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Db2 for i

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    SQL Function to Create Spool File

    Add SQL function to output query results directly to a spool file. This would be really helpful for simple ad hoc queries and eliminate the need to create an RPG program or dumping query results to an outfile and then using RUNQRY over the outfile...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Future consideration

    Provide an IBM i Service to return information from EIM Domain

    The current EIM has no decent user interface. It is very cumbersome to inquire, add, change and delete via IBM Navigator for i. Use Case: Inquire and maintain EIM Domain using SQL select, insert, update and delete.
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Future consideration

    Enhance SQL *PRV Signature Support to be at least as good as *SRVPGM Signatures

    When creating an SQL VIEW that uses an IBM i Service or another SQL Table Function on release "N" and the restoring that SQL VIEW onto another system with release N-1, a Signature Violation occurs when attempting to query that SQL VIEW using SQL.T...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

    With CREATE TABLE ( LIKE SomeTable ), allow inheritance of nullability and labels

    When doing CREATE OR REPLACE MYTABLE ( LIKE ANOTHERTABLE INCLUDING COLUMN DEFAULTS ) Please inherit nullability and labels from ANOTHERTABLE, or, give the option to, similar to INCLUDING COLUMN DEFAULTS. Use Case: I often need to create a table th...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Future consideration

    COBOL SQL Precompiler able to use Host Variables using LIKE and SQL commands allowed in Copybooks

    Hi Jeff, Development reviewed the information you sent in and provided the following feedback: Thanks for providing examples to illustrate your questions. Unfortunately, both of the examples provided are not supported by the SQL COBOL precompiler....
    8 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

    UDTF retuns ROW

    scalar User-defined Table function can today return single data. However, on other implementation of Db2 it is also possible to return ROW Also the "ROW OF table-name" to follow the paradigm. https://www.ibm.com/support/producthub/db2/docs/content...
    about 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

    Add CREATOR/DEFINER Attribute to File Members

    We need 1 to 3 new User Profile attributes added to Source File Member descriptions.Creator (Added by user profile)Change (Data Last Changed by user profile)Custom User Profile (application controlled) The creator user profile should be assigned t...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

    Add IMPLICITLY HIDDEN to SQL VIEWs

    The TABLE feature to implicitly hide certain columns/fields when "SELECT *" is used, is great. However ,we need that feature extended to SQL VIEWS. Use Case: If I create a VIEW that contains a subset of columns, including implicitly hidden columns...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

    Support WITH TIME ZONE in DB2 for i

    Timestamps are stored by default in the current timezone which causes problems if you need to support an application in different timezones, compare historical data with other systems or on DST events. It would therefore be useful if DB2 for i wou...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Future consideration

    provide readable format when consuming .xlsx using qsys2.ifs_read

    Functionality will eliminate having to save xlsx as a csv prior to consuming with qsys2.ifs_read
    almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

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