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    Enhance CREATE ALIAS to support a partition (i.e., member) name of *ALL

    When attempting to read a multi-member database file, the only way to jump between members is to (A) do an OVRDBF or (B) create an SQL ALIAS. The SQL engine doesn't seem to respect the override when MBR(*ALL) is specified, and CREATE ALIAS also do...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

    Visual explain as a SQL - IBM i service

    Visual explain is a vital tool to get the information about how a SQL statement is processed and to understand the nature of SQL queries. However, it can be quite complicated to oververview complicated queries and the graph can be quite chaotic. M...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

    RPGLE embedded SQL nested datastructure (array)

    It would be useful to allow nested ds and nested ds arrays for hostvariables in embedded SQL (RPGLE). Because now i have to move the nested subfield into a secondary standalone field.This is a horrible workaround :-) . Use Case: CASE WHEN :Example...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Future consideration

    Db2 service WRKCFGSTS

    Create a Db2 for i service that does the equivalent of the WRKCFGSTS command where I can check if a device, or range devices selected by a wildcard, is varied on or off. Use Case: Rather than use WRKCFGSTS *DEV *TAP to see if all of the tape drive...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Future consideration

    IBM i Service to list Netserver Share and Sessions

    Currently, there is no way to list from an IBM i command line the Netserver Share or Session details. An IBM i Service to list these details would make like a lot easier. I accept that the Go Nets menu is an alternative to this but it has signific...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 7 Future consideration

    Allow host variable for sql-json-path-expression in JSON_TABLE nested path clause

    In most of the JSON functions, I can use a host variable for the sql-json-path-expression argument. I cannot do that in a JSON_TABLE nested path clause, however. For consistency, I'd like to be able to use host variables for the sql-json-path-expr...
    5 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Enhance the Query Supervisor for temporary storage thresholds to also apply to the *DATABASE temporary storage buckets

    We have had several rogue queries that used very large amounts of temporary storage. We have query supervisor thresholds in place, but it did not alert us because the temporary storage was not part of the job itself, but rather the database tempor...
    10 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Functionality already exists

    add a field in QSYS2.LICENSE_INFO that shows the "P- group" for the listed licensed program product.

    There currently exists a field "PROCESSOR_GROUP" in the SQL view QSYS2.LICENSE_INFO, which is the processor group for the server the software is currently installed. the new field should more closely align with the column "PROCESSOR" in the output...
    8 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

    Need support of HMC CLI on Novalink

    When moving from HMC to Novalink i have the problem that all my scripts i wrote over years for adding / changing and deleting LPARS are not working anymore because Novalink doenst nuderstand HMC CLI commands e.g. lssyscfg etc. There is a developme...
    over 6 years ago in PowerVM NovaLink 1 Future consideration

    Create GenerateAndEmailSpreadsheet

    With the addition of Generate Spreadsheet and Send Email both are valuable but the adoption would have quite a bit of use if we had one function that does both.
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

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