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Db2 for i

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    Allow partitioning of DDS created tables

    As of today, a DDS created table cannot be partitioned by ALTER TABLE ADD PARTITION. In many cases, a DDS table can be converted to an SQL table, however some keywords like DATFMT are not available in SQL. Which means that those tables cannot be c...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Add Journal Entry Type for TRUNCATE TABLE

    Add Journal Code "D" Entry Type "TT" or equivalent ("F-CR") on the SQL TRUNCATE TABLE event. Use Case: Current state, TRUNCATE TABLE creates a journal entry of F-CH and D-CG which states that the file has changed, these are the same entries writte...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    First-class support for modernizing a data model

    Database modernization on the IBM i is more complex & expensive than it could be. The Lab Services approach [1] of creating a logical file over redesigned tables, (to act as a surrogate for the old design) is a clever hack that reduces the cos...
    about 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    Add Support for COMMENT ON to SQL VIEW, SEQUENCE etc.

    Add support to add OBJECT TEXT (COMMENT ON or LABEL ON in SQL terminology) to those SQL-created objects that are currently not supported. by the COMMON ON statement.Such as VIEWS, SEQUENCES, TRIGGERS etc. Use Case: Today, when you create (for exam...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Not under consideration

    Tools do assist with Spatial/GIS data on DB2 for i

    When dealing with spatial data, it is quite common to use tools and/or products that assist in the manipulation and loading of this data. Even within the DB2 family (LUW and z/OS), there is the DB2 Spatial Extender which enables the import and man...
    11 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    SQL update with a From clause

    Having worked a little with MS SQL Server I've found their SQL Update with a from clause Very convenientlikeupdate fileAset fileA.field1 = fileB.field1from fileA inner join fileB on fileB.key = fileA.key IMHO this syntax is much clearer then the c...
    about 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    Change all SQL Interfaces (RUNSQLSTM, RUNSQL, STRSQL, etc) to NOT generate QSQLSRC in QTEMP

    When "compiling" an SQL Procedure, Function, Variable or sequence the system (RUNSQLSTM) generates 2 work files as outlined in https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/restriction-qsqlsrc-end-usersThe 2nd file name is QSQL00001 (or similar) while the 1st...
    almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

    Provide hash_row functionality to UDTF, Stored procedure that returns table, Cover all columns of a View over multiple tables.

    hash_row is an handy function to get hash/check sum value of the complete row. However there are exceptions. Expanding that benefit to all exceptions will be very helpful.
    5 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Preserve SQL view formatting

    When creating complex views their readability is highly dependent on the formatting of the complex SQL statement. When retrieving the SQL definition of an existing view (in order to update it), the majority of the formatting is lost however which ...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Not under consideration

    Improve implementation of Geospatial Data Types

    Two parts to this based on observations to date. 1) Currently the supported Geospatial data types, as referenced in QSYS2.SYSTYPES, are based upon BLOB column types. However, you cannot specify the size of the column like you can with BLOB columns...
    11 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

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