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    Point SQL messages to the place where they originated

    When we see a message in the log like SQL0501 - Cursor xxx not open, and drill down to the details to find where the message comes from we see internal SQL references and not our program name and statement. This makes it hard to debug and fix. Ple...
    7 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Functionality already exists

    Implementation of restore function that does not change the state of the access path

    We would like you to implement the restore function that does not change the state of the access path by implicitly shared access paths. Our customers are having trouble getting their program to do something unexpected by save and restore. We wou...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Not under consideration

    Select into :dsArray

    It would be great to be able to select columns from a table directly into a data structure array instead of going through the process of creating a cursor. Because a lot of times you just want the list of matches and then your done. It makes even ...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Not under consideration

    Last Updated Date for Server Firmware

    Last server firmware upgrade date is not reflected when we use this command, DSPFMWSTS. However it is very beneficial to know when the last update/upgrade was performed by seeing this installation date next to the current level of firmware. We do ...
    8 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Under review

    Support ISO 8601 Date-Time Format in VARCHAR_FORMAT and TIMESTAMP() patterns

    This may be a dup of an 4 or 5 year old request, but please add native support for the ISO 8601 date-time format in Db2 for i. This includes: 1. Parsing and Formatting: Built-in SQL functions to convert between ISO 8601 and existing Db2 date/time ...
    9 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

    Add command SQL service

    The idea is based on the creation of a command-related SQL service. This service must return some information about the commands such as the program, source, and various parameters. In addition, it would be very important that it returns the defau...
    11 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

    Seamless Integration of PowerVC MFA with PowerSC for Centralized Security Compliance

    Currently, IBM PowerVC supports Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for user access. However, there is no way to integrate or enforce this MFA configuration within IBM PowerSC. This creates a gap in centralized compliance and security management bec...
    3 months ago in PowerSC 0 Submitted

    SQL Enhancement - CREATE OR REPLACE INDEX

    Please implement CREATE OR REPLACE INDEX Use Case: In setting up a source member for a CMS to create or change an index through RUNSQLSTM, if the index already exists, it errors out. If I precede the CREATE INDEX with a DROP INDEX, it errors out i...
    about 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

    Change of name and library of SQL package in a Embedded SQL program

    Our programs are compiled on a central build server which is integrated in a CI/CD pipeline. Created objects will be saved and restored on different production systems. We have a ILE Cobol embedded SQL program which can also be used to access a re...
    7 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Functionality already exists

    DB2 Alter Table Rename column

    DB2 for LUW and z/OS provide the capability to rename a column. DB2 for i should have the same functionality. Renaming a column's system name should be included, too. Use Case: In our IT department, Data Studio is used to create or modify tables a...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 8 Future consideration

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