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Db2 for i

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The QSYS2.SYSDISKSTAT view should return "FAILED" instead of null value for disk paths that are in a FAILED state

When viewing disk path statuses from SST, a failed path will show a status of FAILED. When queried through QSYS2.SYSDISKSTAT these paths currently have a null "Resource Status". It would make more sense for the view to return information that is c...
10 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

add open file in (QDMLOPNF) to GET_JOB_INFO table function

please add to GET_JOB_INFO table function the jobs open file information as provided with API QDMLOPNF Use Case: none of the current SQL functions provide this information which will be helpful when looking for certain file information across jobs...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

List Exit Programs via an SQL statement by Categories

Allow SQL statement to query all Exit Programs by TCPiP Categories and Ports: - FTP (tcp 21)- TELNET (tcp 23 & 992)- CIFS (tcp 445)- etc Use Case: We run VMWare NSX in our environment only allowing necessary ports opened for connections to our...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Additional Information From SYSCOLUMNS

The output provided by querying SYSCOLUMNS is missing key information that can only be retrieved via API calls run directly on the IBM i. For example, the format of date / time columns is not present, and there may be others. The information retur...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Delivered

DB2 for i Service to retrieve jobdescription JOBD information

We would like to have an IBM i db2 service to retrieve information about job descriptions - in particular which jobdescription uses which libraries Use Case: Many applications use jobdescriptions to define which library is used to access data. Dur...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

Enhance IBM i Tech Refresh 11 new view called SYSFILES to include the based on table if an index is being retrieved.

If I know the schema and name of an index within that schema I would like to be able to retrieve the based on table. This is the same as DSPFD *MBRLIST to an outfile and looking at MBBOF and MBBOL. Use Case: TS007423159
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Add USRDFNDTA to OUTPUT_QUEUE_ENTRIES

In our ERP different informations are stored within the USRDFNDTA each spooled file. Like Mailaccount, Address and so on.Now i want to add some new feutures and at that point i would need the field USRDFNDTA in the SQL UDTF OUTPUT_QUEUE_ENTRIES. U...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

DB2 SQL Engine should pass the descriptor operator information to RPGLE so that ALL *SRVPGM procedures can be called

IBM talks about application modernization but the main player SQL (stored procedures and functions) can not properly execute the majority of our RPGLE service programs. Most service programs heavily rely on the %PARMS function to determine the num...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

User Java coexist with Java stored procedures

Presently Java stored procedures are mutually-exclusive with other Java code (for ref see https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1021863). We make extensive use of Java, so that means that the IBM-supplied Java stored procedures are i...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

add SQL query with print instead of display option or generate spool file then PDF ACS

In DB2 for z/OS there are utilities to generate a print/hard copy report instead of displaying the SQL query on screen, I find in DB2 for i OUTPUT(*PRINT) is not available or valid, and don't know of DB2 for i utility to do so. Printing high volum...
11 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

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