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Db2 for i

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    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...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under 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...
    about 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 7 Future consideration

    Add *OUTPUT to WRKSMTPUSR

    Hi, After doing a STRIMPSMTP, we may need to do some change on each record to the list provided by WRKSMTPUSR. With thousend of records impossible to do that by hand. It would be usefull to get the same list in a PF to use ADDUSRSMTP or CHGUSRSMTP...
    5 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Future consideration

    Add SQL functions for image catalog commands

    when working with PTF images and/or OS upgrade images the ability to get details about image catalogs and read/verify entries from image catalogs QVOIRCLD - Retrieve Image Catalog Details QVOIRCLG - Retrieve Image Catalogs
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 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

    RGZPFM option MBR(*ALL )

    Enable the use *ALL on option MBR for the RGZPFM command for a hash partitioned table.
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 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")
    7 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

    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

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

    SQL-CLI Support "FOR" System names

    When creating SQL tables with the keyword "FOR" system names to support legacy code, then for "FOR" system name is not available in the SQL-CLI api's. The "SQLColAttribute" should support SQL_DESC_SYSTEM_COLUMN Use Case: We are in a situation wher...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

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