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This enhancement was delivered in spring 2021 with IBM i 7.4 PTF Group level 13 and IBM i 7.3 PTF Group level 24.
The Query Supervisor is now available for 7.4 and 7.3.
On April 13, IBM announced a new database monitoring feature called the Query Supervisor which should help answer many of the questions you might have about a query that is actively running. This will be released as part of the IBM i 7.4 DB PTF Group 13 and IBM i 7.3 DB PTF Group 24 in May.
This wiki page contains links to more information about this enhancement: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6442049
If the intent is to catch long running SQL statements, you can already use the governors and database monitors and plan cache to satisfy this requirement.
If the intent is to monitor for access to a specific table or tables, use of the database open exit point would be a good solution.
If the intent is more for real time auditing, exit points are not a very good solution because there are MANY interfaces into SQL besides embedded SQL and host server access. Instead you might consider using a database monitor and an instead of trigger over a view. For more information see: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/IBM%20i%20Technology%20Updates/page/STRDBMON%20Over%20a%20View%20%28Enables%20faster%20SQL%20statement%20auditing%29
Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Power Systems
Product - IBM i
Component - DB2 for i
Operating system - IBM i
Source - ISV (Independent Software Vendor)
For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Power Systems
Product - IBM i
Component - Languages - RPG
Operating system - IBM i
Source - ISV (Independent Software Vendor)