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Db2 for i

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Expose fast path to Long SQL Name directory in OBJECT_STATISTICS or similar function

The SQL function OBJECT_STATISTICS returns the Long SQL Name for system objects that are also SQL objects. However there is no "fast" way to access these objects by their LONG name, full or generic. Provide a way to access objects by Long SQL Name...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Add version/release check to RTVSQLSTM "compiler"

When running SQL via RUNSQLSTM, it would be nice to have the ability to check the current IBM i VxRy and conditionally control (include) sections of code. For example, many IBM Services UDTFs have new or changed input parameters on later releases....
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

RPG IV extension regarding license program 5770SS1-27-DB2-Multisystem

RPG IV provides a file information data structure with database specific feedback information. In position 397 of the FIDS there is an unsigned integer field for the relative record number. This field contains the RRN of the record which was affec...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

"EXTEND TABLE" SQL statement

To day there are no elegant way to map OO class extensions direct in Db2. So it would be appreciated that Db2 invent a new statement that Extend a table as a new table with extra columns. In effect - Db2 makes a internal maintained one-to-one rela...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

Controlling of SQL FAST DELETE

They want to defineLibrary orLibrary/file and number of records to switch to FAST DELETE CUSTOMER 0CUSTOMER/DATAENTRY 1 15000 For each option 0 means no FAST DELETE1 means fast delete with number of records to switch Zero records means switch dire...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

Classpath for java stored procedure

Because Java stored procedures share the same classpath, it appears necessary to have the ability to specify the classpath by java stored procedure, for development customer needs, and testing. Jar files are registered by SQLJ.INSTALL_JAR stored p...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

IBM I DB2 - allow a wildcard filter across a resultset row on select

I'm am reviewing REST API programming. I found this article http://www.vinaysahni.com/best-practices-for-a-pragmatic-restful-api#advanced-queries. With regard to 'Searching' being used with pagination, then I run into a problem. Basically I can't ...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

api QDBRTVSN response time too long

I have a security feature based on library and group profile of the current users. the application is a very intensive client-access application.more than 18000 sql for the main job for a duration of 4 minutes 51 seconds. the feature retrieve Libr...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Not under consideration

Referential Constraint issues job log

The problem: qsqsrvr running an SQL request and it receives back an error: SQL0352. The qsqsrver job then job logs. I am depending on the database to give me this feedback (SQL0352) however I want to control whether or not it job logs. Per the PMR...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Not under consideration

Change/set sort sequence for SQL tables

Could a way be developed to easily alter the sort sequence of a SQL table? For DDS tables there is an option in the CRTPF and CHGPF to set the sort sequence, so hopefully this won't be too hard to do. Use Case: We ran into an issue when SQL tables...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration