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Db2 for i

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    Add Program/Library and Job to Index Advised Table

    The index advised table (and the according Navigator interfaces) should be enhanced by adding the (last) program and job identification that caused that specific index advise to be added/updated. Use Case: In order to perform general application p...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Startup JVM on QZDASOINIT prestart process.

    Would like the ability to specify a program or command to execute that will start up a JVM, for each of my prestarted QZDASOINIT jobs. Use Case: I have about 100+ customers running web apps, and connected via JDBC pooling from Spring. We are runni...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    RGZPFM while active does not always return deleted records space.

    RGZPFM while should always return deleted record space. We have a large, always active, file with 1/3 deleted records that RGZPFM while active did not return deleted records space. We run 24/7 & only come down for Cums & OS & barely ma...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

    Provide additional attribute for Adding trigger to enable them either for Interactive session or batch session.

    Please provide an option to select either for interactive session or batch session while adding triggers to database files. It would help in a big way to develop access log applications for GDPR. Use Case: With the GDPR implementation in Europe, i...
    almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

    Enable ability to customize the name of the journal on CREATE SCHEMA

    I would like to be able to specify the journal name when using CREATE SCHEMA command on IBM i, currently the Schema is created and journal is QSQJRN. The reason is if I created a schema starting with letter Q ,it creates the journal QSQJRN and I a...
    almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Provide indicator for internal / hidden journal entries

    For ages the DSPJRN command has had the INCHIDENT parameter to include hidden / internal entries in the output; and recently the DISPLAY_JOURNAL table function has been enhanced to provide similar functionality via the INCLUDE_INTERNAL parameter. ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Return Type for DB2 Coalesce Function Should Be "CHAR" NOT "DECFLOAT(34)" when params are (INT,CHAR) OR (CHAR,INT)

    Apparently by design when the DB2 coalesce function evalute parameters consisting of mixed data-types, particularly CHAR(S) and INTEGERS it chooses a return data-type of DECFLOAT(34). When only these data-types are involved it should choose a vari...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    I would like to change the default value for the SQL command DROP COLUMN from CASCADE to RESTRICT.

    HelloI would like to change the default value for the SQL command DROP COLUMN from CASCADE to RESTRICT. As far as I know, this is not possible. The problem is that I usually enter the DROP COLUMN command as an SQL script in the ACS.And I often don...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    DB2 SQL join with USING need to support nullable column

    I have a problem with a JOIN when columns are nullable. summary: I ask for an correction of the USING feature : in the sql engine do a IS NOT DISTINCT FROM when the column is nullable, so USING will do its job. details: for a better explanation, y...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Add a new code for journal record delete's from R/DL to a new code example R/DX.

    We use the RGZPFM command regularly as our software is old. We run RGZPFM on all file members on Sundays when we do not have locks on the files. I have a program that goes through all physical files in the user libraries and does a RGZPFM. Due to ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

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