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    Split DBOpen exit point in new format

    DBOpen Exit Point takes care of ANY database access, regardless what type. This results in performance problems. Severals performance tests show that from 100% DBOpen Acess apx. 95%-99% are coming from Native I/Os. This is from exit point technolo...
    11 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

    Allow ability to invoke Functions and Stored Procedures using Specific name in addition to Long Name.

    Currently Tables, Index and Views have the ability to invoke using either the long name or the short 10 character name. It will benefit for adopting both short and long names and stay consistent with Tables, Indexes and Views.
    about 2 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under 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

    Enhance or create a new DB2 Service IFS Save Files

    Need the ability to see the details of a save file that contains IFS objects so that we can programmatically act on what is inside the save file. For example: CRTSAVF FILE(yourlib/yoursavf)SAV DEV('/qsys.lib/yourlib.lib/yoursavf.file') OBJ(('/home...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

    add SEA Sharing mode support for adding/removing vETH adapters

    I also opened the case TS011984472. Adding or removing vETH adapters to a SEA Sharing mode will create a downtime as design limitation.Could you please re-design the SEA Sharing mode?
    over 2 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Future consideration

    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...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 12 Not under consideration

    SYSTOOLS.READ_SPREADSHEET to be able to read xlsx files from SQL

    It would be usefull to be able to read xlsx files from within RPG programs for importing data as a table function.
    almost 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...
    almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 8 Future consideration

    Embedded SQL - SQLTYPE xLOB_FILE with CCSID

    Since release 7.2 variables in RPG can be defined with a CCSID. With embedded SQL it is possible to read from the IFS and writing into the IFS with (static) SQL SELECT-Statements just by specifying a xLOB_FILE. A xLOB_FILE must be defined in compo...
    4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Under review

    CTE support in MERGE statement

    Currently MERGE statements in DB2 for i do not support the use of CTEs inside the using clause. Use Case: Lately, I've come across the need for this funtionality several times when I had to update large amounts of records in our ERP with data gath...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Future consideration

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