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Db2 for i

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    Extend the JOB_LOCK_INFO UDTF to provide the current awaited time

    Please extend the JOB_LOCK_INFO UDTF to also provide the current wait duration for pending locks. This would enable easier automatic detection of erroneous locks and hanging jobs.
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    IBM DB2 Connect 11.5 VSAI (Visual Studio Addin) for VS 2019 using deprecated API's

    IBM DB2 Connect 11.5 VSAI (Visual Studio Addin) for VS 2019 using deprecated API's (synchronous loading apis). This needs to be updated for VS 2019 to use Asynchronous loading to remove the warning notices everytime you launch Visual Studio 2019. ...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    Add weakly distinct types to V7R3

    Hi, Please support "weak types" as documented at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6174189 on V7R3 as well. This would be a major benefit in migrating DDS based databases with REF FLD's to SQL. Thanks,Paul Use Case: Hi, Please support "weak t...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Provide FIELDPROC_ENCODED_COMPARISON QAQQINI function at column level

    DB2 for i Field Procedures are primarily used for column level encryption. The defacto standard for encryption is AES. Ideally, encryption should not be deterministic. In other words, encrypting the same plain text multiple times should produce di...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

    allow lower security for QSYS2.MTI_INTO() function

    MTI_INFO allows DB Admins to gain information on temporary indexes. The user needs *JOBCTL or QIBM_DB_SQLADM authority. On larger Systems it is not easy to grant *JOBCTL or to maintain the SQLADM for all users. When *PGMR user tries to get informa...
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

    Add who created PF and LF members in DSPF command

    For security as well as maintenance/cleanup reasons, it would be helpful to know the user name associated with creating members within a physical and/or logical file. Use Case: When a duplicate member was present in a control file that is used for...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Not under consideration

    Add Job Date Column as SPOOL FILE CREATION JOB DATE to OUTPUT_QUEUE_ENTRIES UDTF

    The CREATE_TIMESTAMP column of the QSYS2.OUTPUT_QUEUE_ENTRIES UDTF is the System Date/Time that the SPOOL file was created. However, the need for the Job Date/Time on which the SPOOL File was created is needed. Need a new column JOB_RUN_DATE that ...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Not under consideration

    Allow RUNSQLSTM to support a "continuation character" for very long SQL statements

    When coding SQL statements for creating tables or indexes or whatever, we often have a problem formatting very long SQL statements because there is not "continuation line" character supported by the statement processor. The COMMENT ON statement ca...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

    Use of unqualified objects in SQL-based triggers

    When connecting to db2 on our iSeries we are used to using jt400/jdbc property naming=system, which enables us to use unqualified objects like tables, stored procedures and such. This brings great flexibility. When a trigger containing unqualified...
    almost 9 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    Enhance SQL UDTF LANGUAGE SQL INCLUDE statement to support user-written C functions

    When building new capability for the #IBMi platform, we use the CREATE TABLE FUNCTION and CREATE FUNCTION SQL statements with the "INLINE" statement, to pull in source code written in the C language.Today, one "block" of code is permitted per incl...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Future consideration

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