGZPFM option MBR(*ALL )

    Enable the use *ALL on option MBR for the RGZPFM command for a hash partitioned table.
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    Create GenerateAndEmailSpreadsheet

    With the addition of Generate Spreadsheet and Send Email both are valuable but the adoption would have quite a bit of use if we had one function that does both.
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

    allow three part names in db2 for i services

    please add ability to use three-part naming in UDTF or in db2 for i services likeQSYS2.JOB_INFOIt seems that the 3-part naming isn't working or supported in UDTFs. .e.g.:https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/IBM%20...
    about 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

    Journal receive encryption

    After a discution with a Db2 expert about RCAC implemenation, it appears that after an update of a journalized table, the corresponding journal entry can be fully displayed with a simple DSPJRN command. Is it possible to add a new option at the cr...
    3 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Resolve object references for embedded SQL at compile time

    Product: Change Management Our change management application allows us to track changes, automate our deployment and development process, and perform impact analysis, all of which give us better controls and reduce risk in our software development...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Not under consideration

    Add an SQL processing option to automatically produce default values for NULL columns

    Add a new processing option for use in SET OPTION statement that would cause DB2 to essentially produce COALESCE() functions for null capable columns. Suggested option keyword: GENDFTONNULL. Default to *NO for compatibility. *YES would cause null ...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Declare UTF-8 character lenght in SQL TABLE not in bytes

    Currently, when I create a new table and declare a field, for example, of type CHAR(10) UTF-8, the system only allows for 10 characters if each character is 1 byte in size. If a character occupies 2 or more bytes, the field length is no longer suf...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

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