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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 27, 2018

API or SQL view for WRKCMTDFN

Create an API or SQL view corresponding to the command WRKCMTDFN JOB (* ALL) STATUS (* PENDING).


Use Case:

We need to identify jobs that are waiting of commit validation. The goal is to stop jobs that are likely to prevent the synchronization point of backups in update.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    May 14, 2020

    IBM believes that the request described has been solved and is available with IBM i 7.4 SF99704 Level 7 and IBM i 7.3 SF99703 Level 18.

    A new view, QSYS2.DB_TRANSACTION_INFO, has been delivered that returns information about all active transactions.

  • Guest
    Reply
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    Jan 9, 2019

    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 - Client

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Languages - Other
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - Client