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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 16, 2019

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SYSTOOLS.GROUP_PTF_DETAILS - add DATE type column for PTF_INCLUDED_IN_GROUP_DATE

SYSTOOLS.GROUP_PTF_DETAILS has a column PTF_INCLUDED_IN_GROUP_DATE, but the data is in a VARCHAR(10) type field, and formatted MM/DD/YY. This makes sorting and filtering a lot more complicated than it needs to be.


Use Case:

Ability to sort and filter the results by the date the PTF was included in the group, without having to add a lot of code to transform an MDY string to date.

Any field named "...DATE" should be compatible with type DATE to avoid confusion and ambiguity.


Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 13, 2020

    The SYSTOOLS.GROUP_PTF_DETAILS view added a date column, INCLUDED_IN_GROUP. The existing character date column remains in place for compatibility reasons. This was delivered in fall 2020 with IBM i 7.4 PTF Group level 10 and IBM i 7.3 PTF Group level 22.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 30, 2020

    IBM has received the requirement and is evaluating it. IBM will provide a response after evaluation is complete.

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