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Db2 for i

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    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...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

    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 ...
    11 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future 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 ...
    10 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

    improve MERGE by adding the option "WHEN NOT MATCHED BY SOURCE THEN DELETE"

    Today, it is impossible to use the DELETE clause behind WHEN NOT MATCHED.Some DBMS other than DB2 allow this.Would it be possible to add this feature, like in this example ? MERGE target_table USING source_table ON merge_condition WHEN MATCHED THE...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Submitted

    Exit Point QIBM_QDB_OPEN split

    In the operating system there is one entry point DBOPEN Format DBOP0100 that takes care of database access. This is a really powerful exit point, because if activated it shows every access to a file. But on the other side is this exact the biggest...
    about 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 12 Not under consideration

    Port IBM Db2's Vector AI to IBM i Db2

    Vector search is popular in the databasing community. It's there on MongoDB Atlas and others, including Db2 Version 12 Mod Pack 2 (June 2025) for LUW. (Meant to put this at "Medium")
    8 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

    Create Db2 service that returns same content as iNav's "TCP/IP Servers"

    Most of iNav's functions provide the SQL statement used to return the results. This is not the case for TCP/IP Servers, found under Network / Servers. Please create a Db2 service that returns this information.
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

    SQLRPGLE precompiler - allow usage of large VARCHARS by interpreting the same as SQLTYPE(CLOB)

    Currently you cannot use large RPGLE VARCHARs (length >= 32705) in EXEC SQL statements. I suggest updating the SQL precompiler and SQL processing so that they can be. This would remove the need for defining SQLTYPE(CLOB) in new programs, VARCHA...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

    Allow SQL Precompiler to handle longer names of fields

    It must be possible to use long names of fields/attributes defined in qualified data structures when building applications using modern free format RPG with embedded SQL. Use Case: When using names for fields/attributes defined in qualified data s...
    about 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 8 Future consideration

    Allow LIKEDS in parameters defined in SQL UDF or UDTF

    Allows ability to work at data structure level, templated, replicating the structure and ability to use eval-corr BIF where applicable to move from one structure to another (output). Simple example: take journal data (JOESD) as input and provide t...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

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